Sassy Chicken Wraps W/cilantro Pesto

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh cilantro leaves
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 3 tablespoons cotija cheese (feta or grated parmesan will substitute)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup olive oil (more if desired)
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomato
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 -10 whole wheat tortillas
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 zucchini
• 1 lb cooked chicken breast, sliced

Recipe

• 1 place the sun-dried tomatoes in a bowl and pour boiling water over them to cover.
• 2 set them aside to steep.
• 3 make the cilantro pesto: place cilantro leaves, pine nuts, cojita cheese, cumin, garlic, lime juice,& salt into a food processor, and pulse until mixture is a paste-like consistency.
• 4 scrape down the sides of the processor bowl, and with the processor on, add the olive oil in a continuous stream.
• 5 after 1/4 c., check the consistency of the pesto. if it is spreadable, but not watery, stop. if it is still too chunky to spread, add a little more oil. but you do not want a runny consistency.
• 6 place pesto in a bowl, set aside.
• 7 for the sassy tomato vinagrette: drain the tomatoes and dice (or cut into small pieces with kitchen shears).
• 8 peel the garlic clove, and using the back of a knife, crush it with the salt until the mixture makes a paste.
• 9 put tomatoes, garlic paste, tomato sauce, cayenne pepper, vinegar& brown sugar into the food processor and whirl until well-combined.
• 10 drizzle in the olive oil while the food processor is running.
• 11 set aside.
• 12 core and seed the red pepper, and slice it and the zucchini into strips.
• 13 to make the wraps: spread a layer of cilantro pesto (about 1 1/2 tablespoons per wrap) onto the each tortilla-- stopping about 1/2-inch from the edge.
• 14 next, put down a slice of the chicken, and spread the top of the chicken with the sassy tomato vinagrette.
• 15 add a layer of zucchini & pepper slices.
• 16 roll up into wraps.