Baked Chicken Burritos

Baked Chicken Burritos- Shredded rotisserie chicken, black beans, cilantro lime rice and stuffed into flour tortillas. The burritos are then smothered in red enchilada sauce and baked. Once the burritos are removed from the oven they are topped off with sliced avocado, sour cream and cilantro. This is a super easy and delicious dinner to serve for the family! 

Baked Chicken Burritos

 makes 4 burritos 

Ingredients: 

• 1 lbs rotisserie chicken, shredded
• 1 small white onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon oil
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ⅛ teaspoon black pepper 
• ¼ teaspoon cumin
• ¼ teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder  
• 1 can black beans , drained
• 1 cup cooked white rice
• ½ tablespoon lime juice
• 2 tablespoon chopped cilantro
• ½ cup cheddar cheese, grated 
• sour cream, optional topping 
• avocado, optional topping 
• 4 flour tortillas 

For the enchilada sauce: 

• 2 tablespoon oil
• 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• ¼ teaspoon cumin
• ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 cups water
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. For the enchilada sauce: In a small saucepan over medium heat, add oil and flour. Stir in tomato paste, cumin, oregano, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Add water and bring sauce to a simmer. Cook for 10-15 minutes until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
2. Combine 1 cup cooked rice, lime juice and 1 tablespoon cilantro in a bowl and set aside. 
3. In a large skillet over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and diced onion. Cook for 8-10 minutes until onions are soft. Add shredded rotisserie chicken, salt, pepper, chili powder, oregano, cumin, garlic powder and stir to combine. Remove from heat.
4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 
5. Pour about half of the enchilada sauce in the bottom of a large baking dish (about 9" x 13").  Assemble the burritos; Evenly distribute black beans, white rice, chicken mixture and cheddar cheese between all four burritos. Fold the burritos and transfer them to the baking dish with the enchilada sauce. Pour remaining enchilada sauce on top of the burritos. 
6. Cover the dish in foil and bake for 25 minutes. 
7. Remove burritos from the oven. Top with sour cream, cilantro and sliced avocado. Enjoy! 

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Baked Chicken Burritos

Amanda Cooks & Styles

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Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients

  

• 1 lbs rotisserie chicken shredded
• 1 small white onion diced
• 1 tablespoon oil
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon cumin
• ¼ teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 can black beans drained
• 1 cup cooked white rice
• ½ tablespoon lime juice
• 2 tablespoon chopped cilantro
• ½ cup cheddar cheese grated
• sour cream optional topping
• avocado optional topping
• 4 flour tortillas

For the enchilada sauce:

• 2 tablespoon oil
• 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• ¼ teaspoon cumin
• ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 cups water
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

 

• For the enchilada sauce: In a small saucepan over medium heat, add oil and flour. Stir in tomato paste, cumin, oregano, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Add water and bring sauce to a simmer. Cook for 10-15 minutes until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• Combine 1 cup cooked rice, lime juice and 1 tablespoon cilantro in a bowl and set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and diced onion. Cook for 8-10 minutes until onions are soft. Add shredded rotisserie chicken, salt, pepper, chili powder, oregano, cumin, garlic powder and stir to combine. Remove from heat.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Pour about half of the enchilada sauce in the bottom of a large baking dish (about 9" x 13").  Assemble the burritos; Evenly distribute black beans, white rice, chicken mixture and cheddar cheese between all four burritos. Fold the burritos and transfer them to the baking dish with the enchilada sauce. Pour remaining enchilada sauce on top of the burritos.
• Cover the dish is foil and bake for 25 minutes.
• Remove burritos from the oven. Top with sour cream, cilantro and sliced avocado. Enjoy!

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