Pesto Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps
with Grape Tomatoes & Crispy Panko
- Milk
- Eggs
- Wheat
These lettuce wraps make a perfect meal for that satisfied-but-not-stuffed feeling. You’ll toss juicy seared chicken with shredded lettuce, mayo, pesto, and juicy grape tomatoes. Load it all into crisp baby lettuce leaves, then shower with buttery panko breadcrumbs for crunchy contrast; serve it up in a quick 20 minutes!
Ingredients
1 unit
Baby Lettuce
10 ounce
Chopped Chicken Breast
4 tablespoon
Pesto
(Contains: Milk)
4 ounce
Grape Tomatoes
2 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
¼ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
Turn off heat. Transfer chicken to a large bowl; set aside to cool slightly. Wipe out pan.
Melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in pan used for chicken over medium heat. Add panko; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until golden brown, 2-4 minutes.
Wash and dry produce.
Halve tomatoes. Trim and discard root end from lettuce. Reserve 6 large leaves for serving (12 leaves for 4 servings); thinly slice remaining lettuce.
To bowl with chicken, add tomatoes, shredded lettuce, pesto, and mayonnaise; stir until thoroughly combined. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
Divide reserved lettuce leaves between plates; fill with pesto chicken salad. Top with toasted panko and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Apr 2026- Flavor: The pesto and panko combination creates delicious, fresh flavors that many find surprisingly satisfying and crave-worthy.
- Ease of prep: Super quick and easy to make in about 20 minutes with minimal cleanup required.
- Suggestions: Many turn this into a chopped salad instead of wraps for easier eating; some add feta, red onion, or hot sauce for extra flavor.
- Leftovers: Best eaten fresh as the mixture doesn't store well once combined — consider keeping ingredients separate until serving.
- Lettuce size: The romaine leaves are consistently smaller than pictured, making wraps difficult to fill and hold together.
Reviews from our home cooks
These lettuce wraps are perfect for summer! The recipe was easy and I could make in advance for a late dinner. I was shorted some pesto but had some in my refrigerator to make up for it. Fabulous!
Loved the pesto chicken salad. The panko added an interesting little crunch. Best thing about this dish is that it is perfect for a hot evening. I do love lettuce wraps.
Loved the creamy pesto. Ate it more like a salad than a lettuce wrap. This would be terrific inside a big burrito as well....more of a sandwich option.
This was surprisingly good. I did not expect that.. the pesto and breadcrumbs paired really nicely with the lettuce and the tomato.
This is a very great tasting wrap. I love pesto. And like the rest of my weeks meals this week, very easy to make.
We made this as a salad instead of lettuce wraps and it was phenomenal! Really loved the flavors combined with the salad. Not to mention it was a super healthy meal!
I just made it as a salad instead of lettuce wraps. The mix of pesto and mayo was really good.
Chicken went bad but I had shrimp in the freezer which worked great with the pesto, tomatoes and panko! My husband really enjoyed this one
Hello Fresh didn't provide '6 large leaves' of romaine to make lettuce wraps. So instead I turned it into two small salads. This was more like an appetizer than a full meal. Tasty and very easy to put together. Loved the toasted panko bread crumbs. Was it worth the price though? Not really.
Flavor is amazing. The issues I had was my romaine lettuce leaves were too small and narrow to actually use as a lettuce wraps. Ended up just chopping it all to create a salad of sorts
