Description
A lettuce hug wrapped around tender chicken, crispy parmesan and luscious homemade Caesar dressing – these light and flavorful wraps are your new weeknight obsession.
Ingredients
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Wraps
- lettuce (petite romaine or butter lettuce leaves)
- chicken (prepared crispy chicken breast tenders or grilled or roasted chicken breast)
- crispy parmesan (recipe follows)
- Caesar dressing, prepared or homemade (recipe follows)
- fresh basil or green onions, for serving
Crispy parmesan
- 2oz parmesan cheese, finely grated
Caesar dressing
- 3/4 cup mayo (I use kewpie mayo from Costco)
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1-2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about 1oz)
- 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Parmesan crisps: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread freshly grated parmesan cheese in a thin, even layer. Bake for 12 minutes, until parmesan cheese is golden brown. As it cools, it will crisp up and you can break it into pieces for the wraps.
- Dressing: In a small blender or food processor blend ¾ cup mayo, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1-2 garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon anchovy paste, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, ½ cup freshly grated parmesan, ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper, and 3 tablespoons olive oil until smooth and creamy. You may need to adjust with a tablespoon or so of water, based on your desired consistency. Taste and adjust with a pinch of salt and pepper, extra squeeze of lemon, drizzle of olive oil, etc. per your tastes.
- Chicken: Cook chicken per package or recipe directions. I like making these particular chicken tenders in my air fryer for max crispiness.
- Wraps: Use 1-2 lettuce leaves per wrap and add a dollop of dressing to each. Layer in a piece of chicken, 4-5 parmesan crisps, extra drizzle of dressing and sprinkle of fresh herbs and black pepper. That’s it! Dinner is served.
I love to eat these with a handful of cherry tomatoes or sautèed green beans on the side. You could absolutely take all of these things and wrap them in a tortilla for a ‘regular’ style wrap that’s a little more hearty. OR you could give everything a very rough chop and eat a rustic and epically delicious chicken Caesar salad.
Notes
Dressing is good for two weeks in the fridge.
Refer to the above blog post for step-by-step photos and answers to frequently asked questions.
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 crispy chicken tenders + lettuce + 1/2oz parmesan crisps + 2 tablespoons dressing
- Calories: 382
- Sugar: 2.2 g
- Sodium: 967.4 mg
- Fat: 26.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 5.2 g
- Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 29.3 g
- Cholesterol: 81.7 mg