Cranberry Chicken Salad Lettuce Rollup Sandwiches
These super-simple cranberry chicken salad lettuce rollup sandwiches are low carb and packed with protein. They're perfect for an easy lunch or a light dinner.
In honor of National Sandwich Day, I’m shaking it up with a non-traditional take on a sandwich. This cranberry chicken salad is a great way to use up leftover cooked chicken, and it features some of my favorite fall fruits – cranberries and apples.
If you think there’s something not right about a sandwich with fruit, you’re so wrong. Try it – I promise you’ll love it! The dried cranberries are chewy and the apple is crisp and they make regular old chicken salad a lot more interesting.
I used butter leaf lettuce instead of bread – it’s the perfect shape for rolling and it keeps the calories and carbs way down. Butter leaf lettuce also rolls up beautifully, nice and flexible, no cracking or tearing. Feel free to substitute a piece of whole-grain flatbread if you prefer. That’s the beauty of the sandwich. No rules!
Recipe
Cranberry Chicken Salad Lettuce Rollup Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 4 ounces cooked chicken breast shredded (about 1 cup)
- ⅓ cup fat free Greek Yogurt more or less to taste
- 1 tablespoons dried cranberries
- 1 medium apple quartered and chopped
- 6 large leaves of butter lettuce
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine shredded chicken breast and yogurt in a medium bowl and mix well until combined.
- Fold in apples and cranberries. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Spoon about 2 heaping tablespoons into the center of each lettuce leaf. Fold one edge in and roll tightly. Repeat with remaining lettuce leaves.
Notes
Nutrition
What’s your favorite sandwich?
Eat well!
Thanks for sharing this one Anne. I'm always looking around for good light lunches.
You're very welcome! It's amazing how much skipping the bread lightens up a sandwich 🙂
These look delish! A great lunch for fall.
Thanks Dahn! And super easy too. Enjoy 🙂
I love adding dried cranberries and apples to chicken salad. I am all about the sweet and savory combos myself. Great idea to use butter lettuce instead of bread. I should buy a head for lunches.
Thanks for visiting Katie! I actually prefer butter lettuce as "bread" more than lettuce 🙂
Lunchbox perfection! I love the idea of the added cranberries and greek yogurt is my 'new mayo'. Didn't take me long to make the switch and my arteries thank me every day!
Great post!
Kathi
Thanks Kathi! I'm a Greek yogurt addict too. I love the tangy taste in chicken salad. Thanks for stopping by 🙂