
Chicken & Avocado Lunchbox Wraps
Juicy pan-cooked chicken strips with smashed avocado, lettuce, tomato and a little cheese, rolled in soft tortillas and cut in half. Filling, fresh and easy to hold. Made with no added salt, so the whole batch is safe for everyone, including toddlers.
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Steps

Season the chicken
Toss the chicken strips with the paprika and cumin until evenly coated. No salt is needed, the spices give plenty of flavour.
- 2 chicken breasts (about 400 g) chicken strips
- 1 ½ tsp sweet paprika
- ¾ tsp ground cumin
✅ Done when: chicken strips are evenly coated in spices

Cook the chicken
Heat the oil in a large 30 cm / 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken in a single layer so it browns evenly, and cook for 8-10 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden. Check with a food thermometer that the thickest piece reaches 74°C / 165°F, then let it cool a little before handling.
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- all of it seasoned chicken strips from step 1
✅ Done when: chicken is golden and reaches 74°C / 165°F at the thickest part

Smash the avocado
Mash the avocados with the lime juice until mostly smooth. The lime keeps the avocado green until lunchtime and adds flavour without any added salt.
- 2 ripe avocados
- 2 tbsp lime juice
✅ Done when: mostly smooth with a few small chunks left

Fill the wraps
Spread the mashed avocado down the middle of each tortilla, then top with lettuce, the cooked chicken, tomato and cheese.
- all of it mashed avocado from step 3
- 4 flour tortillas
- 4 leaves shredded lettuce
- all of it cooked chicken from step 2
- 2 diced tomatoes
- 60 g grated cheese
✅ Done when: all 4 tortillas are evenly filled

Roll and cut
Fold in the sides of each tortilla, roll up tightly, then slice each wrap in half on a slant. Wrap in baking paper or foil so it stays closed in the lunchbox.
- all 4 filled tortillas from step 4
✅ Done when: wraps are rolled tightly and sliced neatly in half

Season the chicken
Toss the chicken strips with the paprika and cumin until evenly coated. No salt is needed, the spices give plenty of flavour.
- 2 chicken breasts (about 400 g) chicken strips
- 1 ½ tsp sweet paprika
- ¾ tsp ground cumin
✅ Done when: chicken strips are evenly coated in spices

Cook the chicken
Heat the oil in a large 30 cm / 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken in a single layer so it browns evenly, and cook for 8-10 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden. Check with a food thermometer that the thickest piece reaches 74°C / 165°F, then let it cool a little before handling.
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- all of it seasoned chicken strips from step 1
✅ Done when: chicken is golden and reaches 74°C / 165°F at the thickest part

Smash the avocado
Mash the avocados with the lime juice until mostly smooth. The lime keeps the avocado green until lunchtime and adds flavour without any added salt.
- 2 ripe avocados
- 2 tbsp lime juice
✅ Done when: mostly smooth with a few small chunks left

Fill the wraps
Spread the mashed avocado down the middle of each tortilla, then top with lettuce, the cooked chicken, tomato and cheese.
- all of it mashed avocado from step 3
- 4 flour tortillas
- 4 leaves shredded lettuce
- all of it cooked chicken from step 2
- 2 diced tomatoes
- 60 g grated cheese
✅ Done when: all 4 tortillas are evenly filled

Roll and cut
Fold in the sides of each tortilla, roll up tightly, then slice each wrap in half on a slant. Wrap in baking paper or foil so it stays closed in the lunchbox.
- all 4 filled tortillas from step 4
✅ Done when: wraps are rolled tightly and sliced neatly in half
The Story Behind the Dish
The wrap grew out of the Mexican burrito and the flour tortillas of northern Mexico. In California in the 1980s, cafés started filling big tortillas with salads and grilled chicken, and the lunch wrap was born.
Avocado, native to Mexico, is the perfect partner: creamy instead of mayonnaise, full of good fats, and loved by most children.
⭐ Why It's Famous
Wraps are one of the easiest ways to pack a balanced lunch in one hand-held roll.
💡 Fun Fact
Avocados don't ripen on the tree; they only start softening after they're picked.
Mexico and California
34.05°N, -118.24°W
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