Crispy Southwest Chicken Wraps
These southwest crispy chicken wraps are delicious, easy to make, and so versatile! It’s no surprise they’ve been on our steady meal rotation for many years!
Considering these southwest crispy chicken wraps have been pinned nearly 2 million times (!!), I’d say the recipe is definitely worthy of your attention.
Well, actually, can I take that back?
I can give several pretty riveting personal testimonials about how recipes that have been pinned millions of times turned out with disastrous results for me.
Talk about a bad mood inducer.
So while hopefully we can agree that Pinterest alone may not be our best parameter for judging a successful outcome, I promise that in this case, these crispy chicken wraps really do live up to their pinned fame.
You can read hundreds of comments below if you don’t believe me.
Taken after the model of these delicious wraps, I threw these together for dinner one night nearly three years ago in a frantic attempt to feed my hungry family and use ingredients I already had on hand.
And the result was such a smashing success that we’ve continued to enjoy this recipe at least monthly since.
That’s saying a lot coming from the girl who doesn’t repeat many meals.
These crispy chicken wraps have been a staple this summer, in particular.
Thanks to the insane craziness that has been summer thus far (kind of funny since I think we “go” less than most people, but man, I feel busy), I’ve been calling on all my favorite quick and easy meals to save us.
At least once a week since June, we’ve made some variation of these wraps for dinner.
And by we, I mean my kids. Bless them.
They have become quite proficient at throwing together ingredients in the fridge for any number of crispy wrap variations.
Most super delicious, at least one slightly questionable, and all of them eaten with an open mind and heart (better that than going hungry).
Great for an on the go dinner, these crispy southwest chicken wraps can be made in less than 30 minutes, and they are infinitely adaptable.
No cooked chicken on hand? Make ’em meatless.
Forgot to cook or save leftover rice? Leave it out (less carbs that way anyway!) or use cooked quinoa (yum!).
Not a fan of cumin, cheese, black beans, bell peppers, life, humanity and food in general?
Well, by all means, make your own filling with whatever you have on hand and with whatever flavors tickle your fancy.
You really can’t go wrong here.
Um, actually, I should never use that as a disclaimer. I have a feeling I’ll get a comment saying I basically endorsed using marinated seaweed and bananas and for some reason the crispy wrap turned out soggy and nasty.
So use the versatility option with a little common sense and caution, ok?
If you haven’t let these crispy southwest chicken wraps be part of your life, what are you waiting for?
Fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables
Mexican Corn and Tomato Salad
Variations: this is one of the most adaptable recipes on here (reading through the comments will prove that – your variations sound amazing!). Feel free to up the cilantro, add in a different meat of your choice, eliminate the pepper, add green chilies – seriously, the options are endless. You can easily use smaller tortillas to maximize the number of wraps you make. Add-Ins: often, I add salsa verde, and I also love subbing in chopped roasted red peppers for the diced bell pepper. Doubling the Recipe: I almost always double this recipe when making so I can freeze the cooled crispy wraps and freeze individually wrapped in plastic wrap (and tossed in a freezer ziploc bag with the other wraps) for quick, easily reheatable lunches! As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.Crispy Southwest Chicken Wraps
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Recipe originally published Sept 2009, updated with new pictures, recipe notes, etc.
377 Comments on “Crispy Southwest Chicken Wraps”
I decided to double this the first time making it, knowing it was going to be good. I made one batch with chicken and the other with pork since I had those meats in the refrigerator that needed to be used up. Both meats were equalling delicious and the whole family including toddlers loved them.
Love this recipe! I made it as-is (except for my picky child’s who just had chicken, cheese and sour cream). Delicious! My husband said it was one of the best meals I had made in awhile. Thanks!
Excellent! They were a huge hit. Today my 9 year old told me he wants me to make them for his birthday meal!!
I doubled the recipe, not paying too close attention to quantities of chicken and rice and it made tons. A huge plus for our big family. Thanks for another excellent recipe!
We have made these again and again and again. I love them!! We have used the cooking spray trick on breakfast burritos to make them crispy too. Thanks so much!!
My husband and I love these! We love how versatile the mix is and how it works with basically anything you have on hand. The wraps are super yummy and we make them about once a week!
Just made these for the first time last night and they were a huge hit! I’m trying to use up some pantry items right now so I used canned chicken and frozen peppers and onions. I threw the veggies in a skillet over medium heat to defrost a bit then added the chicken, warmed through and then added the seasonings. Followed the rest of the recipe as instructed. Skipped the sour cream but will definitely be trying that next time!
I tried this recipe today as my husband’s favorite dessert is custard pie. It came out perfectly. I had read the reviews and added the 1/4 cup of sugar and teaspoon of vanilla in the egg white mixture. So delicious. My husband gave it an AAA+ which is something for him! Thank you for sharing your recipe, and for the reviews that added their input.
My kids request these for their birthday dinner. I’ve made them for several family members who are all now making them at their house. WE LOVE THESE WRAPS!! Also – my sisters-in-law and I are always on the hunt for new recipes – it’s just a given that anything from you will be delish! Thank you!
Thank you, Misty! 🙂
This is one of my family’s favorite recipes. I found it on your website a couple years ago and have been making it ever since! Whenever I see them, they request these and I double it and make a big batch! I love how easy, versatile, and delicious they are! We usually omit the bell peppers, green onion, and cilantro because we don’t usually have them on hand, but they are still amazing. I use your recipes all the time, but I decided I needed to start commenting, haha. So thank you, Mel!!
My husband invited a guest for dinner and then left town. 🙁 I was in no mood to cook… until I found this super simple recipe. I was inspired! They were simple, I had all the ingredients on hand, and they turned out delicious! Thank you! I used Cilantro-Lime Rice, canned chicken, wheat tortillas, omitted the pepper (didn’t have it), and subbed in cilantro-lime salsa for the cilantro and lime. Definitely use the sour cream–amazing! I also liked how I could tailor the wraps for those that do/don’t like cheese since it wasn’t mixed into the filling.
This bread is delicious! …but drives me crazy! I’ve made it twice. The first time I didn’t cook the quinoa enough and it didn’t “melt” into the bread enough. This time I used my IP to cook it and it was perfect. HOWEVER, both times I had to add WAY more flour! The dough is SOO STICKY! I even reduced the additional water to 1/2 C instead of 3/4 C. Perhaps I didn’t add enough flour in the first part of the recipe, but I had to add about 3 more cups of flour! Even still the dough was really sticky, but I couldn’t bring myself to add anymore flour. There was so much dough I actually made 4 loaves and luckily they turned out delicious.
Ha! Just kidding…totally posted this on the wrong recipe!
Thanks for this recipe, we had them tonight & loved them
My family loves this recipe. Last time I made them I used leftover pork from the Instant Pot Mexican Pork recipe (https://www.melskitchencafe.com/instant-pot-mexican-pork/) instead of chicken and it was a delicious variation. I always freeze the leftovers and defrost them in the microwave then finish them off on the griddle so they will be crispy again. Probably 90% of my recipe rotation is from this blog. 🙂
Thanks so much, Esther!
I’ve become “famous” among family and friends because of this recipe! I have made these numerous times for so many people, and people always ask for the recipe . . . more often they ask me to make them again. It’s a family favorite, and they would have them every day if I made them that often. I’ve adjusted the recipe in a way that makes it easy to know how much I need for the number I need to make. It’s my go to recipe if we are having a big group because once they are assembled I can clean up the kitchen before crisping them on the griddle, and I don’t have a mess to worry about later.
I’ve frozen some, and they are delicious warmed in the oven though they lose the crispiness.
And that filling just gets better and better each day it sits in the fridge!
Thank you for the delicious, easy to adapt recipe!
This recipe is a solid 5 stars. I personally don’t like the results when I reheat the assembled wrapsin the microwave, so I freeze or set aside the filling (steps 1 and 2) and assemble them fresh as needed. You might have better luck reheating them on a griddle, but at that point you might as well assemble them fresh. This is super kid friendly too! By the way, use the sour cream in step 4. It’s soooooo good.
I love the easy dinner nights, and this recipe is really family friendly. I didn’t have a lime, so subbed some apple cider vinegar, and it worked great! I added green chile to the adult wraps, and the leftovers were great over a salad the next day too. Thank you again Mel!
Sooo yummy!
The whole family loves these wraps! Easy and tasty.
Delicious meal and easy to make! Definitely highly recommend and will be making again in the future!
So delicious and easy to make! We happily had this multiple nights in a row- thanks Mel for an easy, yummy weeknight meal!
We LOVE this meal. It’s quick, easy, yummy and my kids all actually eat it! can’t beat that!
We have been using your recipe for years! My kids love them, and the filling freezes beautifully. Perfect for using up any leftover meat.
These are to die for-one of our very favorite meals! Thank you for sharing!!
Also-I like to spread the tortilla with cream cheese before I put the filling in. So good!
