Mexican Food Recipes
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One of the Easiest Grilled Chicken Tortilla Recipes
If you want a really easy lunch or snack recipe, these grilled chicken tortilla wraps are delicious. This is a healthy recipe and the red onion, olives, avocado, chicken, chilies, and tomatoes are nutritious. The cheese adds a creaminess and the lime juice mayonnaise mixture is a great dressing for this Mexican style grilled chicken tortilla recipe. If you are looking for a Mexican recipe and chicken and tortilla shell sound like the basis of something tasty, you will love this baked chicken and cheese tortilla wrap recipe because it is satisfying and really flavorful.
Feel free to adjust the ingredients if you like. It is usually nice to use a combination of crunchy ingredients like the onion and soft ones like the cheese and avocado, for a texture contrast. The same applies to colors and it is a good idea to use different colors because the end recipe looks more appetizing. This is certainly a colorful and appealing Mexican tortilla recipe. You do not have to chill the salad mixture for an hour if you are short of time, but it does allow the flavors to blend well with each other, so leave it for an hour if possible. If you prefer to stir the dressing into the salad mixture rather than spread it over the tortillas, you can do that instead.
A lot of Mexican food recipes are healthier than you might imagine actually, and fresh produce is key in traditional Mexican food and authentic Mexican recipes. Mexicans enjoy creating delicious dishes with fresh vegetables, fruits, and herbs. The ingredients for the following grilled chicken tortilla recipes are easy to find and you might already have most of them.
Tortillas with Grilled Chicken and Salad
Ingredients -
½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
¼ sliced red onion
½ teaspoon chili powder
½ cup chopped olives
1 diced avocado
2 cups sliced, grilled chicken
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons lime juice
1 teaspoon minced green chilies
2 fresh tomatoes, in wedges
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Black pepper, to taste
8 flour tortillas
Preparation:
Mix together the cheese, onion, chili powder, olives, avocado, chicken, chilies, tomatoes, garlic powder, and black pepper.
Chill this mixture for an hour.
Stir the lime juice into the mayonnaise and spread this mixture over the tortillas.
Fill them with the chilled chicken mixture and serve.
(Makes 8)
Photo Description:
These grilled chicken and salad tortilla wraps look so appealing. They are so easy to put together and the colorful ingredients make them look so tempting. Serve this baked chicken and cheese tortilla wrap recipe for lunch or as a tasty snack whenever you feel hungry. This is a nutritious Mexican recipe and it is a great way to use up leftover chicken too. Add more chilies to the salad mixture if you like your Mexican tortilla recipes with a bit of bite to them. Also, you can use leftover turkey or even ham instead of the chicken if you like.
