Recipe Overview
Why you’ll love it: This is the best turkey wrap recipe with spreadable cream cheese, deli-sliced turkey, crisp lettuce, cucumbers, and creamy avocado. Healthy wraps are easy to make, and perfect for light lunches or quick dinners.
How long it takes: just 5 minutes
Equipment you’ll need: sharp knife, grill or skillet for toasting (optional)
Servings: 1 wrap
The Cream Cheese is The Secret
Once you have a good wrap formula down, lunch gets so much easier. This is the one I come back to again and again. It’s way better than the meat stick and grapes I sometimes grab for lunch.
Really, I love any type of wrap sandwich. From these flavorful veggie wraps to chicken lettuce wraps, there are endless ways to roll up all your favorite ingredients.
What makes mine special:
- Good for you. I like to make this turkey wrap with sliced deli turkey, crunchy cucumber, lettuce, creamy avocado, and tangy cream cheese. It has protein (11 grams per serving), veggies, and healthy fats, all the components of a tasty, good-for-you lunch or dinner in one easy wrap.
- Easy. It doesn’t get much easier than adding meat and toppings to a flour tortilla, then rolling everything up. It can be made ahead so it’s perfect for lunchboxes, too.
- Versatile. This turkey wrap is really more of an idea than a recipe, and the ingredients are easy to customize. You can even toast these turkey wraps lightly in a panini press so that the outside gets nice and crisp. Don’t forget to check out more serving suggestions later on in the post.
Ingredient Notes
There really isn’t a wrong way to make a turkey wrap. Below is a quick overview of my turkey wrap recipe but you can make yours any way you like.
- Tortilla: I use a large whole wheat flour tortilla but you can use a regular flour tortilla if you prefer. There are plenty of wraps available in different flavors, low-carb, high protein, and so on. Flatbreads work, too.
- Cream Cheese: For extra flavor, I like to use chive and onion cream cheese spread. It’s a game-changer!
- Turkey: Deli turkey works great, or you can use diced or shredded leftover turkey. Try my easy herb roasted turkey breast recipe. If you’re not a fan of turkey, choose another deli meat.
- Cucumber: For the best results, be sure your veggies are very thinly sliced.
- Lettuce: Use your choice of red or green leaf lettuce, or shredded lettuce. Baby spinach or arugula are great, too.
- Avocado: Ripe avocado brings delicious flavor, creaminess, and healthy fats to this easy wrap recipe.
How to Make A Turkey Wrap
Spread cream cheese over the tortilla. Leave about one inch border around the edges (see photo). This makes it easier to roll and a lot less messy to eat.
Add meat and vegetables. Layer the sliced turkey and vegetables in a line down the middle of the wrap.
Roll it up. Fold in the sides of the tortilla first, until they almost touch. This will keep the ingredients from falling out. Bring the bottom flap up over the sides, and continue to roll, keeping the tortilla tight around the filling. You can secure it with a toothpick to keep it from unrolling, if you like.
Toast or grill (optional). You can lightly toast or grill your turkey wrap in a skillet, or use a panini press if you have one, to get the outside crispy and golden. However, your turkey wrap is great without grilling, too!
Serve. Use a sharp knife to cut the wrap into two halves before serving.
Helpful Tips
Try to not overfill the wrap. Too many ingredients can cause the tortilla to split. Aim to fill no more than a third of the wrap with ingredients. If you’re extra hungry, it’s better to make two separate wraps than one huge wrap.
Warm the tortilla. If your tortillas are a little stiff, they’ll be harder to roll and fold, and tend to crack more easily. To make your tortilla more malleable, zap it in the microwave for a few seconds to warm it up a bit.
Variation Ideas
- Try a different spread. Soft cream cheese spread comes in many different flavors. Spread hummus over the tortilla instead of cream cheese, either homemade hummus, or a flavored hummus, like roasted red pepper hummus. My whipped feta works really well on a wrap, too, or this edamame dip.
- Add more cheese. In addition to cream cheese, you can add a layer of sliced or shredded cheddar, provolone, or Swiss cheese.
