Avocado and Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps

Shredded chicken tossed in a mashed avocado, olive oil and lime dressing, spooned into lettuce cups — about 25g of protein per serving.

  • 2–3 servings
  • Prep 10 min
  • Ready in 10 min
  • About 25 g protein
Lettuce wraps filled with diced avocado and chopped vegetables on a white platter with lime wedges

This recipe is creamy, filling, and packed with healthy fats from avocado and olive oil, making it a perfect choice for brain and heart health!

Per serving (about 2 wraps): ~300 calories, ~25g protein, ~3g carbohydrates, ~20g fat.

— Kristen

Ingredients

Nutrition per serving

Calories
300
Protein
25 g

Serving: 2 wraps (1/3 of the recipe). Estimated from USDA values for the ingredients listed, so your numbers will vary with the brands you use.

Instructions

  1. Prepare the dressing: In a large bowl, mash the avocado until smooth. Mix in olive oil, lime juice, garlic powder, paprika, salt, pepper and onion. Adjust seasoning to taste.
  2. Combine with chicken: Add the shredded chicken to the avocado mixture and stir until the chicken is fully coated.
  3. Assemble the wraps: Spoon the chicken salad into lettuce leaves and fold into wraps or cups.
  4. Serve immediately.
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