BLT Chicken Salad Wrap

A BLT and a chicken salad sandwich walk into a tortilla. That's the whole pitch. It's a lunch you can put together faster than you can decide what else to eat, and it doesn't need a pan unless you want real bacon.

Dry chicken, tight roll

The one thing that goes wrong here is water. Canned chicken holds a lot of it, and if you don't drain it hard the yogurt thins out, the wrap gets soggy and the whole thing falls apart in your hand halfway through. Press it, then press it again.

The other trick is the order you build it in. Lettuce goes down first, against the wrap, so it acts like a little moisture barrier between the tortilla and the filling. Cheese on the lettuce, chicken salad on top, then roll it tight enough that it holds its shape when you cut it.

Tip

If you're packing this for later, keep the filling in its own container and roll it when you're ready to eat. A pre-rolled wrap turns limp by lunchtime.

Where the bacon comes in

Bacon bits are the fast version. If you've got a few strips left over from breakfast, crumble those in instead, especially if they're pepper or candy bacon, which gives the whole wrap a sweet-salty edge. And if you'd rather skip the tortilla altogether, the Chicken Club Lettuce Wraps go in the same direction with lettuce doing the wrapping.

Note

For the sandwich version of the same idea, the B.E.L.T. adds a fried egg and a lot more toast.