- Use different veggies. Fill your turkey wrap with vegetables like sliced bell peppers, shredded carrots, or sliced onion. Soaking the onions briefly in ice water will remove some of the strong flavor. Pickled red onions are another great addition! Unless you’re planning on eating the wrap immediately, I’d avoid tomatoes because they get too juicy.
- Vary the meat. You can use any deli meat you prefer: ham, roast beef, salami, bologna, whatever you like. Add crispy baked bacon to your turkey wrap!
Serving Ideas
Sides: Turkey wraps are perfect to serve with nourishing sides like cucumber tomato salad or black eyed pea salad, or with a hearty bowl of vegetable soup. Deli salads like green pea salad or creamy cucumber salad go well, too. Another favorite is easy microwave mac and cheese, similar to Easy Mac but so much better.
In a lunchbox: I love preparing these turkey wraps for a school or work lunch, or an impromptu picnic at the park. Enjoy them with packable snacks like olive oil roasted almonds, or fresh veggies dipped in jalapeño ranch dip. Try patriotic fruit kabobs with vanilla bean yogurt dip. Add cowboy cookies or popular M&M cookies, too!
Roll your sandwiches and wrap them tightly in plastic wrap or wax paper. Refrigerate them for up to 3 days. The tortilla may soften slightly, but they’ll be ready to grab and go!
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Turkey Wrap
Ingredients
- 1 whole wheat tortilla, about 12 inches diameter (see note)
- 2 tablespoons chive and onion cream cheese spread (or another flavor, if you like)
- 3 slices deli turkey
- 6 slices cucumber (very thinly sliced)
- 1 leaf red or green leaf lettuce (or shredded lettuce)
- ½ ripe avocado, sliced
Instructions
- If the tortilla seems stiff, microwave it a few seconds first. Warming it up will make the tortilla more pliable and easier to roll. Spread the tortilla with cream cheese, leaving a 1-inch border.1 whole wheat tortilla, about 12 inches diameter, 2 tablespoons chive and onion cream cheese spread
- Arrange turkey and vegetables down the middle of the wrap. Don't overfill the wrap because that can make it difficult to roll, and the tortilla may crack. I aim for about the middle third of the tortilla.3 slices deli turkey, 6 slices cucumber , 1 leaf red or green leaf lettuce, ½ ripe avocado, sliced
- To roll, fold in the sides of the tortilla first, until they almost touch. Bring the bottom flap up over the sides, and continue to roll, keeping the tortilla tight around the filling. You can secure it with a toothpick to keep it from unrolling, if you like.
- If desired, grill the wrap briefly in a skillet, pressing down lightly. A panini press or George Foreman grill can be used, too. Grill until the tortilla is just lightly golden and crisp.
Notes
- Tortilla: I like to use a whole wheat flour tortilla but you can use a regular flour tortilla instead. Other wraps or tortillas can be used, such as low-carb, high-protein, flavored, and so on.
- Variations: Try different deli meats, add bacon or sliced cheese, swap in your favorite cream cheese spread or hummus, or use any type of vegetable you like. Vegetables should be very thinly sliced and drained well. Refer to the post for lots of wrap variation ideas.
- Storage: Tightly wrap each turkey wrap in plastic wrap or wax paper to store in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I love turkey wraps! Instead of cream cheese I used a wedge of garlic herb Laughing Cow spread. Was delicious
Great idea – sounds delicious!
That looks so refreshing right now! What an easy lunch idea.
Oh what great ideas you guys have! Love them!
Brittany–I definitely cheated in that department and had Jimmy Johns a few times while I was preggers :)
I love turkey wraps like this! I'd maybe sub the avocado for apple!
Cream cheese does add such a flavor punch- YUM! Plus, I love anything with cream cheese.
I will say, hummus is a good topping, too. So many options. I miss deli meat and look forward to a turkey sandwich every now and then come September :)
I love lunches like these. I go through phases of bringing the same thing to lunch and try to jazz it up a bit each time. I think a cranberry spread would go great with this!