Very easy to make and very delicious. Even my finicky eater husband loves this as a meal!
This is the best quick dinner recipe-I have been making it for years! I double it and we can eat on it for two nights. Winner in our house!!! Thank you Mel!
I decided to spread the tortillas with a thin coating of sour cream, before adding the grated cheese. This way, the cheese had something to adhere to. I used grilled chicken breast leftover from our Memorial Day cookout. Delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
Family favorite!!
We made this with leftover ground beef, and my husband said, “please save this recipe!”. We loved it!
These were good. I heated the tortillas first before assembling them though.
Love these! I’m wondering if I can assemble, freeze and then bake them? I’m taking these on a ski trip but want to avoid heating one at a time.
Yes! These freeze great after they are assembled.
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS! INSTEAD OF ALL THE SPICES THOUGH I JUST USE TACO SEASONING THAT I HOME MAKE. AND WE DIP OUR BURRITOS INSTEAD OF PUTTING SOUR CREAM IN IT. THIS LAST TIME I MADE IT I ALSO MADE GUACAMOLE TO USE AS A DIP. MAN SOOOOOOOOO DELISH!
I just made these tonight for dinner, with my own adjustments of course, and they were delicious! Thank you so much – I don’t like burritos generally, but I loved them crisped up like this. I used cilantro-lime rice inside my mixture also, kind of like Qdoba’s rice – so yummy!
This meal is SO delicious! I can’t believe I never thought to make burritos quesadilla style. So delicious. I doubled the recipe, and at first I was bugged I had made so much, but then I realized I could freeze the filling and use it for the rest of the month!! I am a HUGE fan of your recipes. They are always easy for a busy momma, and turn out great!
I always triple batch this recipe and freeze it in two and three serving amounts. I get about 18 wraps out of it and, as long as I have tortillas, sour cream, and cheese on hand, it’s a quick and easy meal to throw together at the last minute. I love that it’s so flavourful and is salt free (I use a generous amount of garlic powder instead of garlic salt). Also, I skip the cooking spray.
Thank you for such a great recipe!
Made these this week and everyone loved them!! These are excellent!
Delicious!!!
I love this recipe! So good, pretty easy and super delicious. I’m a huge fan of your blog and appreciate your recipes and the time you spend on this!
Thank you!
I’ve made something similar to these for years, but I’d just wing it without a recipe (always edible but never a hit). Made these last night and everyone loved loved loved them! Thank you!!
This has long been a favorite of ours! I haven’t made it in a couple years, so thanks for the reminder. I always add a lot more bell pepper and green onions (love the crisp texture they add). I either make it meatless or with rotisserie chicken. Such a great recipe!
Delicious, simple and a great way to use leftover rotisserie chicken – I loved this! Also love that you can add in or take things out depending on what you have on hand.
Mel, I made these a few nights ago pretty much according to the recipe. My husband and I LOVED them so the wraps will definitely become a part of our meal rotation. I left out the cilantro because I didn’t have any in the house but they were still tasty and wonderful. And so easy!
Thank you for posting this wonderful wrap recipe. I have shared the recipe link with friends too. The rest of the world should know about your blog and these wraps!
🙂 Thanks, Roxie!
First, thank you, Mel, for sharing this (and all of your other amazing recipes)! This was absolutely delicious and I can see it becoming a family staple meal as it’s so easy, yummy, quick, and versatile. Second, I did as your note suggested and doubled the batch, and froze the extras; this is likely a silly question, but how are your reheating your frozen wraps? Microwave? Oven? Thawing first? I tried reheating one in the microwave today and by the time I got it hot all the way through, the edges of the tortilla were tough and the ends of the wrap were boiling while the middle was luke warm. Suggestions? Thanks in advance! Life is Good 🙂
Hi Ellen! Great question. I usually cut the wraps in half before freezing since this helps to reheat evenly. If I’ve forgotten to do that, I reheat for one minute on 50% power in the microwave and then cut in half to reheat the rest of the way (usually 2-3 minutes at 50 or 75% power). Does that help?
Yes! Thanks so much. I’ll try that next time. Have a great day! Life is Good 🙂
Yum, made these tonight and they were delicious. We usually just have quesidillas and I thought about just doing that but am so glad I made them crispy wraps instead. My husband said “how come we hven’t had these before? I told him because I just found the recipe, lol. I did use refried beans and serranos instead of black beans and bell pepper because that’s what we had. Like I said yum! Planning on making these and a selection of your other recipes for my niece when she has her baby. Thanks again, Mel!
Thanks, Lori – refried beans sound delish in these! So happy you loved them!
One of our favorites! I find it a bit labor intensive with all the chopping, so I make this in bulk and get it over with. I freeze the filling without the cheese in a freezer bag and usually make quesadillas with it. Same thing, different shape. Just add the cheese when you are ready to cook. Thanks, Mel for a fantastic and quick meal! (I have also frozen them wrapped in burritos. Then you just thaw and grill.)
My husband and I have been in the thick of home improvement projects at his parents’ house. I don’t think we have been to the grocery store in a month. Last night I offered up grilled cheese, scrambled eggs or avocado toast as our dinner options and then I saw these. You were the inspiration for crispy breakfast burritos (scrambled eggs, cojita cheese, green peppers, shredded potatoes and black beans) for dinner. My husband was ohhing and awwing with every bite. Thanks once again for making me look like a rock star when groceries supplies are lean, time is short and I am too tired to be gourmet.
Whoa. Mind blown with the breakfast burritos version. Yum.
Not a fan of life, humanity, and food in general. Yep, that is me this week. 38 weeks pregnant and ready to kill a man. Sounds like this is exactly what I should make. Hahahaha! Thanks for reminding me of this one, Mel
38 weeks pregnant. Bless you, my friend! Hang in there.
2 million can’t be wrong! Trying these this weekend! Thanks Mel…w love ya!
Thanks, Jill! 🙂
This is a family favorite! I keep a batch of the “burrito seasoning” in my spice drawer, so I can whip it out and use it on everything. I’m using it tonight on a Mel-inspired chicken and bean dish 🙂
That’s brilliant, Sheree!
We love these wraps! I freeze them and then toast them as needed. A great quickie meal or snack!
These are on my monthly rotation for taco Tuesday. In fact I just made them last night! They are a family favorite every time! To be honest I’m always surprised since one of my kids doesn’t like his food mixed- think casserole, but he always asks for seconds. Thanks Mel!
This is one of my family’s favorites! We have been making it since you first posted it way back. My daughter went to college last year and also made these quite a bit–she froze the extras and then had them whenever she needed them. Worked great for her. She heard you present at BYU and loved ya. We all LOVE them! When my kid see them on the menu, they always cheer!
What a great college meal! We do the same…freeze the cooked wraps and they reheat so wonderfully for a quick lunch/dinner.
Marinated seaweed and bananas…It’s probably a smoothie flavor. 😀
Anyhow- this recipe sounds like a fabulous solution. Thanks for sharing. I’ll print it out and add to my Mel’s Kitchen Cafe recipe binder… (true story) I love your recipes so much and I never have any issues with them turning out. Your recipes are one of few I know I can get amazing results first time outta the gates. 100% confidence… Badda boom, badda bing.. ok- I need a second cuppa coffee. 😀
Haha, you make me smile. 🙂
This is easily one of our family’s favorite Mel recipes. My carb-less husband eats the filling without the wrap!
I like eating the filling without the tortilla, too! Of course, I smother it with cheese to make it extra special.
These look quick and easy. Nice to have this type of recipe. Thanks!!
Thanks, Charlotte!
Oops, forgot to rate this one. Definitely a 5.
Glad to see one of my family’s favorite recipes earn today’s spotlight. So easy and adaptable. The filling is also good in a bowl, topped with cheese, sour cream and, my favorite, sliced avocado! Yumm!
Yum, yum!
These are one of our favorites that we make often, too. I love that the filling can sit in the fridge to make fresh wraps for lunch the next day! Sooo yummy! The crispy tortilla with flavorful filling is out of control amazing. Thanks Mel!
I know, the crispiness just totally gets me.
Love all of your recipes Mel! A few times you mention omitting the green chiles yet I don’t see green chiles on the ingredient list?
Good catch, Karen! You can tell I’ve made these countless times over the years; I think I added that in the notes because so often I DO make them with green chiles. I’ll edit the post to be more clear. 🙂
Excellent and filling meal. I used sweet onions since I didn’t have green onions and they still tasted great! I would definitely make again!
This is on,our rotation all year thank you!
These are full of flavor!
I’m wondering what kind of rice you used?
You can use white or brown rice.
My husband and I love Tex-Mex, but our three picky eaters…not so much. However, everyone in my house loves this recipe! I do a happy dance anytime this happens. 🙂
I created a spreadsheet a few years ago to help me with meal planning, and have been updating it with every new recipe we try and like. It now contains around 90 meals, each categorized by main ingredient (Beef, Chicken, pasta, etc) and meal type (Mexican, Italian, American, etc), with a link to the recipe – yours included! It has saved me so much time with meal planning and making out my grocery list!
