Southwest Chicken Salad Wraps Recipes

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients; pour over chicken mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving. Serve as desired., Salads: Top salad greens with chicken salad; sprinkle with almonds., Pitas: Line pita halves with lettuce leaves; fill with chicken salad., Wraps: Place chicken salad off-center on tortillas; top with avocado. Roll up.

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN SALAD WRAPS

Steps:

• Day One.
• With a fork pierce chicken breasts many times on both sides.
• Place chicken in in shallow dish pouring a 1/4 cup of liquid smoke over breasts.
• Refrigerate for 24 hours turning and basting several times.
• Make the sauce.
• In a bowl, combine sugar, salt, mustard, and flour.
• Combine beaten egg and milk and add to dry ingredients.
• Mix until smooth.
• Heat cider vinegar in a saucepan.
• Gradually add hot vinegar to the bowl while mixing.
• Add 1 finely chopped Chipotle pepper 1 1/2 tsp adobo sauce to bowl.
• Add lemon zest and 1 1/2 tsp of liquid smoke.
• Pour contents of bowl in a saucepan and heat over low heat stirring until it thickens.
• After mixture has cooled, mix in the sour cream.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• The Raisins:.
• Place raisins in a bowl and pour wine over.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Day Two:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place chicken in ovenproof dish and add water to a depth 1/4".
• Add 1/2 tsp liquid smoke.
• In a small skillet heat 2 TBS of peanut oil add the chili peppers and fry for 1 minute.
• Add peppers and oil to chicken.
• Bake covered for 1 hour.
• Let chicken cool then shred the chicken.
• Place shredded chicken in large bowl adding the grated carrot, diced celery, onion, red and green peppers and mix.
• Add finely diced Chipotle peppers to taste (I used three) and mix.
• Place cashews in a ziplock bag and crush with a rolling pin.
• Add cashews to bowl.
• Drain raisins and add to bowl.
• Add sauce and mix.
• You can serve immediately, but is much better if you refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• To Serve:.
• Place a leaf of lettuce on tortilla.
• Spoon chicken salad over lettuce.
• Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
• Wrap up like you would a burrito, leaving the top open.

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN WRAPS

Steps:

• Prepare chicken according to package directions. Meanwhile, spread 1 tablespoon each salad dressing and picante sauce over each tortilla. Place chicken down the center of each tortilla. Layer with lettuce, tomato and cheese. Roll up tortillas.