Need a Quick Lunch? Copycat McDonald's Chicken Snack Wraps Come to The Rescue
Have you run out of lunch ideas for the kids yet? Come noon are you scrambling to find something they will not only eat, but love? Are they begging for a trip to the drive-thru? Luckily, Copycat McDonald's Chicken Snack Wraps are here to save the day.
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These days if we hit the McDonald's drive-thru, the chicken snack wrap is a thing of the past; but now we can easily make them at home. With a little help from the store with frozen chicken tenders, this recipe comes together in no time and is a great way for the kids to be involved in the kitchen.
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Does McDonald's Still Have Chicken Snack Wraps?
Sadly, no. Not since 2016 in fact. I hadn't even realized it isn't on our local McDonald's menus anymore, but when I did I decided it was time to create a copycat version.
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What Is In the McDonald's Snack Wrap?
The snack wrap was a menu item at McD's in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. It consisted of 100% white meat chicken breast, either fried or grilled, lettuce, shredded cheddar jack cheese and sauce (ranch, honey mustard or salsa), wrapped in a flour tortilla. It launched in the US in 2006 and then updated in 2007 with grilled chicken and honey mustard options.
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Are McDonald's Chicken Snack Wraps Hard To Make?
These are what I like to call "stupid easy" since there's no real recipe per se, it's more of an assembly project! If you have frozen chicken tenders and some sandwich ingredients on hand, you have a quick and simple lunch when the kids are starving and you've got a million things to do. My boys devoured them and asked for more!
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Copycat McDonald's Chicken Snack Wrap Recipe
This recipe only involves cooking one thing, which, while the tenders bake, you can assemble all the other ingredients and be ready to build the perfect wrap as soon as they are done. It is the perfect quick meal for at home or even on the go.
Ingredients Needed:
Frozen chicken tenders
Green leaf lettuce
Shredded cheddar jack cheese
Ranch dressing
Flour tortillas
Krista Marshall
Tools Needed:
Large baking sheet
Knife
Plastic bag or squeeze bottle
How To Make McDonald's Chicken Snack Wraps
This is an overview with step-by-step photos. Full ingredients & instructions are in the recipe card below.
1. Place chicken tenders on a large rimmed baking sheet and bake according to package directions. Add a couple of extra minutes for extra crispness.
Krista Marshall
2. Once cooked, allow the chicken to cool so you can handle it. Add lettuce, cheese and one tender to each tortilla. Drizzle with ranch dressing. This is the part the kids will love helping with!
Krista Marshall
Best Tips
Look for the frozen extra crispy chicken tenders to get the best crunch texture when baked.
Make sure the lettuce is dry so the tortilla doesn't get soggy. I like to chop it and leave it sitting out while the chicken bakes to help any moisture evaporate.
Most of my chicken tenders were large enough that only one was needed per wrap, but for the smaller ones I used two.
For the perfect ranch drizzle, add some to a plastic storage bag, and cut off the corner to pipe it on. A squeeze bottle would work too.
Honey mustard dressing would be great in place of ranch.
Leftover shredded or diced chicken could be used too.
What To Serve With Chicken Snack Wraps
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Copycat McDonald's Chicken Snack Wraps Recipe
Ingredients
6 large frozen extra crispy chicken tenders, from a 25-oz bag
6 fajita size flour tortillas
1 medium head leaf lettuce, chopped
1 cup finely shredded cheddar Jack cheese
ranch dressing
Place chicken tenders on a baking sheet and bake according to package directions, plus a few extra minutes to ensure extra crispy texture.
Once cooked, allow to cool slightly for easy handling.
On each tortilla, place lettuce, shredded cheese and one tender.
Drizzle with ranch dressing.