After talking with some friends, I thought this spreadsheet might be something worth sharing, so I have made it available from my blog to download for free! Now that my readers have your recipe, I’m sure they will be enjoying it as much as we do!
Hi! My name is Jessica and I am starting up a meal planning blog. This blog will be compiled throughout all of 2017 and will launch in 2018. My purpose will be to help families learn to meal plan by giving convenient, easy, and inexpensive plans, already laid out for each day. This will not be a recipe blog because to be honest, I’m not that good of a cook. Lol. I just see things I like and can put them in meals well.
Often I have made your Crispy Southwest Chicken Wraps and they are absolutely stellar! I was wondering if I could have permission to include this in my blog, along with 1 photo? You would have full credit, and I would only post a link to the recipe, which would take them directly to your site. I would not suggest any changes as I felt it was absolutely perfect as is.
Thank you for your consideration,
Jessica
Hi Jessica – as long as there is a link back to my blog for the full recipe, that sounds fine. Good luck!
Great recipe. I double it and use guac and refried beans and no green pepper. Also reheats perfect even 3 days later.
These are fantastic! I freeze them and send them with my daughter to college. She thaws and then puts in a pan to warm/toast and loves them!
Thanks for that comment! I’m trying to come up with a list of freezer meals to make for after I have my baby. I’ve made these before and think they’re great, but wasn’t sure how well they would work for a freezer meal. Now I won’t be afraid to try it. 🙂
I made these with leftover pot roast last night. Doubling the recipe was not enough. So delicious and disappeared very quickly!
These chicken wraps are the absolute BEST. I came across this recipie quite some time ago, and its since become one of my absolute favorites. The flavor is CRAZY, and if you happen to have left over and don’t want to make another wrap…you can turn the mix into soup….I just add some chicken broth and mabey a small tin of diced tomatoes or Rotel. Dollop of sour cream and OH YEAH!! Thanks Mel!!!!!
Thanks for the idea!
We LOVE these! They’re so easy, and they please everyone! Last week I made extra so I could try freezing them…I wrapped them individually in parchment paper and put them in a big ziplock. Took them out last night, put them on a pan, popped them in the oven for about 25 min–perfect!!! Tasted like I had just made them. Thought I’d share!
I’ve made these before and my kids all loved them! Tonight I had left over shredded pork I didn’t know what to do with and was searching through your recipes to get ideas, there was my answer: “1 cup cooked, shredded chicken (or other leftover meat, like shredded pork or beef)” MKC saved dinner once again! I didn’t even have lime or cilantro this time (which I LOVE) but they still turned out yummy. Thanks!
Made these last night. I made brown rice with some shredded zucchini mixed in, roasted a Poblano pepper and chopped it up with 3 fresh serranos; used some diced rotisserie chicken breast, black beans, reduced fat white cheddar (Trader Joe’s), and stuffed into freshly made w/w tortillas from my local store. The idea of frying them to a crispy state with just a couple sprays of Pam is really the key for some reason. Also served with freshly made pico de gallo on the side and a dab of reduced fat sour cream. Yummy!!! We ate two and have the two smaller ones wrapped up in the fridge for a lunch this week.
So for starters, these are absolutely delicious, combining so many awesome flavors. But the real thing that makes this recipe a winner? It can be prepped ahead of time, then thrown together for dinner many times after you first make it! You didn’t just make dinner for one night, you made dinner for all week! (if you’re a single person without kids to eat all the leftovers). The recipe calls for combining all of the stuffing ingredients together in one big bowl, at the end. Then you just scoop out some of that filling, into each wrap, and fry it up (with cheese/sour cream added). What this means is – at the end of the recipe, you’ve got a giant bowl full of burrito stuffing. It refrigerates easily, so for dinner the next night all you need to do is pull out some tortillas, shredded cheese, and that big bowl – wrap together, fry it up, and you’ve just made a delicious homemade meal more quickly than you could have made a TV dinner.
YUM! I made this as written except for using soft taco size tortillas, less cheese, no cilantro (yuck!) and I added a little corn. I also made the filling ahead and froze it, so I just had to put it all together tonight. Served it with sour cream and salsa on top. Would also be good topped with cheese dip (of course). 🙂 Thank you!!! I shared your link on FB!
When I make these, I want to make sure I get extra surface area. So, I end up crisping them a couple of extra times on 2 additional sides making them a long rectangular shape. My son just asked to have those “square burritos” for after Thanksgiving with leftover turkey. We are looking forward to it!
Have used this recipe many times and LOVE it. Now I’d like to try to make it for a staff lunch and wondered if you had any thoughts or suggestions on how to prep ahead and still get crispy results? Could they be warmed (uncovered) in the oven prior to serving? I know they’ll still taste great – but I do love crispy!
I think your idea of warming them in the oven uncovered (in a single layer) is your best bet. Good luck!
I love these wraps but since I’m only cooking for 2 we always have extras, even when I halve the recipe, any idea if this could be frozen? thanks!
I think many people in the comment thread have frozen these – I think it would work great.
We loved these! This is the first recipe I have tried of yours and now you’re in my feed reader 🙂 Thanks! The options for the filling are endless. I think we’ll be using this wrap technique for all sorts of things (breakfast wraps w/scrambled eggs & cheese inside? yum).
I sauteed the green peppers and onions first to soften them and then added the rest of the filling ingredients to the skillet to warm them up (before assembling the wraps).
I seriously did a dance and did some moves that I never knew I had after I took a bite of this wrap..I may or may not have had 3 of these wraps in 1 day(5 hours)! 🙂 Delicious!!
I’ve been wanting to make these for awhile since they are so highly “pinned.” My son was visiting from college and we made these for a quick dinner one night since I had both leftover brown rice and rotisserie chicken sitting in the fridge. I wasn’t really expecting much but boy were they delicious. The best wrap/burrito thing I have ever made. I really think it’s the preparation method and plan to improvise ingredients such as using refried beans and avocado. I can see how the variations are endless. My son loved them so much he wanted to learn how to make them and brought the recipe back to school with him.
I made these and the whole family really liked them – I was surprised at how much!
yum! I’ve tried so many recipes on your blog, but the name and picture of this one didn’t really grab me/seem like something all the different. But today when I saw it under the “Most Pinned” recipes I figured I’d check it out. I had all the ingredients on hand and WOW was it delicious! All my kids ate it. I was so excited I called my sister and told her she had to try it. Thanks for another great recipe that will now become a regular.
First, do understand that I almost NEVER comment on blogs, or recipe sites, or whatnot; however, I do follow your blog and find many of your recipes to be amazingly good, and I’m a big fan. That being said, I tried these southwest chicken wraps only because they were the “‘most pinned’ on your site, and when a recipe has nearly 1.5 million pins, I sit up and take notice. They are truly amazing! My husband loves them, they are relatively healthy and quick. They’ll be regulars on my menu, too! Thanks so much
I just have to say that I made these recently and they are AMAZING!!! My family inhaled them! Huge hit around here!! Speaking of which, I think I need to make them again….
Just made your Crispy Southwest Chicken Wraps tonight. AWESOME! Great flavor. This will be a regular to my menu for sure. Thanks!
I made this last night for my family and it was amazing! The only changes I made were that I used yellow rice and I mixed the shredded cheese with sour cream and spread it on the tortilla. SO good! Thanks for the recipe! I can’t wait to make it again!
going to make these tonite but in a taco style with avacado cant wait to try them
I love when I have a Pinterest “success”!! These were great! Thanks for the recipe!
We made these today and they were a total hit! My husband raved about them. 🙂 Our mods – I added corn and canned diced chilies but omitted the green onion and bell pepper. I also used half chili powder and half chipotle chili powder. Instead of making wraps, we just made regular burritos. This dish will most certainly be a part of our regular rotation now. Thanks, Mel!
These were a great twist on a burrito/cafe rio type dish! We just thought that there was too much lime. Excited to try again with less.
So happy to have stumbled on this site. Made this for dinner and everyone loved it. Can’t wait to play around with this recipe and dress it up. Thanks Mel!
I think I have everything to make these….except tortillas. But I DO have some wonton wrappers that need to be used up soon…. Think I’ll use them to make this into little turnovers for football watching!!
We love these! Next time I will use my foreman grill instead of frying pan and will add jalapenos to my husbands…..and maybe try them w beef too! Love this recipe!
I have made several of your recipes in the last couple months. Last night I made these crispy chicken wraps. My oldest declared these the best of the new recipes I have tried. He ate the leftovers for breakfast this morning!
These look wonderful. Do you have the nutritional info on them please?
ZingL6 – please check out the FAQ page about the nutritional info. Thanks!
I was wondering what you thought about subbing quinoa for the rice?
Hi Darlene – I think it’s a great idea – kind of wish I would have thought of it myself! 🙂
Came across these about 6 months ago and have had them at least 6 times. We love them!
