This is not the first time I’m writing a recipe for collard wraps. They are one of my favorites, and this is one way to get a LOT of protein and vegetables into one compact and filling package! You can vary the fillings any way that you choose, but this recipe has a definite Southwestern flair while remaining grain-free and Paleo-ish.
Southwestern Chicken & Black Bean Collard Wraps
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Yummy chicken, black beans, veggies, and creamy spiced dressing all wrapped up in one neat little grain-free package! This is an easy one to Keto-fy, as well, by removing the beans and adding more avocado.
Author: Nicole Poirier
Recipe type: Sandwich/Wrap
Cuisine: Southwestern, American, Californian
Serves: 4 wraps or 2 servings
Ingredients
- 1 chicken breast, cut in thin slices
- ½ c black beans from a can, rinsed and drained (about half a can)
- ½ c shredded red cabbage
- ½ avocado, cut into slices
- 2 green onions, cut into 4″/10cm pieces
- ½ c julienned sweet red pepper
- ½ c carrot in thin slices made with a vegetable peeler (1/2 medium carrot)
- 2 large collard leaves, spine removed for 4 wide pieces
- ½ c fresh cilantro leaves, whole
- 1½ Tablespoons Ranch dressing
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Pinch salt
- Additional Ranch dressing for dipping
- Hot sauce for dipping (optional)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix the tablespoon of Ranch dressing, ground cumin, and salt into the black beans. Set to the side with other fillings.
- Lay out one collard leaf half lengthwise. In a small mound at the “bottom” of the leaf, layer ¼ of each of the ingredients you have gathered: cabbage, chicken, carrots, peppers, beans, and cilantro.
- Take the bottom edge of the leaf and roll up and over fillings, as if for sushi or a burrito, and gently pull back towards you to keep the roll tight.
- Continue rolling leaf into itself until it is a neat little cylinder.
- Place edge-down onto a plate or secure with a toothpick.
- Repeat process for remaining 3 leaves.
- Serve with additional ranch dressing and hot sauce for dipping.
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