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Chipotle Chicken Wraps with Kicked Up Avocado Cream

There’s just enough chipotle here to give the chicken and avocado cream a little kick, but this recipe is not overly spicy and the chipotle chicken nicely complements all the fresh veggies.
Course dinner
Servings 4
Author Rachel Singer

Ingredients

- for the chicken

  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 chipotle pepper, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon sauce from chipotles in adobo
  • 1 chopped garlic clove
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt

- for the kicked up avocado cream

  • ½ an avocado
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 chipotle in adobo
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1  garlic clove

- for the wraps

  • 1 package sandwich wraps (I used spinach wraps here)
  • A couple of ounces of fresh spinach
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
  • 2 medium tomatoes, sliced thick
  • 1.5 avocados, sliced

Instructions

First, make your chicken:

  • Mix 1 tablespoon sauce from the chipotles in adobo, one chopped chipotle pepper, 1 tablespoon lime juice, one chopped garlic clove, ½ teaspoon Kosher salt, and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small bowl.
  • Slice your chicken breast lengthwise down the middle so that you have two thinner pieces, and place chicken in a large plastic zip-top bag.
  • Pour in marinade, seal bag, and squish it around so that the chicken is completely coated, then let the chicken marinate for 20 minutes.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a 12" cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, then remove chicken from marinade and cook 5-7 minutes a side until nicely browned and cooked through.
  • Let cool and slice into strips.

Make your avocado cream

  • While chicken is cooling, place half an avocado in your food processor with ½ cup sour cream, one chipotle in adobo, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and one garlic clove.
  • Process until pureed to make your kicked up avocado sour cream.

Assemble wraps

  • Assemble wraps with the cooked chicken strips & kicked up avocado sour cream, plus fresh spinach, red bell pepper strips, tomato slices, and sliced avocado.
  • Slice in half and enjoy!

Notes

If you aren’t in the mood for a wrap, these flavorful chipotle chicken strips would work equally well in fajitas or on a Southwestern salad, while the kicked up avocado cream can jazz up burrito bowls, chicken tacos, and more.