Had these pinned for the longest time and finally made them this evening! Another delish recipe – I seriously have NEVER been unhappy with anything from your site! Thanks for being my #1 online cookbook! 🙂
Found this recipe on Pinterest and thought I’d give it a try tonight. SO glad I did! They are SO yummy and huge hit with my hubby and my 15 month old loved the filling. I did do a few substitutions, quinoa instead of rice, Greek yogurt instead of sour creme, and then since my hubby sadly hates cilantro and I hate peppers, I left those out but added green chilies and chunks of avocado. And I think next time (there will definitely be a next time!), I’ll add corn and black olives! Thank you for this super yummy recipe!
We made these last night! They were sooooooooooooooooooo good! We loved them a lot! They will become a regular on our menu, especially in the summer where we won’t need to turn the oven on! I even froze some extra rice so I can whip them up faster (without planning much) next time. Thanks for the yuminess!
I made these for dinner last night and they were great! I used leftover rotisserie chicken from Costco and added the cheese into the chicken/rice/bean mixture (by mistake) and it turned out wonderful. Thanks so much for this recipe!
oh hello. I rarely comment anywhere but I want to tell you, I love trying new recipes, and I love recipe blogs, but yours is always the first one I come to. And most days, the only one I come to. My kids know you by name; I regularly make your haystacks, lemon garlic grilled chicken, sweet and sour chicken, beef stroganoff, southwest chicken wraps, and kale salad, pea/ pesto pasta salad, and I know there are more I’m forgetting. But. These last couple weeks we made your chicken pillows (with the cornmeal crescent rolls)–HOLY MOLY., 30 second turtle cookies, crispy chicken wraps, the taco salad with catalina dressing, greek pastiito, and I always use your method for ‘simple shredded chicken.’ Tomorrow I’m making your mexican lasagna. You are my hero!
You threw together in a frantic attempt to feed your family? With these ingredients, this is literally the only option. Cilantro lasts only a couple days if still considered fresh, so I call bullocks on this being a last minute “throw together”. If you had not purchased the tortillas and cilantro sepcifically to do some sort of mexican dish I would agree, but you don’t just have a full package of tortillas sitting around randomly. those were purchased sepcifically for making these or something very similar.
I grow Cilantro in my garden and always have tortillas on hand, we use them for everything in our house, wraps, quesadillas, pizzas and more
and just because she had them in her pantry/fridge doesn’t mean she wasn’t busy all day and made a quick throw together that she hasn’t made before!
You have no clue what this woman does with her days or time so your negativity is far from needed, instead of rude comments just move on
Haha. I was laughing over here because she said you wouldn’t have tortillas on hand unless you had specific purpose for them. THinking about it, I have 4 kinds of tortillas in our fridge. Just because. And Cilantro. Because my mom puts in in like.. everything. Everything on here, we usually have on hand for other meals. 🙂 I ADORE this recipe. My husband and I use it alllll the time. Our daughter loves it too. She was a a year old when we started using it. I actually put the spices into the rice so it makes mexican rice in the rice cooker. Can also make the spices into a mix. I add a can of corn for an extra veggie and extra yumminess.(We named them Squaritos in our house… 😀 )
I certainly have large tortillas in my fridge at all times.
I also ALWAYS have tortillas on hand, and how is this literally the only option? Seems like this is being rude just to be rude
I would disagree. I always have two kinds of tortillas in my pantry or freezer. I have two boys and a husband who love snacks. Tortillas with pb and honey or a meIted string cheese are easy after school or after work snacks they can do on their own. I wouldn’t be so quick to assume anything about someone else’s kitchen if I were you.
Yet, people who actually shop for the essentials always keep last minute additions handy. Here is a hint for ya ASDF, I freeze tortillas. Thaw the corn ones out, cut them into triangles and fry them. Chips and salsa or nachos. Do the same with flour make flautas. In a Mexican house, bean rice and tortilla are like water and milk. Guess what. I’m about to make this recipe and don’t need to leave my house AT ALL! Ha, maybe your the one who needs to be more prepared for just about anything!
I have all these ingredients on hand all the time…it’s called a well stocked pantry. You should try it!~
good grief that was mean
I cook with cilantro a lot and use tortillas in place of bread on many occassions, so it would not be surprising to find these items in my kitchen. Don’t be so quick to assume that she wouldn’t have these items. Just because you don’t use them regularly, doesn’t mean that others don’t as well.
I haven’t tried this recipe and I literally have everything on hand. For many reasons. We love mexican food, and I buy all these ingredients regularly. Especially tortillas. I have 2 toddlers. We wouldn’t survive more than a couple of days without tortillas for quesadillas.
Why would you post this??
When I buy cilantro, I cut off the bottoms of the bunch and put the bunch in a mason jar with water at the bottom. It keeps the cilantro fresh for days!
These were fantastic! Thanks!
These were great, just made them for lunch. So tasty and I will definitely use the recipe again. Thanks:)
Oh. My. Word. These were delicious!! My husband made an audible “Mmmmmm!” the second he bit into them. I don’t have a meal rotation yet, but these will definitely make me start one! Have already shared the recipe with everyone I know. Thanks for all of your lovely recipes–all of them have been a success!
These were really yummy. Loved the little bit of crispiness, and the blend of flavors with sour cream cooked right in there was superb. Will make these over and over, without a doubt.
Mel, I just tried these and LOVED them! Seriously awesome and hearty enough to satisfy my hungry husband and my picky kids! Thanks
Does anyone know how much calories one wrap has?
These are fantastic! Thanks. Making them again tonight, a new family favorite here! My sand loves anything burrito adjacent!
This recipe is going to go over well with the entire family. I love the simplicity of the recipes you provide and most are just delicious! Thank you very much for what you do here.
I make these, minus the meat, for meatless Monday. Serve with a guacamole salad and you have a perfect dinner with lots of flavor. So easy to adjust the recipe for just 2. Definitely a favorite!
I have made these a few times and absolutely LOVE them. The crispiness really makes everything extra delicious! I found the recipe on pinterest and wrote about it on my blog.
http://whynotgiveitatry.wordpress.com/2013/06/02/crispy-chicken-burritos/
Just made these for dinner tonight. Very easy and only dirtied one bowl with precooked rice from the freezer and leaving out the chicken (trying to find more meatless meals for our rotation). Also added chopped tomato as some others suggested, left out scallions and cilantro ’cause we didn’t have any on hand. Used a little extra rice as my family doesn’t always love beans but DOES love rice.
Verdict – super! Hubby and I both loved them. We made 4 big burrito size and 4 smaller soft taco size (for my 2 year old and for snacking). Used the sour cream inside and definitely would again. Amazing how much flavor just the lime juice and a few simple spices produced. The only thing I would do to make them even faster next time is just mix the cheese into the filling — it would save me a few minutes of assembly time and I think would turn out equally cheesey delicious.
Thanks for a great recipe! With a toddler and another due in just a few weeks I’m finding I really have to change how (and what) I cook. No more hours of cooking for one dinner – we need quick, easy, healthy (and preferably inexpensive), and tasty. This one did it all!
Made these tonight with leftover Cafe Rio style shredded pork. Yummy! I used uncooked tortillas. I cooked one side, then removed it from the pan and stuffed it cooked side up-rolled it up, then put back on the stove and flipped occasionally to cook all sides. I even folded the ends and cooked the ends so they stayed closed so when you crunched into it it revealed a warm, soft, delicious inside.
Made these tonight and my family devoured them, even my picky 7 year old! It seems like the majority of my supper ideas are coming from you these days!
do you really never repeat recipes?? so jealous of your kids right now, my mom cooks the same thing over and over again, she only has like 10 recipes that she keeps making and they are all the same to me :””( forever jealous .
A friend brought me these for dinner after having my baby and we LOVED them! The only thing she did differently is that she omitted the green onion and green pepper and put in a can of green chilies.They were great! Thank you for the recipe! 🙂
Hello Mel,
I don’t know if this was asked before but if I made these on a Sunday could I use them throughout the week for lunches if I just put them in a container in the fridge?
Thank-you
Hi Jennifer – that’s really up to you. They taste best fresh, in my opinion, but if you are fine with heating up leftovers, I think it would work ok.
Just finished these! They are so amazing! I subbed out chiles for bell peppers and used a chipotle sour cream inside. SO GOOD! Thanks for the idea!
Looking forward to trying this one a night when I need something easy. Looks great!
These were so good. My family loved them and wants me to make sure I saved the recipe! They were so easy which was very nice. Thank you for sharing this! I added some corn and some salsa and used lemon because I didn’t have lime. I used the uncle bens 90 second rice pouch which made it even easier. Great recipe!!!
