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Chicken Tikka Wraps with Cucumber and Onion Salsa

November 6, 2013 By All That I'm Eating 18 Comments

I wanted to make something with meat for my next frugal recipe but I didn’t want to compromise on the quality of the chicken I decided to use. I bought two free range chicken breasts from my local farmers’ market as they are much more reasonable than buying them anywhere else. In order for this recipe for four to cost less than £6 the chicken needed to be bulked out with plenty of other bits. Enter the wrap; it looks like it’s not that filling but after just two of them I am stuffed! This recipe is fresh, vibrant and full of flavour and makes a light, quick and easy meal.
chicken tikka filling

Ingredients

You will need (for four):
2 free range chicken breasts
£3.42
2 tbsp tikka paste
£0.20
150g organic natural yoghurt
£0.49
1/2 large lettuce
£0.25
1/2 cucumber
£0.33
1 small red onion
£0.10
Small handful fresh coriander
£0.15
8 wraps
£1.00
Salt and pepper
£0.02
Oil (for frying)
£0.02
Total
£5.98

chicken tikka wraps with cucumber and onion salsa

Method

Start by slicing the chicken breasts into thin, inch sized pieces. Put these into a bowl with the tikka paste and 1 tbsp of yoghurt. Mix together and then cover and leave in the fridge to marinate for at least 30 minutes.

While the chicken marinates prepare the rest of the meal.
Wash the lettuce and drain well before shredding it.
To make the salsa finely chop the cucumber and the onion. Put half of the onion and all of the cucumber into a bowl. Tear in the coriander and then mix it all together with some salt and pepper. Put this to one side.

When you are ready to cook the chicken get a large frying pan on a medium heat. Add a little oil and the other half of the chopped onion. Fry the onion for around five minutes to get a little colour then add the chicken and all the marinade.
Continue to fry it all together for around ten minutes or until the chicken is cooked and some of the edges of the chicken have started to catch. Leaving the chicken to catch really adds to the flavour.

Warm the wraps before serving with the chicken, salsa, lettuce and yoghurt.
yoghurt with the tikka wraps
If you get the chicken marinating in the morning before you go to work this is a really quick and easy recipe to throw together in the evening. The warm wraps, spicy chicken, cooling yoghurt and crunchy salsa and lettuce work so well together. It’s a great way to make some free range chicken go further as the wraps and salad really bulk it out. This is also a fun dinner to eat as it encourages everyone to dive in and get involved.
P.S. don’t forget to listen to BBC Radio Berkshire this Saturday morning (around 8.20am) to hear me talking about this recipe!

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Filed Under: Autumn, Budget Meals, Chicken, Coriander, Cucumber, Curry, Dairy & Eggs, Dinner, Herbs, Lettuce, Meat & Fish, November, Onion, Recipes By Month, Salad, Seasons, Vegetables, Yoghurt Tagged With: budget meals, chicken, dinner, recipe

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Comments

  1. Amy (Savory Moments) says

    November 6, 2013 at 11:31

    I LOVE frugal recipes and I really like the idea of turning chicken tikka into wraps. They look delicious and creative – plus I like that they are easy on the wallet, too!

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  2. Navaneetham Krishnan says

    November 6, 2013 at 13:13

    I love how the chicken pieces were made. I will prefer to enjoy it with every other ingredient yet with rice. Its certainly wonderful and tempting.

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  3. anna @ annamayeveryday says

    November 6, 2013 at 15:55

    These look great, my children love wraps and we are always coming up with something else to, well wrap. Have to try this one!

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  4. Petra says

    November 6, 2013 at 16:29

    This looks like a perfect meal! And so cheap as well. I love the combination of spicy and cooling and everything in a wrap with lots of veg is always a winner 🙂

    Reply
  5. Amy @ Elephant Eats says

    November 6, 2013 at 17:21

    I love wraps and this one looks so flavorful!

    Reply
  6. Kitchen Riffs says

    November 6, 2013 at 19:59

    Such a great recipe! Really good way to make chicken go a long way. And with such wonderful flavors, too! Good stuff – thanks.

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  7. Andrea Mynard says

    November 6, 2013 at 21:19

    I’m definitely a fan of buying really good, free-range meat and eking it out with veggies etc and this looks delicious. Nicely straightforward to prepare and cook too.

    Reply
  8. Rebecca Subbiah says

    November 7, 2013 at 02:17

    looks tasty love chicken tikka

    Reply
  9. Mich PieceofCake says

    November 7, 2013 at 08:18

    That sure looks like a very delicious and healthy meal for very little money!

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  10. Angie Schneider says

    November 7, 2013 at 10:07

    They look so delicious! Good food doesn’t have to be EXPENSIVE at all.

    Reply
  11. Joanne says

    November 7, 2013 at 11:59

    I love the flavors of chicken tikka! Also love how economical this is in terms of cost!

    Reply
  12. Rosita Vargas says

    November 7, 2013 at 22:26

    Realmente una delicia me gustaría probar esta forma de hacer el pollo me encantó,abrazos.

    Reply
  13. Cass @foodmyfriend says

    November 7, 2013 at 23:38

    Wow that’s really cheap. I made a veggie version like this the other day. it was amazing. So filling!

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  14. Guru Uru says

    November 8, 2013 at 06:42

    Go chicken tikka, looks so awesome 😀
    And so economically friendly!

    Cheers
    CCU

    Reply
  15. Nami | Just One Cookbook says

    November 10, 2013 at 05:22

    This is inspiring! I like that you made this dish without compromising the quality! The wraps look delicious and what a great economical meal!

    Reply
  16. Jenny @ BAKE says

    November 10, 2013 at 19:05

    This looks delicious! chicken wraps are one of my favourite dinners. I love how you broke the cost down too, I can’t believe you got all of that for under £6, but you did!

    Reply
  17. grace says

    November 12, 2013 at 09:42

    i prefer to think of meals like this as inexpensive rather than cheap–it’s such a negative word, and there’s nothing negative about this! 🙂

    Reply
  18. Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory) says

    November 20, 2013 at 11:58

    Chicken tikka wraps looks truly delicious, great post & full of flavors.

    Reply

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