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Chicken Quinoa Wrap With Mango Salsa

February 17, 2016 by Lindsey Boubel

Chicken Quinoa Wrap With Mango Salsa - Spicy chicken, sweet mango salsa, and protein packed quinoa is the perfect healthy lunch. | louloubiscuit

There are so many different things to do with mango salsa! But in the end, I decided to put it in a wrap. The sweet, spicy, pico de gallo-esque salsa just makes everything TASTIER!

I used 2 previous Lou Lou Biscuit recipes as building blocks for these wraps. First, of course, our Mango Salsa, and then Easy Grilled Mexican Chicken. You can use any kind of salsa and shredded meat you want, but the spiciness of the Mexican chicken pairs  really well with the sweet mango salsa! There’s a hint of cumin in the salsa, and a LOT of cumin in the chicken, so they play well together. Quinoa is just a delightful canvas for all the meat and veggie flavors you can think of. I love it for salads and as the base for bowls, wraps, and burritos. The flavor is a bit like brown rice, and the texture is a little softer, but still chewy!

This is one of those great recipes that’s healthy, filling, but still light enough for lunch. You won’t feel gross and stuffed (like I do after eating a whole Chipotle burrito by myself…), but it’s so full of protein you won’t be hungry 10 minutes later!

I prefer the flavor of whole wheat tortillas, but use whatever your family’s favorite is.

Honestly, I was totally planning on adding black beans, but I forgot them when I was at the store. I was literally walking over to the canned beans and got distracted by something else,  I think it was coconut milk, and never thought about black beans again until I was putting this wrap together.

Don’t be me. Remember the beans, and make this wrap even better!

Chicken Quinoa Wrap With Mango Salsa - Spicy chicken, sweet mango salsa, and protein packed quinoa is the perfect healthy lunch. | louloubiscuit

I fed this wrap to Taylor after I took the photos. He was in the middle of a conference call. I didn’t tell him what it was, just sat it down, and said “here’s food if you’re hungry.”

Later, he came upstairs with an empty plate and said “That falafel was good!”

“Falafel…?” I asked.

Now, I guess it’s not totally standard to put quinoa in a wrap, but why he thought it was a falafel, I’m not sure. We never eat falafel, and I don’t ever remember him talking about it, but apparently, when faced with a mystery, burrito-like lunch, filled with mangos, small grains and spicy chicken, falafel was the most appropriate term that came to his mind.

In reality, if you don’t know, falafel is basically a fried ball of mashed up chickpeas. Delicious, but not what Taylor ate for lunch last week.

This is why he’s the pilot and I’m the chef. Please don’t ask me to point Northeast, or explain to you how an aileron works! What’s an aileron?

Exactly…

Chicken Quinoa Wrap With Mango Salsa - Spicy chicken, sweet mango salsa, and protein packed quinoa is the perfect healthy lunch. | louloubiscuit

Enjoy your light and healthy lunch! Thanks for reading πŸ™‚

Here are the links again to the Mango Salsa recipe and the Easy Grilled Mexican Chicken recipe, if you want to use those for the salsa and chicken parts of the filling.

 

Chicken Quinoa Wrap With Mango Salsa
 
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Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
30 mins
Total time
50 mins
 
Author: Lindsey
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 2 cups mango salsa (recipe link above)
  • 1 cup cooked quinoa (cook according to package instructions)
  • 4 cups shredded chicken meat (recipe link above)
  • 6 large whole wheat tortillas
Instructions
  1. Lay tortillas out flat and distribute ingredients evenly down the center of each tortilla. Don't let the filling get too close to the top or bottom edge.
  2. Pull each side of the tortilla over the filling to form a roll, and cut in half.
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Comments

  1. Renz says

    February 18, 2016 at 8:08 pm

    Mango just pairs amazingly with chicken doesn’t it? Great wrap

    • Lindsey Boubel says

      February 19, 2016 at 2:29 pm

      It really does! Thanks, Renz!

  2. lydiaf1963 says

    February 19, 2016 at 4:24 am

    I love to see progressive recipes like the two you’ve combined to make the wraps. It makes meal planning so much simpler when you can utilize the leftovers.

    • Lindsey Boubel says

      February 19, 2016 at 2:30 pm

      Thanks so much Lydia! I couldn’t have said it better myself. πŸ™‚

  3. Lisa Davis says

    February 22, 2016 at 6:35 am

    The chicken wraps were enjoyed by all at our neighborhood bible study last night. I can always trust your recipes will be a great hit at our get-togethers. I remembered the black beans for the mango salsa but left out the red onion (one of the ladies can’t eat raw onion!) and it was still delicious! Love your recipes & your stories πŸ™‚ Blessings

    • Lindsey Boubel says

      February 25, 2016 at 7:52 pm

      Lisa, thank you so much! Your comment really means a lot! I’m so glad that the recipe worked out for you. you’re so sweet to make food that all your friends can enjoy. πŸ™‚

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