I just made these tonight and they turned out really yummy. I didn’t have fresh cilantro, so I used dried (would be better with fresh) and I used taco bell southwest ranch sauce because I didn’t have sour cream. Only thing I would do differently is I would cut back on the cumin a bit. This makes a TON of the mixture. I used fajita size (smaller than burrito size) wraps and two were more than enough for one person and I could probably make 4-6 more.
I will be using the remaining of the mixture and turn it into soup. I am thinking a can of rotel and a few cups of chicken broth.
Cassie, I have made these exactly as written for freezer meals. I did not grill them prior to freezing. I wrapped them with saran wrap individually and put them in a freezer bag. Instructions to go with the meal start at spraying with cooking spray after thawing. Just be sure there isn’t any water left in the rice or beans. It should not be soupy.
This looks awesome! Do you have any freezer meal tips for this recipe?
Cassie – I don’t but I know several commenters have frozen them so look through the comment thread for details.
These worked out great, even though I was missing a few ingredients (cilantro, lime and green onion) and still were a hit! I used leftover beef that I cooked in the crockpot earlier in the week, a partial pepper, rice I had frozen from a previous meal and leftover tortillas. I love how leftover night took on a life of its own. Thanks, Mel!
This is very easy to make. We won’t comment on the taste until we eat them! 😉
I made these last night for dinner, one word AMAZING! Theses will become a regular in our home! Loved everything about it!
Yum!! I am pregnant but recently got the dreaded gestational diabetes diagnosis and was struggling with new dinner ideas that didn’t taste modified. This fit the bill perfectly! Rotisserie chicken from the store meant these came together in a snap and I subbed out flour tortillas for whole wheat to up the fiber factor and decrease the carbs a little. This was the first time I’ve had any rice in 2 months – it was just enough to make me feel like I was getting a treat and without spiking my blood sugar too.
My hubby tucked into these while I was grilling up the 2nd half of the wraps and his plate was nearly clean by the time I was finished! He declared them “keepers”. I can see the potential for modification too depending on what is on hand. I bet these would be excellent with some corn or fresh tomato in the mix too! Looking forward to experimenting with them and will be putting these into the regular dinner rotation.
These are fabulous! I love the crunch of the red bell pepper. I would have never thought to put that in the mix. I had a bunch of leftover pork and left my 13 yo daughter in charge of making it while I ran to the bus stop for her sister. I returned to find her shredding the pork with the cheese shredder. It said to shred it!! I had a good laugh. She is Amelia Bedelia, just like her mother was. Anyway, we didn’t have black beans, so I did sub a can of Brook’s Hot Chili Beans (our fave anyway) and did a double batch. We had plenty for our big family for dinner and plenty for the freezer for later dinners. How great is that going to be, pulling out this yummy food in a couple of weeks with no effort on my part! The grilling idea is great too. I would have just nuked them. George Foreman is going to visit us tonight!
WoW!! I made this last night, with a few changes based on what I had. It was sooo good! Hubby loved it! Thank you!
Just made these! They are SO good – I could eat them in a bowl, even without the cheese. The cilantro really pulls it together. Thank you!
These look great! I need to include rice in my wraps more often, fills them right now! I love the lime juice addition, I bet it really freshens it up!
Found these on Pinterest. Made them today. I doubled the recipe, but added corn instead of 2 cans black beans. I was out of shredded cheese, so I used Laughing Cow wedges. Made them creamier. My fam loved them! Definitely plan to make them again. They were so simple and so flavorful. Thanks! Keep the awesome recipes coming.
I made this a couple nights ago, and my husband and I both agree that this is THE BEST recipe I’ve found on Pinterest and tried!!! It was absolutely AMAZING!!! So good that it’s going on my meal list for this week too!! Thank you for sharing!!!
These look yummy! Do you think I could freeze them? and then cook them as I want one?
We had these tonight and they were a big hit. I might of rolled them a little too tight as mine was not as wide as the picture. I did flatten and that did help. I loved the crispy outside. This will be a recipe we will make over and over again.
Made these for my family. I linked to you on my blog. Thanks for sharing!
http://lizspinspiration.blogspot.com/2012/10/pin-143.html
We love these in our house. I made them last night, and ran out of tortilla before I ran out of filling. So, I used the filoing in corn tortillas and made taquitos! They were good.
Caitlin – I think others have tried these with corn. It’s definitely worth a try!
Can you use corn tortillas for these? I can’t have flour tortillas but I don’t know how well corn would work since they aren’t as soft and pliable.
I have stumbled upon your stupendous website and I am suddenly interested in cooking again! Thank you. I have been looking for something to inspire me and this is it. I started with these chicken wraps and they were a hit! LOVE IT. Next up, Simple Orange Chicken With Broccoli.
This recipes looks amazing. I am going to be sharing it on my blog as part of my 2 week meal plan.
I love recipes that are easy and yummy! This is perfect and my family loves it. I’ve made it every time with sour cream and love it but I decided to try out a new spread. It’s a jalapeño greek yogurt dip from Costco and I will never go back to using sour cream on these!!! This spread on these wraps is amazing!!!
I’m in this place right now where 3 nights a week, we’re running to soccer/baseball practice and need something we can grab and go and this was PERFECT! Delicious and portable. Thanks Mel!
Hey! I came across you receintly and I wanted to let you now my family and I have enjoyed pretty much every recipe we have tried of yours! This one was no exception! Thank you for sharing your talents and great tasting goodies!
Sincerly, a new follower,
Melane
These are delicious and simple to make! Made them with my boyfriend tonight and we love them! 🙂
Just saw these on pinterest and they look and sound soooo good! I’m starving and inspired and its not even 6 am! Yum!
Amy – I don’t, sorry!
Hey i just found your site on pinterest! i was wondering if you knew how many calories are in this recipe?
Thank you for sharing this recipe – my whole family loved them! 🙂
http://fantasticalsharingofrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/11/crispy-southwest-chicken-wraps.html
Yummmy!! I am making these tonight with left over shredded pork!!
I made these tonight for my wife and she loved them but because she is on a low calorie diet we used small corn tortillas instead of the flour tortillas (she said they have less than half the calories so they are essentially two corn tortillas for every one flour tortilla in terms of calories). They turned out great and were delicious. She couldn’t believe that they were healthy!
Oh my goodness…these are AMAZING! My husband said,”these are top ten for sure.” which means his top ten of all time which says a lot. I have made them before but I guess he forgot. Also, this time I used chipotle chili powder, which I love, and it gave them a yummy smoky, chipotle flavor. Thank you Mel, for this wonderful recipe. It took me a little time, because I had to make rice, cook chicken and cook the tortillas….but it was so worth it. Its my husbands happiest day of the year….the start of college football and I wanted to make something yummy. This was a winner. All three of my children ate one whole wrap….even my 26 month old. I used to love the grilled stuffed burritos at taco bell and the way you cook these reminds me of those….but don’t worry….your filling is much better. Thank you Mel. Your site is the best. Hands down.
When I saw this I knew I had to make it. I made them last night and my family loved them especially my little picky eater thank you!!!
gonna try these today – but will have to leave out cilantro – don’t have any in the frig, but not a big fan of it anyhow!
I’m making these right now. Sat down while the rice is cooking. I had defrosted ground beef so I used that, added corn. A few extra “Mexican” favors that I have on hand. I had also made a avocado / cilantro cream sauce to put inside. I didn’t have sour cream on hand. As of right now they smell amazing. I can’t wait to try. Thanks for the inspiration!!!!
I tried this tonight, it was excellent! The only change I made as I used quinoa instead of rice. I have been trying to add this more and this was a perfect time. Very easy and delicious.
This looks amazing! I love Mexican food and always keep flour tortillas on hand. This is a definate must try! Pinning too!
I make a version of these too but I add one package of frozen drained chopped spinach and 1 cup of corn and more green onions. I top them off with some taco sauce and bake in the oven for enchiladas! They are a hit for parties too in egg rolls wrappers – great appetizers! Great recipe 🙂
I have made this dish lots of times when I have leftover rice. I often throw corn in too. I spray them with Pam and bake them in the oven and they turn out nice and crispy. Sometimes I throw tomatoes in too. Tonight my sister used Greek yogurt because we didn’t have sour cream and they came out really good.
I found this recipe on Pinterest a while ago and was going through my recipes I pinned and came across this one again. We hit the store yesterday and got all of the ingredients. I am so looking forward to making this for dinner tomorrow night! Thank you for the great recipes!
I found this recipe on Pinterest, and let me just say, I started drooling at the screen! I LOVE Mexican food but I’ve been trying to watch my weight. This was a great meal that satisfied my “Mexican tooth” and was friendly to my hips. I just made a few simple swaps to lower the calories- brown rice instead of white, weight watchers Mexican style cheese, fat free sour cream, and a whole wheat tortilla. Mmmmmmm! I found myself eating the stuffing while I was cooking my burrito LOL! Thank you so much for posting this- a definite winner!
