Chopped Chicken Caesar Wrap Recipe
This is the wrap people are driving across state lines for, and the pizza cutter trick that broke TikTok. Now you can make this viral chicken Caesar wrap at home in under an hour, chopped the right way so every bite has everything on it
Servings: 2 servings (1 wrap per person)
Ingredients
For the Poached Chicken
- 1 pound chicken breast
- ½ lemon
- 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
For the Wraps
- 2 medium romaine hearts roughly chopped
- 1 cup croutons
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese freshly shredded
- ⅔ cup Caesar dressing thick and creamy
- 2 flour tortillas 10–12 inch
Instructions
Poach the Chicken
- Place the chicken breast in a medium saucepan. Squeeze the lemon juice over the chicken and drop the spent lemon half into the pan. Add the salt and peppercorns, then cover with cold water by about 2 inches.
- Set over high heat and bring to a boil. Remove from heat immediately, cover with a tight-fitting lid, and let the chicken sit undisturbed for 20 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 165°F. Do not lift the lid.
Cool the Chicken
- Transfer the chicken to a plate and let it cool completely — at least 30 minutes. Warm chicken will wilt the romaine and thin the dressing.
Chop
- Roughly chop the cooled chicken into large chunks and transfer to a large metal mixing bowl. Add the romaine, croutons, Parmesan, and Caesar dressing. Run a pizza cutter back and forth and up and down through the bowl until the salad is uniformly mixed and the chicken is broken into bite-sized pieces.
The origina recipe choppes this salad on a marble slab, to keep all the ingredients as cold and crisp as possible. Feel free to swap that in if you have one handy.
Assemble and Serve
- Microwave the tortillas for 10 seconds to make them pliable. Spoon half the filling into the center of each tortilla. Fold the sides in, lift the bottom flap up and over the filling, and roll tightly away from you to seal. Slice in half and serve immediately.
Notes
- Serve immediately — the dressing softens croutons quickly. If prepping ahead, store the chopped filling separately and assemble just before serving.
- Substitute leftover rotisserie chicken to skip the poaching step entirely.
- Metal bowls work best for the pizza cutter method — won't scratch like glass or plastic.
- If your kitchen runs cold, use a little more water before boiling so it holds heat above 165°F long enough to cook through.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving
