Quick hoi sin chicken noodle wrap
on May 22, 2015, Updated Jul 30, 2019
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Don’t be stuck over what to do with your leftover rotisserie chicken ever again! Stuff it in a wrap with rice noodles, some crunchy veggies, a bit of chili heat and some tasty hoi sin sauce!
I do love buying rotisserie chickens. You know, those ready-cooked chickens from the supermarket. They always seem to be much more fall-apart tasty than anything I can ever produce at home (although I must admit I haven’t given myself too much practice!). They are also perfect for lazy days, of course, when you just don’t want to cook your own chicken, however easy the recipe might be.
What I don’t like very much is carving the chicken, rotisserie or not (that’s Mrs. Lazy Bones talking again …) buuut once it is all carved up and shredded, there always seems to be plenty of leftovers for the next day. Makes all that heavy duty carving worth it!
The question is, of course, what to do with those plentiful leftovers. You would think that I would be spilling over with ideas but … nope. To be honest all I can ever think of is some sort of chicken pie. Delicious of course (I do love me a good pie!) but now that we’re heading into the summer season a heavy pie doesn’t really cut it.
So I was very happy to spot something very similar to this hoi sin chicken noodle wrap in a Jamie Oliver cookbook I was leafing through the other day. Good old Jamie has loads of ideas for what to do with leftover meat, bless him!
I can think of lots of great things about this wrap, but the best are (in no particular order!):
- It can be a lunch or, add a few crispy potatoes and it can be … dinner!
- The rice noodles don’t need any cooking, just 5 mins of soaking in boiling water. You already have your cooked chicken ready, remember, so that makes this a very quick and easy no-cook wrap!
- Hoi sin sauce is very flavourful, as you may well know, so you only need to drizzle a heaped tablespoon or so over the ingredients in your wrap. Fiddling about with other dressings not needed! (oh, apart from a generous squeeze or two of lime juice!)
- The other little ‘bits’ you add to the wrap, as well as the chicken, noodles and hoi sin sauce, can vary according to what you’ve got hanging about in your fridge. I think Jamie suggests spring onions (scallions!), chili (if you like), lime and match-sticked cucumber and carrot, but I didn’t have any carrots so I added thinly sliced red peppers instead.
This was a much tastier lunch than I’m used to eating (really should get a bit more adventurous with my lunches!). I must admit it was a tad messy, with hoi sin sauce dribbling down my chin a couple of times (perhaps don’t dwell on that one too much), but oh it was worth it!
You could even soak a few more noodles and chop up a few more veggies and store them in the fridge so that you can have this wrap twice on the trot. I wouldn’t recommend making up the wrap for the next day, because it goes a bit soggy from the sauce and lime juice – poor Mr. Scrummy found this out first-hand, the poor thing, after I sent him off to work with a pre-made hoi sin chicken noodle wrap. Luckily he didn’t complain too much and said it was still very tasty!
Quick hoi sin chicken noodle wrap
Ingredients
- 1.5 ounces fine rice noodles
- 2 tortillas
- a couple of handfuls of watercress, or other green salad leaves of your choice
- about a 10-cm piece cucumber, sliced into matchsticks
- 1/4 of a red pepper, thinly sliced
- about 2 handfuls cooked shredded chicken, leftover rotisserie chicken is great!
- 2 spring onions
- 1 fresh red chili, optional
- 2 tablespoons hoi sin sauce
- 1 lime
Instructions
- Soak the noodles in a bowl of boiling water for about 5 minutes. Drain well and set aside.
- Warm the tortillas, either in a dry frying pan or in the microwave for 30 seconds.
- Lay the tortillas on a clean board or work surface. Lay half the watercress/salad leaves down the centre, then top with the noodles, cucumber and red pepper. Then scatter over the chicken, spring onions and chili (if using).
- Finally, drizzle over the hoi sin sauce and lime juice, then roll the wrap up as tightly as you can. Cut in half and enjoy immediately!
Notes
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*Recipe slightly adapted from Jamie Oliver’s ‘Quick Chinese Wrap’ in Save with Jamie
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perfect lazy weeknight meal! Now you’ve got me craving all these flavors …going to have to make something with them today!
Glad to have inspired you, Joanne! I love the hoisin sauce with the noodles … mmmm!
Oh they look so amazing! I bet those flavors go so well in a wrap. Mmm….
Hi, Melanie! Really happy you like the idea of this … I’m hooked!
I can never have enough ideas for rotisserie chicken. I buy them a lot too, the bones are great for making broth and I always end up making chicken noodle soup with the leftovers but I love this idea, hoi-sin is one of my faves x
Hi, Mariana! I must admit I felt a bit guilty when I threw this carcass away … I really should have made broth but just couldn’t be bothered this time! Chicken noodle soup is a good idea, too … thanks for the idea! 🙂
These look so delicious and I can practically taste them through my computer screen! Yum!
Hi, Carol! That happens to me all the time – I shouldn’t read food blogs at meal times! Glad you like these, though, and hope you give them a go some time!
Carving a rotisserie chicken? What is that? Some new trend? I just rip bits off with my hands. That way I can “accidentally” slide off more than my share of skin.
I LOVE rotisserie chicken. There is no way I can make it at home, can’t get that charcoal flavour!
This is way more interesting than what I ordinarily do with the leftovers, so THANKS! 🙂
I thought you would have a snazzy way of of making this for yourself at home, Nagi … but then again, who can be bothered? I was probably lying when I said we ‘carve’ this … I think there was a bit off ripping off going on, especially as we are always so ravenous at meal times!
Glad you like this idea! I’m hooked!
I just bought a rotisserie chicken last night because I couldn’t be bothered to cook and I have leftovers so I can’t wait to try this, it looks delicious.
Yay! Happy to have been of help this weekend, Janette! Enjoy! 🙂
Helen I love these wraps! Rotisserie chickens are such a time saver and one of my favorite go-to weeknight dinners. This wrap has so many flavors I love – I’ve got to make these soon!
Thanks, Alyssa! Really happy you like them! The best thing is how easy they are to throw together – but you feel like you’re getting a substantial meal 🙂
Oooo this wrap is so different than the ones I normally make – it would be such a great change! Looks absolutely fantastic! Have a wonderful weekend!
Yay! I know what you mean – it’s so easy to get stuck in a rut when it comes to sandwiches and things. Hope you’re enjoying your weekend, too! 🙂
This wrap looks right up my alley, I love the cilantro, lime and rice noodles in this! Great use for leftover chicken.
Glad you like the look of them, Kelley … and hope you try them soon! 🙂
Wow, these look hearty and delicious!
Thanks, Marissa! 🙂