Chicken Tender Lettuce Wraps with Avocado Salsa

Remember those crispy chicken tenders? Here’s a simple way to turn them into a complete meal. That’s right, we’re making chicken tender lettuce wraps with avocado salsa.

For this recipe, you need to make my crispy chicken tenders first — but if you don’t have time and want to use store-bought or frozen chicken tenders, I understand (maybe). And if you want to make this recipe even healthier, fire up your grill or preheat the stovetop for naked tenders.

The fresh, zesty avocado salsa is the perfect compliment to the indulgent chicken tenders. It has ripe avocados, juicy tomatoes, cilantro, and a few other ingredients including jalapeño and Tabasco to kick up the heat level.

To match my chicken tender recipe, this makes four servings for a total of 12 chicken tender lettuce wraps. I think these wraps stand on their own but if you want to serve with a side, black or refried beans would taste delicious.

Are you hungry yet? It’s time to cook! Enjoy!

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Chicken Tender Lettuce Wraps with Avocado Salsa

Servings: 4

Author: Austin Havens

These crunchy lettuce wraps filled with zesty avocado salsa and crispy chicken tenders will be your next go-to weeknight dinner.

Ingredients

• 12 chicken tenders
• 2 ripe avocados
• 3 Roma tomatoes
• 1 jalapeño
• 1/4 red onion
• 1/4 cup cilantro
• 1 lime
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 head of Boston or Romaine lettuce

Instructions

1. Cook your chicken tenders according to this recipe.
2. Dice the avocados, tomatoes, jalapeño, and red onion and place in a mixing bowl.
3. Cut the stems off of the cilantro, finely chop, and place in the mixing bowl.
4. Add lime juice, Tabasco, salt, and pepper to bowl and mix all ingredients well.
5. Carefully take off lettuce leaves, wash, and dry well.
6. Fill each lettuce wrap with two heaping tablespoons of the avocado salsa and top with one chicken tender. Enjoy!

Notes

Tip: Cook your chicken tenders ahead of time to cut down cooking time for dinner. If you have any extra avocado salsa, you can store in the fridge overnight because the acid from the lime juicy will preserve the avocado.

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