Mesquite Chicken Wraps
Traditional dish with skinless chicken breasts, mesquite wood chips, soaked in water 30 minutes, or corn tortillas.

- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ cup mesquite wood chips, soaked in water 30 minutes
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
- 4 flour or corn tortillas
- to taste olive oil
- 2 cups monterey jack cheese
Steps
- Brush the chicken with olive oil.
- Season very liberally on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Set aside.
- Preheat the charcoal grill.
- Toss the wood chips onto the coals.
- Reapply the grate.
- Add the chicken and cook, turning often, until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
- Remove to a plate.
- Let rest 5–10 minutes.
- Shred the chicken with two forks.
- Toss with the cheese.
- Sprinkle into each tortilla.
- Roll lengthwise.
- Wait until the cheese is melted before serving.
Adapted from “Mesquite Chicken Wraps”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.