Sounds like something my family would LOVE! We like to throw burritos into our little Foreman grill, gives great grill marks on both sides & is fast and easy! Makes a nice crispy crust without any Pam or oil needed 🙂
These wraps were delicious! I made them for our dinner tonight,but mixed in refried beans instead of black beans, & used ground turkey instead of chicken( only bc thats what we had on hand). I got the approval of my husband, p,us that of 2 11-year olds;-) Def a keeper recipe.
Made this tonight, It was a big hit in the house….
I added a 1/2 can of corn and mixed Monterey Jack & Cheddar together.
Delicious….
These were delicious! I used a skillet for a few, but it was a little tedious, and they were not cooking evenly, so I put the rest on a sheet pan and put them under the broiler until brown on each side. Much easier and very crispy!
These were delish and very easy to make.. I used canned chicken which made this recipe even easier! Ty for sharing.. Yumm!!!
Louise,
Cilantro = Coriander
Other English translations:
Eggplant = Aubergine
Courgette = Zucchini
Swede = Rutabaga
You have all of them at Tesco, Asda, or Marks and Sparks…
🙂
Melissa (my husband is English)
Louise – cilantro is a green plant-like herb similar to flat-leaf parsley but with a completely different flavor. If you can’t find it, sub parsley or leave it out.
Sorry, what on earth is ‘cilantro’??? (I’m from England btw!)
These were delicious! I found the recipe about 2 months ago and I finally made them last night. They are yummy and good for you. I used brown rice in place of white and cut down on the black beans because I’m not a huge fan of them. I also used 100% whole wheat wrap and I also used a “healthier” cheese and they still came out great!
I just came over from pinterest and I gotta say yu-ummm! This should make taco night all kinds of Delicious! Thanks for sharing!
These are awesome! I substituted quinoa for the rice to for some additional protein.
I made this recipe last week after discovering it on the Pearls, Handcuffs and Happy Hour blog. I had been subjected to the smell of Chipotle all afternoon and was just dying to get home and whip this up for dinner. It was a hit! Even the picky ones liked it.
I will be trying many more of your yummy sounding recipes.
Great job on this site and all the work that goes into it! I truly appreciate that everything is printable. Kudos to you.
I made this last week after smelling all of my coworkers eating Chipotle last week. I found it on the Pearls, Handcuffs and Happy Hour blog. What a great recipe!! Everyone loved it, including the picky ones. We had some leftovers and I could hardly wait til lunch the next day to eat them again!
Also, what a fabulous collections of recipes you have on your site. I can’t wait to try many of them! Special kudos to you for making all the recipes printable and I love the weekly menus. Great job!
We made this two nights in a row. The second night we made a few changes and it was even better!
We added quite a bit of sweet corn into the mix because I love love the stuff and it made the whole thing sweet which was perfect for us. We also used regular sized tortillas (accidentally purchased the wrong size) and we actually liked the smaller versions. I love carbs and tortillas, so the smaller ones were a better ratio of filling to bread for us.
Love this recipe! It’s so easy to alter and change to taste. Thank You!
Made this tonight for my husband and 1 year old! Taking my last few bites right now, I gotta say… NAILED IT! THIS DISH IS RIDICULOUSLY AMAZING!!!!! Favorite recipe I have right now. WOW! Thank you so much! 🙂
Just made these for dinner. They were delicious and I was excited to find a meal that I had everything already in the pantry! I love your site and have come to trust that if you say a meal is delicious it really is. I have so many of your recipes in my “Tried and Loved” binder. Thank you for helping me expand our list of meals!
These look amazing. My wife is a chef, going to have to ask her to make these for me! Feel free to check out my blog if your thirsty. Cheers
Sounds great! Can’t wait to try…
Thank you so much for this recipe!
I just cooked it for my family after following a link from Pinterest… a photo that looked so mouthwatering that I just had to try it.
The results were unanimous. Fantastic!
I am from Australia so I wasn’t sure what our equivilent of Monterey Jack cheese is but I used a mix of Tasty cheese and Mozarella which was lovely. Also couldn’t find Black beans so used Mexican Beans from The Old El Paso range.
I love cooking in oil being a fried food fanatic but resisted the urge and just used the cooking spray and they were still crispy with a great flavour.
Adding this recipe to my recipe file for sure. Cheers!
I tried this recipe and it was a keeper! I also have a daily vlog where you can check out the Crispy Southwest Chicken Wraps completed as our dinner. Thanks so much for your recipes. Hopefully our viewers will follow your recipe link here and find some more yummy stuff.
To check out your recipe on our Channel: http://youtu.be/qYUz8ayWgBo
just made these and the husband loved them! i cooked the chicken in the slow cooker with a 1/2 can of diced tomatoes w/lime and cilantro and that made the chicken perfect! thank you for I am sure this recipe will be well used in my house!
Made these for the second time tonight. They are DELICIOUS. The only change I make is to season the chicken with various mexican spices before I cook it. These are going into our rotation of favorite weeknight dinners!
Just made these with brown rice and a wheat tortilla…YUM!
I made these and they were SO tasty. They’ll definitely be added to our “favorites” list for dinner. Thanks for sharing!
I made these with ground turkey, and cheated by using already-seasoned Spanish rice and they were delicious! My boyfriend said it was his new favorite meal that I make.. It works well for me that the meal only took me 20 minutes! Thank you so much!
Made this for tonights dinner with my own little twist. DELICIOUS!!! Thanks for the idea!
I made these tonight & my toddler loved the rice especially! Thank you!
Made these tonight! We loved them! My husband took one bite and said, “That’s a keeper.” Thank you Mel!! .. and so simple too!
Made these last night – the changes I made were to use chicken from a rotisserie chicken, cooked brown rice, whole wheat tortillas, and a whole red bell pepper. I also added pickled jalapenos on top of the cheese before adding the chicken and rice mixture. I didn’t have any sour cream on hand, but if I make these again, I will definitely be adding it. The burritos were a little dry, so I think the sour cream will help with that.
If I am starting with spanish rice do I need the cumin, chili powder and salt? Thanks!
Jenee – is it a prepackaged Spanish rice blend you are using? If so, I’m not sure what to eliminate since each package probably differs in spices. You’ll probably have to experiment to taste but I’d probably leave out the extra spices and add them in as needed so it isn’t overly salty or too spiced.
I have spanish rice, do I need to use the cumin, chili powder and garlic salt? I really don’t cook much. Thanks!
I made these for dinner tonight. They were wonderful. The sour cream made the whole thing, so don’t leave it off. Just the right creaminess.
Sharon – try it as Carolyn suggests (without any cooking spray or oil) and if you have sticking/burning issues, spread a little bit of oil on the griddle or skillet before cooking.
You don’t need cooking spray. Just put the tortilla on the pan. I never use it and they crisp up perfectly because of the fat already in the wrap.
I’d love to make these tonight, but I don’t have any cooking spray. Do you think it would work to coat the tortilla with butter? Or pour some vegetable oil into the pan before I cook each one?
I loooovvveee these!I tricked my family and used greek yogurt instead of sour cream for extra protein and also added some corn. We use the wheat wraps (which my kids and husband think are better than the regular tortillas) and they were toooo-die-for even per my super picky family!!! Thanks for the great recipe!
making this recipe right now!!!! cant wait to try it!!!!! smells so yummy:)
Looks delicious. Trying this tonight. Yum!
These look delicious! Any idea on calorie count? Time to loose weight for summer.. blahh! haha!
Thanks for dinner tonight!
This recipe is perfect for ready rice and rotisserie chicken and frankly you made it when you were in a a rush…..I made it because I just dont always feel like spending an hour cooking. My kids ate the rice and chicken and I can eat like a grown up with actual spices…..it was a win/win Tuesday. Mama likes when it all works out in the end.
I imagine you could make these in other flavors and they would be yum!
I just tried this recipe and it was delicious! These were hands down the best chicken wraps I’ve ever tasted. Thanks for sharing!
Started making these a couple months ago and I now make it every few weeks for the family. A very tasty wrap! Thanks for the recipe!
Thank-you so much for sharing!! I tried this tonite for dinner and my husband and kids LOVED IT! Needless to say so did I 🙂
Made these tonight. Incredibly good. I think I might try adding avocado chunks and chopped tomatoes.
made these tonight…very yummy! Added onion too..
I love that you have a printable version WITH a picture. These look awesome!
I make the same recipe, except I use Spanish rice and I make them into quessadillas. My family and I love this. Yum 🙂
Made this tonight….absolutely DELICIOUS!!! Thank you!
These look and sound great! Making this for dinner tonight!
Made it tonight. Added to the list of recipes!
I made these tonight and they were soooo delicious!!! Relatively quick to make too. I think even my picky eater 3 year old would love these!
I’m making these for dinner tonight! And I’m looking forward to at least one leftover for lunch tomorrow!!
DELICIOUS !!!! loved the flavors.. could even eat the mixture as a salad !
These look awesome! Anyone figure out the PointsPlus for Weight Watchers yet??
Yummy!I can not wait to try them!
