Easy Healthy Chicken Wrap Recipe (for Kids!)

School lunches have never been so easy! This chicken wrap is made with just three ingredients and it takes just a few minutes to make. And, because there is no mayo or dressing, this wrap can easily be made the night before and it won't get soggy by lunch the next day - your kids will be thrilled!

Now, you are not going to believe me when you see the ingredients, but my kids like these so much (at leas my oldest two, haha!) that they requested I make these for the first day of school!

This is another recipe that I came up with sort of on accident. My son had asked me to make him a wrap with chicken because his friend brought one for lunch and he thought it looked good.

I figured it was simple enough that I'd give it a shot. Well, after running out of cheese and regular lettuce, one day I tucked in some curly kale between two slices of meat, rolled it up to pack in their lunches and didn't say anything about it being different.

I knew they would eat it but was not expecting them to come home raving about how good it was. It turns out kale was the perfect addition because it added a nice crunch and they still got the saltiness from the sliced chicken.

For more recipes made with kale, try my Cavolo Nero Salad and Lentil Kale Soup, and Kale Chips (Air Fryer) recipes!

about this recipe

This healthy chicken wrap makes the perfect addition to school lunches - it's easy enough that your older kids may just be able to make this themselves.

• Made with just three ingredients.
• Easy meal prep lunch idea.
• Can be made the night before and it won't get soggy by lunch time the next day.
• Letting the wrap sit for a few hours (refrigerated or packed with ice packs) gives it time to let the moisture and salt from the meat soften the kale a little.
• Fits in rectangle sized lunch containers or snack sized resealable bags. I use the lunch containers from Pottery Barn Kids for packing wraps for school lunches.

ingredient notes

• Sliced chicken breast I use Trader Joe's Organic Oven Roasted Chicken Breast that comes sliced. It can be found in their lunch meat and cheese section. It is made without added nitrates or nitrites (except for those naturally occurring in sea salt). Chicken is a good source of protein.
• Kale Use curly kale. Kale is high in fiber, antioxidants, Calcium, and vitamins A, K, and C.
• Flatbread I use Whole Wheat Lavash FLatbread from Trader Joe's. Use what you have! If you are unable to find flat bread, a medium sized flour tortilla could be used instead.

step-by-step instructions

Here's a quick overview of the steps to make this healthy chicken wrap. For the full list of ingredients and instructions, scroll down to the recipe.

1. Lay the flatbread out flat.
2. Place one slice of chicken in the center of the flat bread.
3. Place kale in the center of the slice of chicken.
4. Lay the second slice of chicken on top of the kale.
5. Roll the wrap up rather tightly and it's done!

expert tips and FAQs

• Sliced turkey can be used in place of chicken if it's what you have. The flavor and texture will be similar.
• For an even heartier wrap and more protein, add a third slice of turkey.
• If you choose to substitute the curly kale with another green (like spinach or romaine), either assemble the wrap the same morning that you are packing lunches or right before serving it to keep it from getting soggy.
• Start on the short side of the flatbread when rolling this into a wrap.
• If you are looking for additional ingredients for a healthy chicken wrap, a light spread of guacamole or a tiny drizzle of a lemon-garlic vinaigrette would add nice flavor.
• If your kids won't accept a wrap without mayo or mustard, add some. It's okay!
• When sending this for school lunch, be sure to pack it in an insulated lunch bag with ice packs to keep it cold.