BBQ Chicken Coleslaw Wraps (Printable version)
Smoky BBQ chicken with crisp tangy coleslaw wrapped in warm tortillas for a fast, flavorful meal.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Chicken
01 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded
02 - 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
→ Coleslaw
03 - 2 cups shredded green cabbage
04 - 1 cup shredded red cabbage
05 - 1 medium carrot, julienned
06 - 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
07 - 1/4 cup mayonnaise
08 - 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
09 - 1 teaspoon honey
10 - Salt and pepper, to taste
→ Wrap Assembly
11 - 4 large flour tortillas
12 - Optional: sliced red onion
13 - Optional: pickled jalapeños
14 - Optional: extra barbecue sauce
# How to Make It:
01 - Combine shredded chicken and barbecue sauce in a medium bowl, mixing until chicken is fully coated. Set aside.
02 - Place green cabbage, red cabbage, julienned carrot, and chopped cilantro in a large bowl.
03 - In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, honey, salt, and pepper until smooth.
04 - Pour dressing over the cabbage mixture and toss well to evenly coat all ingredients.
05 - Heat the flour tortillas in a dry skillet over medium heat or microwave for several seconds until pliable.
06 - Lay a tortilla flat, arrange a generous portion of barbecue chicken along the center, top with coleslaw, and add optional red onion, pickled jalapeños, or extra barbecue sauce if desired.
07 - Fold in the sides of the tortilla and roll tightly to enclose the filling. Slice each wrap in half and serve immediately.
# Expert tips:
01 -
- It comes together in under 40 minutes and tastes like something you fussed over for hours.
- The creamy, tangy slaw snuggled up with smoky chicken is a lunch trick I can't stop using.
02 -
- If you skip warming your tortillas, expect splitting and runaway filling—I learned this the embarrassing way at a picnic.
- Toss the slaw right before serving, or you’ll end up with watery wraps (learned after one hasty attempt resulted in soggy sadness).
03 -
- I found that grilling the wrapped tortillas for a minute on each side gives a golden, crispy edge and helps seal everything in.
- Lining the tortilla with a little slaw before adding chicken soaks up sauce and keeps your wrap from getting soggy.