These Keto Thai Chicken Collard Wraps are an amazing low carb wrap packed with flavor and only has about 5 net carbs each!
What ingredients do you need for Thai Chicken Collard Wraps?
These delicious low carb wraps are great for meal prep because you can prep the chicken, collard and peanut sauce ahead of time and then whip up a wrap at any point during the week in just a matter of minutes. These wraps only require a few simple ingredients including:
- Collard Greens
- Prepared Chicken: leftover, shredded, grilled or rotisserie chicken works.
- Sliced Red Bell Pepper
- Slaw Mix (shredded cabbage)
- Peanut Sauce also called Thai Chili Vinaigrette (store bought or homemade, this is the recipe I use all of the time)
How to make Collard Green Wraps?
Collard Greens are huge sturdy leaves that are the perfect tortilla replacement. In my opinion these work even better than lettuce for wraps because the large size allows you to truly wrap like you would a burrito making them very secure. On the other hand, lettuce leaves are smaller and it can be tricky to assemble the wrap in a way that prevents the filings from spilling out.
To make a Collard Green Wrap you need to follow a few simple steps:
- Wash a 1-2 large collard green leaves (I prefer to use a single leaf, but you can double up if you prefer)
- Using a sharp knife begin at the base of the leaf and cut out the thickest part of the stem about 1-2 inches up the leaf.
- OPTIONAL: To achieve a more tender wrap you can blanch the greens in water. You can do this ahead of time and leave them in the fridge for easy assembly. Fill a large skillet about 3/4 inch of water, bring to a simmer. Submerge each collard green in simmering water for 30 seconds. Transfer to an ice bath or run under very cold water for 15 seconds. Pat dry.
- Place the greens on a flat surface and layer all of your fillings in the center, roll tightly like a burrito. Slice diagonally, and if preparing ahead of time secure with a toothpick.
How do you make Peanut Dipping sauce?
The real star of this recipe is the peanut sauce. It is used in the asian slaw and I also serve some on the side as a dipping sauce. If you have never tried peanut sauce you are in for a major treat! Peanut sauce, also called satay sauce, or even Thai Chili Vinaigrette is a sweet and tangy asian sauce that usually features peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice along with a few other ingredients. It may sound strange if you haven’t tried it but I can assure you, it is wonderful on anything especially these Thai Chicken Collard Wraps.
To make Peanut Dipping Sauce you need a few ingredients, a bowl and a whisk. The ingredients you will need are:
- Peanut butter
- Honey, Brown Sugar Swerve, or Sugar Free Maple Syrup
- Soy sauce
- Water
- Rice vinegar
- Sesame oil
- Lime juice
- Chili garlic sauce
- Minced garlic
- Fresh ginger
You can find instructions on how to make this delicious sauce right here, it is amazing on wraps, salads or as a marinade.
What are some other easy low carb recipes?
No matter if you are trying something like a keto diet or just trying to reduce your carb consumption I have some great low carb recipes you will love. For breakfast I love these Keto Bacon and Spinach Egg Muffins. They have about one net carb each, are packed with salty bacon, cheddar cheese and loads of spinach.
These are great for low carb meal prep because they can be made ahead of time and reheat perfectly. You can also try these Keto Sausage and Cream Cheese Pinwheels if you want an egg free breakfast option.
One of my favorite low carb lunch options are these Keto Club Wraps. They are similar to these Thai Chicken Collard Wraps in that we skip the tortilla in favor of veggies. The club wrap features, ham, bacon, cheese, tomatoes and pickles. It is incredibly filling and has about 4 net carbs per wrap.
For dinner I love kabobs! They are so easy to make low carb and are always satisfying. My current favorite are these Greek Chicken Kabobs. They are about 3.5 net carbs for two flavorful skewers loaded with chicken and zucchini.
Thai Chicken Collard Wraps (keto + low carb)
Ingredients
- 1-2 collard green leaves
- 1 small cooked chicken breast about 1 cup of cooked chicken
- 3-4 thin slices red bell pepper
- 1/3 cup slaw mix shredded cabbage
- 2 tablespoons Peanut Sauce
Instructions
- OPTIONAL: To achieve a more tender wrap you can blanch the greens in water. You can do this ahead of time and leave them in the fridge for easy assembly. Fill a large skillet about 3/4 inch of water, bring to a simmer. Submerge each collard green in simmering water for 30 seconds. Transfer to an ice bath or run under very cold water for 15 seconds. Pat dry.
- Place the collard green on a flat surface. Starting at the bottom use a sharp knife or kitchen shears to remove the bottom 1-2 inches of the stem. This will remove the toughest part of the leaf.
- Combine the slaw mix (shredded cabbage) with 1-2 tablespoons of the peanut sauce.
- Layer the chicken, thinly sliced red bell pepper, slaw micx. Roll tightly like a burrito.
- Slice diagonally, and if preparing ahead of time secure with a toothpick.