Curried Chicken Wraps
Serves: 4 Time: 10 minutesYou’re going to LOVE this recipe! Not only because it’s tasty and easy, but I feel people are always looking for healthier lunch options that aren’t salad. (Although, I do feel the salad gets a bad rap!) So do exactly that, WRAP it up and disguise it for something you’d rather eat. Everything is better in a wrap!
Here’s the deal: sometimes when we choose to eat the healthier option, we need to negotiate with ourselves. Try it! Tell yourself you’ll have the salad, or wrap first, and then you’ll have the ___________. If you apply that with the 80% principle, you are most likely to find you don’t want much or all of that other thing you know doesn't serve your health goals as much. It helps you prioritize your health FIRST and your impulses less.
What makes this meal so unique is not just the spices for the curry, but also adding turmeric and black pepper. Turmeric is anti-inflammatory and is activated by black pepper! You don’t really taste it, but it is the perfect addition to this curried chicken salad wrap.
TIP: If you are focusing on lower carbs, make this a salad or use Egg Life wraps! Or make it a salad with a serving of Simple Mills crackers!
If you are enjoying your carbs, watch your brands. Don’t let labels like “low-carb”, “low fat”, “healthy” “keto” etc. fool you. Often times those brands have the most fillers added! Avoid any brand with ingredients you don’t know or can't pronounce and especially those that have canola oil (one of the worst oils out there!).
The fewer the ingredients the better! I love a cassava flour tortilla if you are avoiding gluten and know that gluten-free doesn't mean it’s healthy. In fact, those tend to have more of the above no-no’s included! Trader Joe’s and Sprouts have a great name brand variation. Do the work and feel free to ask!
Ingredients
Salad
2 cans organic chunked chicken (10 ounces) or about 1 cup shredded cooked chicken
1/4 cup organic raisins
1 small organic apple, diced (about a cup)
1/2-3/4 cup organic celery, diced
2 tablespoons green onion or red onion, diced
1/4 cup sprouted pumpkin or sunflower seeds or raw cashews
Organic Spinach or Mixed Greens
Egg Life Tortillas (my choice)
Dressing
1 tablespoon full-fat plain yogurt
1 tablespoon avocado oil mayo
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons raw organic honey
Salt and pepper
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
Method
Mix all the ingredients for the dressing together and pour over salad items (minus the spinach and wraps). Place a handful of greens on your tortilla and spoon in your salad mixture. And that’s a wrap!
Macronutrient Breakdown
Serving: 2 Wraps 227 calories Protein: 29 grams Fat: 5 grams
Carbohydrates: 15 grams Sugar: 11 grams
