Switch up your wrap game! These southwestern collard green wraps are crunchy, satisfying, and colorful.
As I mentioned before, I’ve been trying to watch what I eat a little more carefully – more fruits, more vegetables…more balance overall. That involves smart swaps like a collard green wrap instead of a white flour tortilla or thick slices of bread. I’ve been seeing collard wraps all over the internet.
I was worried that the collard green as a wrap would be a little tough to bite through but to my pleasant surprise, it was not!
The key is to trim the middle stem. It’s a bit of an art, but once you get the hang of it, it’s not too hard at all. You’ll want to flip the collard leaf over so it’s upside down and then carefully trim the bulk of that middle stem out.
Into this collard wrap goes some of my favorite things. Versatile chicken breast cold cuts, creamy avocado, crisp and colorful red bell pepper, flavorful green onions and cilantro, and a great black bean dip to hold things together. If you’re in a pinch and don’t feel like messing with the black bean dip (it’s not hard but I know how rushed lunchtime can be!), you can just smash black beans with a fork in a bowl. Hummus would also be a fantastic alternative in this wrap.
This is a filling, wholesome, flavorful lunch that I’ll be circling back around to many times.
More Wrap Ideas
- Sweet and Sour Shrimp Lettuce Wraps
- Quinoa Hummus Wrap
- Lamb Lettuce Wraps with Red Pepper Hummus Sauce
- Roasted Vegetable Wrap with Feta and Pesto
- California Breakfast Wrap with Avocado, Egg, and Bacon
Collard Wrap with Black Beans, Chicken, and Avocado
Ingredients
- 2 large collard green leaves
- 3 tablespoons bean spread or hummus
- 2 ounces chicken deli meat
- 1/4 red bell pepper, cut into thin slices
- 1 green onion, finely sliced
- 1/4 cup cilantro leaves
- 1/4 avocado, cut into thin slices
Instructions
- Cut stems of collard green leaves off where the leaf begins. Flip the leaves over so they are upside-down.
- With a sharp knife, carefully trim off the thick part of the middle stem so it is as close to flat and even with the leaf as possible. This step ensures easy rolling.
- Lay the collard green leaves upside-down and end to end so they are facing opposite directions.
- Spread bean dip onto leaves in an even layer, leaving a 1-2 inch border around the edges.
- Layer on the rest of the ingredients. I started with the Oscar Mayer Selects Natural Slow Roasted Chicken Breast and then added the bell pepper, green onion, cilantro, and avocado.
- Roll tightly, tucking the ends in, similar to the way you’d roll a burrito. Best enjoyed immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I LOVE this idea! One of our favorite lunch meats….in a sandwich I can totally feel good about eating EVERY day!
Been meaning to collard wraps. They’re so much healthier and have more texture too!
So we just discovered the Oscar Meyer Natural Selects and besides the naturalness of them, which I love, they are seriously the BEST deli style turkey meat! LOVE them!! My four year old’s new favorite lunch is just a pile of turkey with some fruit and veggies on the side. And these wraps look fantastic!!
What a great idea for a wrap! I have been trying to cut out some bread lately, so this is perfect! And I am a big fan of Oscar Meyer meats – growing up in Wisconsin kind of does that to you :)
I’d eat it.
Now that’s a lunch you can feel good about! I’m glad you mentioned being worried about the toughness of the collard greens because that was my first thought as well. I’m so glad to know it worked out great. Very good idea!
Thank you, Erin! I hope you love the wrap!
Love how you deployed a whole collard leaf, and I buy that deli meat for lunch sandwiches and it is GOOD! Great choice. I am sharing and pinning…spread the collard love.
I can’t say I’ve ever used collard greens for a wrap, but I am LOVING how low carb and healthy this wrap is. I need to find this Oscar Meyer Natural because I always wonder about deli meat! Pinned!