I made this tonight and my family loved them! I loved how easy they are to make. Thank you.
hi,
does anyone now or have tried to freeze these rice and chicken wraps?? i wonder if mines the sour cream would they freeze well?
thanks
Just wanted to let you know I found these via pinterest and made them last week. They were a huge hit. Thanks for sharing!! I’m linking to your recipe from my blog this week and just wanted to say hi.
Heather – I use burrito size tortillas and tuck the ends in before I roll. You won’t loose a drop. 🙂
Heather – using a large, flat spatula helps as well as placing them seam-side down to begin with. That helps seal everything in and then all you have to worry about is the two short edges, which isn’t too big of a deal if you flip carefully with a large spatula.
these were amazing. Will make again and again. My 5 yr old girl even loved them. My husband said to put them at the top of my recipes!! I did use Spanish rice instead of plain, but seasoned the chicken with the specified ingredients……did use Si Si cilantro instead of fresh. Loved!!
How do you flip them on the grill without all the contents falling out?
Laura – I usually use either long grain white rice or brown rice. Whatever I am in the mood for!
These look so yummy! I’m making them for dinner tonight. I’m wondering what kind of rice you used? Thanks!
I absolutely agree with Carolyn. Besides, the crispiness of them was one of my favorite parts. 🙂 If you don’t want to use Pam, use a *little* EVOO instead and you’ll get the same result while still keeping it healthy.
Lisa, you’re not frying them in any fat – you’re heating them in a frying pan. The fat that makes them crispy is already in the tortillas, so you’d be eating it either way. You don’t need to add any cooking spray. They brown perfectly without adding anything to the pan. Your comment doesn’t make sense to me, but maybe I’m missing something. Glad they were good without the pan-crisping. I wouldn’t recommend leaving that step out to others – that melts the cheese and warms everything up perfectly.
Wow!! I just made these and they were delicious!! I didnt fry them cause im trying to stay away from fried food and they still turned out great…will definetly make again..thankyou…
cant wait to try
Wow! These would be even better with guacamole, but divine as they are! Thanks!!
Just made these, and they are amazing! Thank you for sharing the recipe. I was directed to your site through Pinterest.
Just made these for a dinner/late night snack and they were delicious! I forgot to buy a bell pepper so I left that out. Also I thought the lime might have been alittle too tangy but it actually enhanced the flavor of everything, the cilantro especially! Thumbs up. 🙂
Just made these! Vegetarian version, I simply replaced the meat with 1 cup of corn!
I think this is exactly what I was looking for for tonight…got beans in the crockpot right now!
Yummmm
OMG, this is making me so hungry right now! I’m adding this to my recipe box.
Really, really tasty. I doubled the recipe. We used a bit more than three chicken breasts, added only one can of beans to the mixture and my bf fried/cooked the other with garlic & chili peppers. We used sliced alvocado, fresh salsa, and good cheddar as our toppings. Had supper and lunch and the other half we froze. Def on the ‘make again’ list!
Found you on Pinterest the other day, made these tonight, altered them a tad, and they were Delicious! And Super Quick and Easy(something I’m thankful for when I get home late most days)! So glad I have leftovers! Definitely something I will make again.
Made these tonight and they didn’t disappoint.. as none of your recipes ever do! I didn’t have a few things on hand.. but today was my shopping day.. sadly, my car has a dead battery. So I had to make it without the peppers/cilantro.. still really good. I wonder how it would be with diced green chilies? ok seriously, I put those in everything. haha.
Thank you so much for the recipe!!! Made these last night and they were amazing, keeping this in my recipe archive for sure
These are AMMMMMMMmmmmMMMmmAZING! Thank you for sharing! My hubby says he would love these at least once a week. I did add a little more kick to it with some extra seasoning, lime juice and cayenne. I am going to dice up fresh jalapenos next time. Just wonderful!
love love these…. So easy to make .. Buy a store bought rotisserie chicken and it is even easier…
Made these tonight for my family and sister’s friends. TOTAL success!
These are fantastic! I made them tonight for dinner but used leftover turkey breast and I doubled the recipe for my family of six, everyone loved them. THANK YOU!
These are DELICIOUS! This will definitely be a repeat recipe in my house 🙂
I made these last night, i make shifted a little, my husband loves flavor, so i added a can of rotel to the rice, the cumin, black beans, the lime and a little taco seasoning, i also added some salsa to the sour cream and grilled the chicken my family devoured it!.. thank you so much yummy
Made these tonight and after our poor rolling technique due to our too small tortillas, we found out these are also great as quesadillas! We added corn, salsa, and some diced jalepeno for some extra pizzaz! Loved it!
Found this recipe on Pinterest, not that I’m one to necessarily eat “healthy” but this recipe sounded delicious, so I made it tonight. My only problem was that I can’t eat flour tortilla’s b/c of my Lap Band surgery, so I had to use corn, and corn is so small that it didn’t really make an actual wrap, just kind of an open faced, soft corn tortilla toastada. But… Still delicious. Next time I’ll marinate my chicken, it was a little bland. And I grilled my chicken, green bell pepper, and yellow onion, on my indoor grill.
I made these tonight, I used a white onion cause I forgot the green onion. But my husband and I LOVED them! They were amazing!!! My favorite item that I’ve made this year! It was filling but not heavy! So happy. Found this!
I made this tonight. It was absolutely DELICIOUS! Thank you for the recipe!
I made these tonight and they were DELICIOUS!! This is the first time in a long time that I’ve tried a recipe and my entire family of six LOVED it! Thanks so much for the recipe 🙂
Just made these tonight — and they are AMAZING! Thank you for sharing!
Oh Mmm Gee!! I made these tonight and they are SO good. They taste similar to Chili’s Southwest Eggrolls. Yum!! The only thing I did different was to sauté the bell pepper/onion beforehand and double the spices. Maybe the latter was because I ended up with more rice. I used a cup (before cooking.) So yummy. A HUGE family hit – even with my picky 10 y/o!
Hey Mel….made these for supper last night and crisped them up in my Hamilton Beach grill….. They were awsome. Thanks again for another keeper. My husband said I need to make these all the time as well, so for me thats enough right there. Can’t wait for lunch, cause guess what we’re having…
Debbie.
These are also wonderful to freeze! If you make 2 batches – they freeze perfectly and warm up perfectly! 2 minutes in microwave while covered in a damp papertowel – great backup for busy nights, yet still delicious 🙂 Thanks for a revamp from my old burrito recipe!
Made these last night–added beans & corn to the mix & a fresh avocado–DELISH! Thank you!
These were sooooooo great and easy! I added a little bit more of the cumin and chili powder and spread sour cream on the tortilla shell like you suggested. I also used pepperjack cheese in there too for a little more kick! Thanks for this recipe!! It makes a TON too!!!
I was searching frantically for something quick to make for dinner tonight when I came across this on pinterest.com. We whipped it up super quick and LOVED it. Can’t wait to make it agin and share the recipe with family. Thanks for the wonderful dinner!
Thank you so much for this fantastic recipe! I made it tonight and it was a hit. Love how flavorful and easy these are. Thanks again!!
Erika – I’m not familiar with this product so I’m not sure if it would freeze and reheat well. You might try googling or looking on Tyson’s website to see if they have any additional information.
Hey all!!?? So I have a lot of those packages of tyson pregrilled chicken! I thought it would be awesome to use in this recipe, but will it be safe to freeze and reheat????
I found this recipe on Pinterest, and I just wanted to hop over here to tell you that these are amazing; my hubby and I love them! I made a big batch and we froze the extras! 🙂
These look so tasty and I bet they freeze great too. Can’t wait to try this recipe.
Just wanted to let you know I found this on Pinterest and it is AMAZING. Browning the tortillas is brilliant. Thanks!!
Mel, I’m using this model for my freezer cooking class on Thursday. Thanks for the inspiration!
PS – Just blogged about these here:
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Just made these for supper……YUM! Seriously tastes like restaurant food 🙂 Thanks SO much for the recipe, glad I ‘pinned’ it on pinterest!! Blessings!
I just saw these on Pinterest – Yum! I am putting the ingredients on my grocery list right now! 🙂
These were SO VERY AWESOME! The only thing I did different was add 1 can (drained) of Rotel to add some extra kick! Super easy and super yummy, what more could you ask for?!
These are absolutely mouthwatering! Wow, we are going to have to try them and so easy too.
SO amazing. We had them for dinner tonight and they were a hit. I’d never even thought of grilling wraps before. Seems so simple, yet it was incredibly tasty. Thanks.
These were DELICIOUS!! I had left-over white rice from a few nights ago(always do, but end up throwing it out). Quickly boiled a piece of frozen chicken and TADA. :o) I used Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses. My daughter said this was one of her favorite meals. Definite Keeper!!
These look phenomenal. I’ve been obsessed with wraps lately, definitely have to try these.
