Easy Summer Lunches - Chicken Salad Recipe - Santa Fe Chicken Lettuce Wraps - Bento Lunches

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack cheese

Monterey jack is often less expensive and melts well.

Start by making a chicken salad using half of a can of chicken.

Add sliced pickles to the chicken salad, to taste.

Incorporate water chestnuts for crunch, as an alternative to celery.

Add finely sliced or diced red onion to the mixture.

Season with paprika and dill weed, adding as much as desired.

Include everything but bagel sesame seasoning blend for extra flavor, if available.

Add ranch dressing and mayonnaise, adjusting the quantity to taste.

Stir the mixture to combine all ingredients and check for seasoning.

Put the chicken salad in a container and refrigerate for later use.

Prepare to make Santa Fe chicken wraps by making a dressing with 1/2 cup of mayonnaise, using about 1/4 cup for a smaller batch.

Add 1/4 cup of sour cream to the dressing.

Squeeze the juice of half a lime into the dressing.

Season the dressing with salt, black pepper, chili powder, cumin, and red onion (instead of green onion).

Use dried cilantro instead of fresh, if that's what you have.

Mix the dressing thoroughly.

Add chicken to the mixture along with water chestnuts for crunch.

Incorporate fresh beans and corn into the mixture, adjusting the quantity to preference.

Mix everything together with the dressing until well combined.

Serve the mixture in lettuce leaves for wraps, or suggest adding rice for a different style.

Mention that the wraps can be made in different ways, such as in a tortilla or as a quesadilla with cheese.

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