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Herby Chicken Pesto Pepper Wraps

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Quick chicken wraps with peppers, lettuce, green pesto, lemon, cherry tomatoes, and parsley.

20 min540 kcal4 base servingsLunchQuickPackableFamily Friendly
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Focus ingredients: chicken breast fillets, green pesto, mixed peppers, tortilla wraps

Dietary fit: Lower Sugar

Serving tip: Keep the lettuce separate until serving if packing ahead.

Herby Chicken Pesto Pepper Wraps plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 500g chicken breast fillets
  • 4 tortilla wraps
  • 2 mixed peppers
  • 2 little gem lettuce
  • 200g cherry tomatoes
  • 3 tbsp green pesto
  • 15g fresh parsley
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

You'll also need

frying pan, mixing bowl, knife, chopping board

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Herby Chicken Pesto Pepper Wraps cooking step 1: Slice the chicken and veg.
    Step 1

    Slice the chicken and veg

    Slice the chicken breast fillets into thin strips, slice the peppers, shred the lettuce, halve the cherry tomatoes, and chop the parsley.

    8 min
  2. Herby Chicken Pesto Pepper Wraps cooking step 2: Season the chicken.
    Step 2

    Season the chicken

    Toss the chicken with 1 tablespoon olive oil, black pepper, lemon zest, and a pinch of salt until evenly coated.

    1 min
  3. Herby Chicken Pesto Pepper Wraps cooking step 3: Cook the chicken.
    Step 3

    Cook the chicken

    Heat a frying pan over a medium-high heat and cook the chicken for 5 to 6 minutes, turning often, until golden outside and steaming hot with no pink in the thickest strips.

    6 min
  4. Herby Chicken Pesto Pepper Wraps cooking step 4: Soften the peppers.
    Step 4

    Soften the peppers

    Add the peppers to the pan and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until glossy and just softened, then take the pan off the heat.

    4 min
  5. Herby Chicken Pesto Pepper Wraps cooking step 5: Dress the filling.
    Step 5

    Dress the filling

    Stir in the green pesto, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and parsley so the chicken and peppers are lightly coated.

    1 min
  6. Herby Chicken Pesto Pepper Wraps cooking step 6: Fill the wraps.
    Step 6

    Fill the wraps

    Warm the tortilla wraps, then fill with lettuce, tomatoes, and the pesto chicken pepper mixture.

    2 min