My son has activities on Monday and Wednesday nights. We have to make dinner in advance so we can eat right when we get home. This leaves us with three options: crock pot, salad or sandwiches. This can get old, so we’re always looking for something to mix it up. These chicken avocado lettuce wraps are fabulous because we can make them in advance and they’re super yummy. Plus there’s usually enough to have leftovers the next day for lunch. As a busy mom, those are always my favorite kind of meals.
Start by cooking some chicken breasts. I always poach them because it’s a fast way to cook chicken. You can also use store-bought pre-cooked chicken. Then work some magic. Put the cooked chicken in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment.
Turn it on and… VOILA! Yep. That just happened. Since I learned this trick, I never used two forks to shred chicken.
Then add the avocados, lime juice, cilantro, salt and pepper and mix again.
I like to serve this in a lettuce leaf. I generally use green leaf lettuce, but romaine or even iceberg would work fine. If you really don’t like lettuce wraps, serve it in a whole wheat tortilla. I personally love the crunch the lettuce gives.
- 4 Chicken breasts (cooked)
- 2 Avocados
- 2 Limes (juice of)
- 1 Bunch Cilantro (finely minced)
- Salt and Pepper to Taste
- Poach chicken breasts until cooked through
- Shred chicken in a stand mixer using the paddle attachment
- Add the avocado, lime juice, cilantro, salt and pepper
- Mix again until everything is combined
- Serve in lettuce wraps
These are so good! I am doing a 30 days of Clean food challenge and I have eaten this chicken salad three times this week because I liked it so much. I like it on celery or bell pepper strips for the crunch factor. I am posting it on the 30 Clean board to share. It tastes great with lemon if, like me, you forget to purchase limes that week and are to lazy to run out and get them.