Curried Chicken Quinoa Salad Wrap

December 1, 2023

Ingredients

  • 5 pounds frozen fully-cooked chicken, diced (U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA] food item)
  • 3 pounds or 2 quarts dry quinoa
  • 1 gallon water
  • 1 pound and 8 ounces or 1 quart and 1⅝ cups fresh green onions
  • 2 pounds and 12 ounces or 1 gallon, 2 quarts, and ⅜ cup fresh ready-to-use
    celery, diced
  • 2 pounds or 1 quart and 3 cups dried cranberries (USDA food item)
  • 6 pounds or 3 quarts plain low-fat yogurt
  • 1¼ cups curry powder
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1 cup dijon mustard
  • ¼ cup kosher salt
  • 55–2 ounce, 10 inch, whole grain-rich tortillas (USDA food item)
  • 2 pounds and 4 ounces or 1 gallon and 3 quarts ready-to-use romaine lettuce, chopped

Directions

To Prepare in Advance

  1. Thaw chicken one to two days in advanced in refrigerator. Critical Control Point (CCP): Thaw in refrigerator at 41°F or lower.

To Prepare Quinoa Salad

  1. Rinse quinoa under running water using fine basket colander
  2. Bring water to boil in a large pot. Add quinoa.
  3. Reduce heat to low. Cover with lid. Simmer for 15 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed.
  4. Spread cooked quinoa on two parchment lined 18 inch by 26 inch by 2 inch sheet pans
  5. Allow quinoa to dry about 5 to 10 minutes.
  6. Combine yogurt, curry powder, dijon mustard, and honey in a large mixing bowl.
  7. Rinse green onions under cool running water. Trim and chop green onions.
  8. Add green onions, celery, and cranberries to yogurt mixture.
  9. Add diced chicken to the mixture
  10. Add quinoa to mixture. Cover and chill overnight in refrigerator. CCP: Hold in refrigerator at 41°F or lower.

To Assemble Wrap

  1. Place tortillas on flat surface.
  2. Place 1 cup quinoa mixture across center of each tortilla in brick shape. Allow room on the edges to fold tortilla.
  3. Add ½ cup chopped romaine lettuce on top of quinoa mixture.
  4. Wrap tortilla burrito-style.
  5. Serve same day, one burrito for each serving. Hold in refrigerator until service. CCP: Hold in refrigerator at 41°F or lower.

Recipe Options

The CA Culinary Centers have calculated and tested the yields for this standardized recipe. You may choose to vary the spices in the recipe to meet the taste preferences of your students. For example, using a 1.5 to 2 ratio for spices when doubling the recipe yield from 50 to 100. However, changing or substituting any other ingredients may result in a different yield, meal contribution, or dietary specification, and should be considered a different recipe