Chicken Burritos
"Easy to put together! My Mom gave this to me when I moved into my first apartment. It makes 8 big ones so you'll definitely have tasty leftovers! I like to add some chili powder and garlic to my chicken while it cooks, too. Also, I always keep a bag of frozen breasts ready to go; they're great for this recipe. Go ahead and substitute any meat, steak or ground turkey. Delicious served with sour cream or guacamole!"
photo by DianaEatingRichly
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 2 cups boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 (15 ounce) can refried beans
- 32 ounces picante salsa, divided
- 3 cups cheddar cheese or 3 cups colby-monterey jack cheese, shredded, divided
- 1⁄2 cup onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup tomatoes, diced
- 8 burrito-size flour tortillas
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Cook chicken in skillet with seasonings to taste.
- While chicken cooks, mix together refried beans, 16 oz salsa, 1 cup of cheese, onion and tomato.
- Shred cooked chicken and add to bean mixture.
- Put 1/8 of mixture into each tortilla, roll and place in ungreased 9x13x2 inch pan.
- Pour the other 16 oz salsa over burritos.
- Bake in oven 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and add the last 2 cups of cheese over the burritos.
- Return to oven for another 15 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and brown.
Questions & Replies
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What is refried beans ?
Reviews
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I am on a casse-roll right now, so this baked burrito recipe was just perfect. In addition to salsa, I made my own with chopped canned tomatoes and jalepenos, garlic and spices. I also added canned green chiles and used black beans instead of refried. I spiced up the chicken with chili powder and ceyenne pepper. I also added chopped green onions to the top for the last 5 minutes and served with avocado and a small dollop of sour cream. Delicious.
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Thank your mom for me, this is a great recipe!! I spiced the chicken with a homemade taco seasoning blend (no salt) and some garlic salt with Tex-Mex seasoning. I used pepper jack and colby jack cheeses. Used LaPreferida Organic refried beans (don't know if it made a difference, but it was SO GOOOOD!). For the picante salsa, used a combo of PACE hot and medium, plus a couple of Taco Bell salsa packets from the dinner kits. I think the finely diced onion and tomato chunks inside the burrito are important to the final flavor! I was short on time, so I baked at 375 for 22 minutes, then added cheese, baked about 8 more minutes, saved a few minutes cook time. Ground beef burrito lovers will not even miss the beef! Thanks again for probably the best chicken burritos recipe I have ever tried! Great use of leftover chicken, versatile recipe, can use canned or fresh items, it was just delicious! -
My husband and three boys really enjoyed this recipe. I appreciated the quick prep and readily available ingredients. -
Delicious!! I halved this recipe since it was only DH and me eating it!! We still had leftovers. I used a chicken breast that I already had cooked up. I just warmed it up then shredded it. I used refried beans that I made. This was very easy to put together and oh so Delicous! I will be making this again!! -
more like an enchilada than a burrito, burritos are usually not cooked wet but can have a sauce added after cooking
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I'm a library assistant in the midwest, but will be starting school in September. I enjoy my free time by cooking and making healthy choices. I've recently started eating vegetarian and loving it. I love throwing things together into new recipes and making variations of ones I see in books. Entertaining is an art I really enjoy. I'm still in the learning process, though.
I'm also into reading, scrapbooking and music and am also involved in my local Zeta Tau Alpha alumnae chapter!