I just made these and they were amazing! My 5 year old would not touch them (not surprising) but my 2 year old ate 2 of them! I froze 4 extras and cant wait to heat them up for a quick lunch. I have been looking for an easy recipe like this for awhile and I will definitely be making these again!
I had to laugh just now when I looked up this recipe. I have been making these, from your site, for months now. We love them!! They are one of our go-to dinners when there isn’t much time or other preparation. The funny thing is I only just now noticed that they have CHICKEN in them! All this time I have been making them without. I guess I will have to try a little chicken next time, but if anyone is wondering, it is delicious without! Also, we have made them many times with quinoa instead of rice and that is equaly delicious and even more healthy!
Hi Mel! I recently saw a guest post you did on another blog for some veggie wraps. I cannot remember where I saw it. Maybe there was a link on one of your posts? Can you help me out? They look wonderful and I look forward to trying them out! 🙂
I’ve made these several times, and loved them, but tonight I made the chicken with the marinade from the Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas…even better!! Soooo yummy!
My whole family loved this!!! Even my meat and potatoes husband!It’s very much like the Cafe Rio or Costa Vida seasoning. Thank you!!!
Cindy – thank you – glad this was such a hit!
Melanie, I CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR RECIPES!! I make something different from your website once and week, and have NEVER been disappointed! I don’t know where you get all of your recipes, but they are always awesome. This one was a delight. Followed it up with your mint brownies, which are now a family fav. Thanks!!! (Last week we had the simple asian noodles. So good…. I was afraid to make them, since my husband is Asian, and usually only likes authentic asian food, but he LOVED it!)
Amy – thank you so much for your comment! It makes me happy to know you have been excited about the recipes. Thank you!
We love these and have them at our house quite often. But…I just got a panini grill for my birthday, and we made these in the panini maker. They were so fast and easy! If you have a panini grill, be sure to try making these and your other crispy wraps (love them too!) in it!
Aubri – I don’t have a panini grill but it is a great idea to use one! Better add one to my ever-growing wish list!
These were SO GOOD! So easy, especially with rotisserie chicken. Wonderfully simple, thank you!!
Erin – so glad you liked these! The tender flavor of rotisserie chicken works wonders in simple dishes like this.
Tried these ones last week and was glad I had leftovers- I used to not like leftovers until your recipes! I have printed so many to try and know they will be delicious! Keep up the amazing cooking and baking! 🙂
Thanks, Heather! I’m glad you’ve liked many recipes – and that they’ve converted you to leftovers!
Thanks so much for this recipe! I made them for Father’s Day and my husband loved them!
Thanks, Felicia!
Melanie,
We really love these. I was wondering, have you ever tried freezing them?
I think they would be great for a quick meal as we head off to dance or something.
Danielle – I’ve never tried freezing these but it is a good idea. If I were to freeze them, I would wrap the tortilla more like a burrito so that there isn’t an open end and then microwave to reheat. Let me know if you try it!
Wow made these last night with homemade guac. My family loved them! My brother was in town from El Paso, so I always get nervous making mexican for him, but he raved about them! So happy I found your blog! I also made the Caramel Crunch Bars for my goodie trays and they turned out fabulous also! I have a lot of other meals on my list too of yours and can’t wait to try them!! Thanks again!
Amy – I think these would be divine with homemade guacamole. I’m so glad your brother liked them, too! And thanks for letting me know you liked the Caramel Crunch Bars!
Late this afternoon- no dinner plan but had some chicken to “do something with”. I went to your blog which I have bookmarked and found this quick recipe that I had all the ingredients for! Yea! What a great quick and easy recipe that we all loved! I especially liked the fresh lime juice! This is definitely a keeper! THANKS!
Amy H. – I love it when nights like that actually work out and dinner is good. I’m glad this recipe came through for you. Thanks for letting me know!
Emily – glad you liked these. Thanks!
These were so good, Thanks for the recipe!
Anonymous – oh man, I love to hear when the picky husband loves a meal. Thanks for letting me know!
So I made these Grilled Burritos and my husband, who is very hard to please when it comes to cooking, just loved them. He wanted them a couple days later, which is ok since I had stuff left over to make them. They were a big hit and super easy!!!
Oh these sound and look so good! Now I know what is for dinner tonight! Thank you so much! And thanks for responding about how many Parm. rolls you defrosted (on the last post). You are very helpful and responsive. It is very much appreciated!!! Have a wonderful day. 🙂
Yum! I’m going to make these witht the leftover Kalua pork I made last night. 🙂
They look wonderful! My hubby often puts wraps on the grill to get them crispy too… he likes the look of the grill marks on them.
Hi from a fellow Wisconsin-ite!
Just discovered your site from Tasty Kitchen – the sweet & sour chicken recipe caught my eye. I know my husband will love those!
Mmmmm, we had quesadillas last night, but I wish we had had these! They look yummy. Maybe later in the week.
Oh yum!!! My sister told me about your blog! I love all your stuff! Thanks for sharing all your fabulous recipes!!! 🙂 We are making Caramel Crunch Bars tonight and this one is going on my list for dinners! 🙂
I think it’s great you had all of those things on hand–cilantro? That’s only hanging around if I had it on my weekly menu!
yep..you gotta love when you make a “non planned” dinner and it turns out perfect!
Oh yum!!! They look really, really good. I love when you can throw a meal together quickly and have it turn out to be awesome. I’ll for sure have to try this recipe!
I love how you used the word snarf! That’s my kinda gal! Looks like another winner!!!
mmm…cheesy and definitely snarf-worthy! the ONLY thing i’d change is to go with all jack cheese and no cheddar. yeah, it makes a great color variety, but i just don’t like it!
What a great healthy weeknight dinner.
I can totally relate to having difficulty just throwing stuff together for dinner on a weeknight, while the pressure is on to feed the hungry bunch 🙂
score indeed! my family would love this!
YUM! That looks soooo good!
Hi Melanie…are there beans in this or not? I didn’t see them in the ingredients, but I think I see them in the pictures. How much do you put in? They look so yummy!
Anonymous – oh my goodness, I can’t believe I left the most important ingredient out! Thanks for calling it to my attention.
SOOOOOO GOOD! I made these today without cilantro (didn’t have any) or peppers (don’t like them) and they were still totally snarf worthy! I loved them!!!
Jan – I love your comments (but you know that already). I’m glad you tried these – I’ve been waiting to get a second opinion on them, beside my family’s. Thanks for letting me know!
My hubby will love this dish! He loves tortillas filled with his meal, the meat, rice, beans etc. FYI you are featured again on tasty kitchen with you sweet and sour chicken!
I’ve never taken the time to comment on your blog but I love your recipes! I’ve already made this recipe and the chili mac this week. Thanks for the great recipes. These wraps got two big thumbs up from my husband!
We made this last night (“we” meaning “Ryan”) and it was terrific. We used homemade tortillas and they did just fine. We used mild cheddar and mozerella as the cheeses. I think next time I’ll add a little tomato and/or pico to the mixture. Anyway, thumbs up, majorly.
The Evans – hey, thanks for checking in! I’m glad that you liked the chili mac and these wraps. I appreciate you letting me know.
I made these the night you posted them and my husband was in heaven. He was so excited for left overs! He always says his co-workers envy his lunch leftovers! Thanks for the great receipe!
Ok Melanie, you are taking over Tasty Kitchen. This recipe is featured there today, but I’m right there with ya with Teriyaki Sliders.
Jessie – thanks so much for letting me know you made these and liked them. I’m all about creating lunch-leftover-envy! Thank you for checking in.
Thanks for this recipe, we had them tonight & loved them. Even my husband, who thinks beans are vile, loved them. We did add a bit more heat to the spices, but that’s us. Thanks again!
SeaShore – ok, the husband-thinking-beans-are-vile thing made me laugh. I don’t know why. No offense to your husband, but it was funny. I’m gld that despite the beans, they were a hit! Thanks for letting me know.
Those wraps look so cheesy and good!
These were delicious! I didn’t use up all the filling the first night because we used smaller tortillas, but it kept in the fridge beautifully, and made a quick, easy, and delicious lunch for the next couple of days!
Thanks, Melanie!
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These were seriously so good!! I had just made a chicken and rice dinner the night befor and used them for his recipie, which made it fast and easy!! I also liked it with a side of fresh salsa and sour cream and just dipped it into them both for a delicious juicy bite!!
Loralee and the gang – glad these were great the first night AND as leftovers. Thanks for letting me know!
The Geists – don’t you love when leftovers make for a great second dinner? Thanks for letting me know you liked these!
I really liked these. I love how they use up leftovers, but they are so yummy and versatile. My husband thought they were a little dry, so next time I’ll really load on the sour cream (hehe), add some guac, and tomatoes. I think that will moisten them up a bit. I love that they get all crispy just by spraying them with Pam (I used fat free olive oil spray).
Yum!
Stacie – I love the “healthy” crispiness to them also. Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed them. Hope your husband likes them better next time with additional “goop.”