Starbucks Jalapeño Chicken Pockets
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These Copycat Starbucks Jalapeño Chicken Pockets are stuffed with roasted chicken, jalapeños, poblano peppers, cream cheese and melty pepper jack, all wrapped in a warm and soft wrap. They deliver bold heat and irresistible creaminess in every bite—Starbucks who?
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Starbucks uses a toasted chili lavash wrap that is a circle shape (like a tortilla). The wraps are pretty darned hard to find in a grocery store! You can swap out with a spicy tortilla or use a regular lavash bread – typically a rectangle shape. I halved the rectangle and used square shapes and they worked great!
Make it Spicier
I’m kind of a wuss when it comes to spices – this Starbucks jalapeño chicken pocket is about as spicy as I like it. But here’s the best part – when you make it at home – you can make it as spicy as you want!!! Here are some ways to take it from mild to spicy to FIRE BREATHING!
- Wrap – find a spicy wrap and use that instead of a plain lavash bread
- Seasoning – I like to use salt, pepper, onion powder & garlic powder – but if you like more spice – add chili powder something similar!
- Cheese – I used pepper jack for this but feel free to go spicier – Boar’s Head has a variety of spicier cheeses if you have them available in your deli department.
- Peppers – Starbies uses poblano and jalapeño peppers but feel free to add hotter peppers. Roasting the peppers does mellow them a little – so maybe roast the poblano but use the jalapeño’s raw!
How to make Starbucks Jalapeño Chicken Pockets
These chicken pockets are so easy to make! I made one big batch of filling and it made 8-10 wraps! By the last couple – I stuffed them a little extra full. Here’s how to make them:
- Roast – Season your chicken and roast with the jalapeño and poblano peppers
- Peel – Steam peppers and cool them. Once cool, peel the tough skin from the peppers
- Chop – Chop chicken into bite-size pieces and finely dice peppers
- Mix – In a large bowl, mix together chicken, peppers, softened cream cheese and grated cheese
- Wrap – Lay lavash bread down and scoop 1/3 cup chicken in wrap. Fold up from bottom, then in from sides and down from top.
- Heat & Serve – Heat in air fryer or nonstick skillet and serve!
Store leftovers in an airtight container (like ziploc bag) in the refrigerator for up to a week. You can freeze up to three months. Heat in the air fryer at 360º for 4-5 minutes or reheat at 300º for 4 minutes. You can also heat in skillet or microwave but air fryer gives you the crunch on the outside!
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Starbucks Jalapeño Chicken Pockets
Ingredients
- 4 lavash flatbread wraps
- 1 lb chicken breasts 2 large
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1 poblano pepper
- 2 jalapeño peppers
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup pepper jack cheese grated
- 8 oz cream cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Season chicken breasts with salt, garlic powder, black pepper and chili powder.1 lb chicken breasts, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp chili powder
- On a cookie sheet, place chicken breasts, poblano pepper and jalapeños. Sprinkle all with olive oil.1 poblano pepper, 2 jalapeño peppers, 1 tbsp olive oil
- Cook for 20 minutes, flipping chicken and peppers halfway through, until the pepper skin is blackened and blistered. Chicken should be 160º internal temperature.
- Place peppers in a bowl and cover it with plastic wrap or a lid to steam them for a few minutes. This makes the skin easier to remove.
- Once cooled, peel off the skin, remove the seeds and stems.
- Finely dice peppers. Chop chicken into 1/2” cubes.
- In a large bowl, mix together chicken, peppers, cheese and cream cheese. Stir together until combined1/2 cup pepper jack cheese, 8 oz cream cheese
- Lay lavash wrap on flat surface. If using rectangle – slice in half to make two “squares”4 lavash flatbread wraps
- Spread 1/3 cup filling into center of wrap. Fold bottom of wrap up over filling then fold in sides and top.
- At this point you can place in storage container for meal prep.
- To serve, place in air fryer, seam side down, and spritz top with olive oil. Heat for 5 minutes at 360º. You can also heat in skillet with light coat of olive oil 2-3 minutes on each side but the air fryer heats more evenly and get crispy on outside without oil.
