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Chicken Tomato Wrap Sandwiches

Chicken Tomato Wrap Sandwiches

Linda Larsen
Wrap sandwiches first burst upon the lunch scene about 10 years ago. These sandwiches are variations of traditional sandwiches; but the bread is different. Any type of flat bread is spread with a hot or cold sandwich filling, rolled up, and eaten out of hand.

For the wrap, you can use flavored tortillas, cracker bread, rice paper wrappers, cooled crepes, split pita breads, and for low carb eaters, sturdy lettuce leaves. Wraps are a great way to give leftovers new life, especially if you use a homemade, fun fresh salsa.

Use your imagination and your favorite ingredients for variations on these easy recipes, and enjoy.

Wrap Sandwiches Recipes

  • Chicken Tomato Wraps
    Juicy chunks of chicken are slicked with honey dijon dressing and surrounded with chunks of green pepper and tomato in these fabulous wraps.
  • Lettuce Wrap Sandwiches
    Cooked turkey, Gouda cheese, and Caesar salad dressing give these low carb wraps wonderful flavor.
  • BLT Wrap Sandwiches
    These sandwiches can be made ahead of time and placed in an insulated lunchbox along with ice packs or a frozen juice box or two.
  • Carne Asada
    These traditional hot wraps are a Mexican favorite. Seasoned beef is grilled, sliced, and wrapped in flour tortillas.
  • Greek Pita Wrap Sandwiches
    Cannellini beans, chicken, and feta cheese are rolled inside pita breads for a delicious twist.
  • Spanish Rice Wraps
    Long grain rice, flavored with Spanish spices, makes a wonderful filling for wrap sandwiches.
  • Bologna Slaw Wraps
    Coleslaw mix combined with cubed bologna, shredded carrot, and American cheese is a classic wrap.
  • Cheesy Roast Beef Wraps
    Blue cheese salad dressing and American cheese give flavor and great texture to these cold roast beef sandwiches.
  • Cracker Bread Roll-Ups
    These delicious sandwiches can be made with ingredients from your pantry; and your kids will love them.
  • Chicken Salad Wraps
    Start with a deli chicken salad and add a few luscious ingredients to make these delicious and easy wrap sandwiches.
  • Easy Cobb Salad Wraps
    Cobb Salad in a sandwich! I love these tasty and juicy sandwiches that are so easy to make and eat.
  • Tuna Rolls
    Rice paper wraps contain a filling of tuna, peanut butter sauce, coriander, hoisin sauce, and grated carrot for an exotic lunch. If you pack them in a lunchbox, wrap them in damp paper towels so the wraps stay soft.
  • Spiral Sandwiches
    Herbed spreadable cheese is a fantastic base for any wrap sandwich. Here it's paired with sliced turkey, tomatoes, and Swiss cheese.
  • Speedy Veggie Wraps
    Use your favorite deli salad in these super easy, super fast wrap sandwiches.

You can also just put the ingredients for a wrap sandwich into your child's lunchbox and let them have the fun of making their own lunch; kids love to play with food.

Hot wrap sandwiches are usually wrapped in foil and heated after being assembled.

Cold wrap sandwiches are perfect for lunchboxes. The bread stays nice and firm (soggy bread was one of the banes of my childhood), the sandwiches are easy to eat as long as they are firmly held, and you can transform almost any ingredient into a wrap sandwich.

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