Curried Chicken Salad and Apple Wraps
When I make these curried chicken salad and apple wraps for dinner, I know I’m in for a good lunch the next day.
For the most part, I pretty much fail at lunch. Especially during the work week. True story, I have had a chicken caesar salad every day for lunch for the past 2 weeks. With an insane amount of parmesan cheese of course. Is there such a thing as too much parmesan on a caesar salad? Because I’ve yet to encounter it.
So as you can tell, I put the minimal amount of effort into lunch time.
But the leftovers of this curried chicken salad are almost better the next day than they are made fresh. Whenever I make these, I’ll make a little extra so I can have delicious wraps for lunch the next few days.
I have a major food crush on chicken salad. And this curry and apple version might just be my favorite. If you get eeked out by mayonnaise, then this is the chicken salad for you. Instead of mayonnaise it’s made with nonfat greek yogurt. The yogurt pairs wonderfully with the curry flavor, and it’s less calories too.
The real star of this curried chicken salad is the mango ginger chutney. I found this little gem wandering the aisles of Trader Joe’s. It is sweet and slightly spicy, and comes alive when mixed with greek yogurt and lime. Mmmm! I could eat it with a spoon!
I keep the rest of the ingredients pretty simple. Just some shredded chicken, green apples and scallions.
This is the perfect recipe to use up leftover roasted chicken. Since the chicken is already cooked, I can have this dinner on the table in less than 15 minutes. If I don’t have leftover chicken, I’ll just pick up one of those rotisserie chickens at the grocery store. A real life saver on busy days.
Curried Chicken Salad and Apple Wraps
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken*, I get my chicken from ButcherBox, which I highly recommend
- 1 medium green apple, unpeeled, chopped into 1/2" cubes
- 4 scallions, green and white parts chopped
- 5 ounces plain, nonfat greek yogurt** (about 1/2 cup)
- 5 ounces mango chutney, about 1/2 cup
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- zest of 1 lime
- juice of 1/2 lime, about 1 tablespoon
- 4 to rtillas***
- shredded lettuce
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, make the curried greek yogurt sauce by combing the greek yogurt, chutney, curry powder, lime zest and lime juice. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the chicken, chopped apple and scallions. Top with the curried greek yogurt sauce, toss to combine.
- Warm your tortillas to make them soft, fill with curried chicken salad, top with shredded lettuce, and roll into a wrap.
- Curried chicken salad will keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 4 days.
Notes
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33 Comments on “Curried Chicken Salad and Apple Wraps”
Oh, how I love curried chicken salad! Your wraps look sooo mouth-watering tasty, Natalie! Love the addition of apples in the chicken salad. — What a fun twist! I’m so making these wraps next week when we have a house-full of hungry company. pinned. :)
First off, I’ll admit i’m shy to use curry. I have NO idea why, because I seem to appreciate the flavor when I have it. This recipe, totally is encouraging me to use it, Natalie!! Seriously!! You know those spices you have and never use…yeah that’s curry for me, hah! Thank you for pointing out those of us who are eeked out by mayo :) made me smile. The idea of using greek yogurt and apples sounds like an excellent touch.
No shame with eating the same thing repeatedly, it’s a trap. Totally happens to me to. Hope you’ve had a wonderful week. Looking forward to 5 things post tmr! Thank you :)
Wow this looks really, really good Natalie!! You put WAY more effort into lunch than I do! For me it’s just rice cakes with PB&J… every day at work. No joke. Every day. But now you have me rethinking my lunchtime strategy!
I have to admit that I have been eating horribly for lunch. Frozen food and frozen food. I have been wanting to eat healthier and fresher for lunch. This recipe sounds like a winner! I like curried chicken salad, but mayo isn’t too good for you. But yours is made with greek yogurt! Hooray!
This sounds absolutely delicious, Natalie, and I’m definitely going to keep it in mind for lunches over the next few weeks as I’m getting ready to move (so gotta pin!) Absolutely love the idea of the apple and mango chutney. Truly yum. Love your photos in this post, too :-)
Love this recipe, Natalie! We have a recipe very similar to this in the UK called Coronation chicken- we add sultanas sometimes, but we also add mango chutney as well! These wraps have definitely inspired me to share a similar recipe!
I reallllly need to check out that chutney from TJs! I love chicken salads too (confession: Panera’s is my favorite) and this one looks delicious!
Yum! These sound awesome. My creativity is always lacking when it comes to lunch ideas, so it’s fun to find pretty easy-to-make yet flavorful dishes! Your chicken salad sounds much more delicious than plain tuna+mayo. ;)
Mouth watering over here. I love chicken wraps and the flavor combinations in yours sounds delicious!
Not only does the wrap look absolutely mouthwatering, but I can totally see myself bringing the salad to a cookout with friends. I’m sure it would disappear within seconds :).
You lucky lady, I would kill for delicious leftovers like yours right now!!
Beautiful wraps!
And yay for leftovers the next day.
Caesar salads for 2 weeks straight….I couldn’t do it =)
Chicken salad is my favorite food. Downstairs in the building I work is a local Nashville place that sells a curried chicken salad that is to die for! Yours sounds amazing with that chutney! I would totally eat chicken salad everyday for lunch with no complaints!
I’ve been having a love affair with curry for a few months now, I think I’m addicted and I put it in everything! After Christmas we had so much turkey leftover so I ate curry turkey salad sandwiches for weeks and never got sick of them :) However, I haven’t ever added chutney to mine, it sounds amazing though. I’ll be taking a trip to Trader Joes this weekend to pick some up. Also, no, there is no such thing as too much Parmesan cheese!
I am a complete lunch diva! I pack a lunch fit for a queen for my work day – can’t help it, I love me some fancy! This will be perfect recipe to make my co-workers swoon with food envy!
Kathi
Love a good chicken salad. Never had it with apples before, but it sounds delicious especially with the chutney. I am very opposite when it comes to lunch, I pretty much pack it every night unless I’m in meetings the next day. I can’t wait to make your version, I even have some leftover chicken in my fridge. Yum
I go through phases of “chicken caesar salad for lunch everyday” too, and I would certainly welcome these chicken salad wraps anytime!
omg I’m drooling over this! I love the combination of flavors!!
I have a curried chicken salad recipe that I’m going to share next month! But it’s quite different from yours. Yours looks so good with the addition of chutney! Yum!
Mmmm….I love chicken salad. For some reason I go these really long spurts without and then of course I totally regret that! Looks super yummy.
Have a beautiful Thursday!
What a great recipe this is, love chicken wraps and you brought this to a whole new level with the chutney. Will be making this soon. Just pinned.