Baked Southwest Chicken Burritos – Easy and delicious baked burritos with shredded chicken, black beans, corn and cheese topped with fresh homemade corn salsa and sour cream.
These baked chicken burritos are one of my favorite things to make! Not only are they super easy, but they are so good! The corn salsa adds a delicious flavor that puts these burritos on another level. If you are looking for an easy meal plan recipe, this is the recipe for you.
This recipe serves about 3-6 people depending on everyone’s appetite. If you are cooking for a large crowd, you can easily double the recipe. If you are cooking for a smaller crowd, these burritos make amazing leftovers too!
You can serve these burritos with classic Mexican side dishes like homemade refried beans, Mexican rice, corn cake and so much more. I will link a few of my favorite side dishes to pair with this recipe for you below. Let’s get cooking!
Tools to have on hand for this recipe:
- Baking Dish – To bake your burritos in.
- Measuring Cups + Spoons – For properly measuring your ingredients.
- Cutting Board + Chef Knife – To chop and prepare the veggies for the salsa.
Ingredients you need to make homemade baked burritos:
Burritos:
Tortillas – You’ll need six 8″-10″ tortillas.
Black Beans – One 15 oz. can or equivalent to about one and a half cups.
Cheddar Cheese – You can use colby jack, jack, or cheddar cheese.
Corn – Fresh, frozen or canned all work great in this recipe.
Shredded Chicken – You’ll need about two cups of shredded chicken. Try my delicious super easy stovetop Mexican Shredded Chicken Recipe.
Salsa – About a half cup of your favorite salsa.
Corn Salsa:
Corn – Fresh, frozen or canned all work great in this recipe.
Tomato – You can use roma, cherry, heirloom or any you have on hand! I used roma tomatoes.
Onion – I used yellow onion in this recipe, but you can use red or white onion as well.
Fresh Cilantro – You’ll need about two tablespoons or a small handful.
How to make Baked Southwest Chicken Burritos:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a small bowl add shredded chicken and salsa and mix to combine.
Evenly distribute chicken, corn, cheese and beans into the 6 tortillas and roll into burritos.
Transfer burritos to a lightly oiled baking dish and bake in the oven for 25 minutes. When done, remove burritos from the oven and let cool slightly.
In the meantime, mix all of the salsa ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
Top burritos with corn salsa, sour cream and your favorite hot sauce. Enjoy!
*Store leftover burritos in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days. To reheat, place in a baking dish, covered in foil in the oven preheated to 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. You can also reheat in the microwave for about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
My favorite Mexican Side dishes to pair with these burritos:
Authentic Mexican Refried Beans – My homemade Authentic Mexican beans are the ones you hope to get on your plate when eating out at your favorite Mexican Restaurants. They are absolutely delicious and pretty easy to make!
Mexican Rice – (Spanish Rice) The perfect side dish to pair with your favorite enchiladas, tacos, tamales, burritos and more!
Authentic Mexican Guacamole – Homemade guacamole made with fresh avocados, tomatillos, jalapeno, cilantro and lime juice. Serve with chips for the perfect appetizer.
Jalapeño Corn Cake – Deliciously sweet and spicy moist jalapeno corn cake is one of my favorite sides to serve up with Mexican food. This corn cake is super moist and will get you wanting more and more.
If you enjoyed this recipe, here are a few more of my favorite Mexican dishes I think you’ll love:
Carne Asada Street Tacos – Delicious marinated carne asada served on lightly grilled corn tortillas with fresh cilantro, chopped onion, sliced radishes and avocado salsa verde.
Slow Cooked Al Pastor Tacos – Mexican style al pastor pork slow cooked in the oven. Serve on hot tortillas with fresh pineapple salsa.
Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Enchiladas – Slow cooker shredded salsa chicken wrapped in king size tortillas with jack and cheddar cheese topped with homemade enchilada sauce.
Baked Chicken Flautas – Shredded chicken rolled in flour tortillas baked to crispy perfection. These flautas make for a perfect appetizer, party food, lunch or dinner!
Baked Southwest Chicken Burritos
Ingredients
Burritos:
- 6 Tortillas 8"-10"
- 1 15 oz. Black Beans drained
- 2 cups Cheddar Cheese shredded
- 1 cup Corn frozen or fresh
- 2 cups Shredded Chicken
- 1/2 cup Salsa
Corn Salsa:
- 1/2 cup Corn
- 2 Roma Tomatoes diced
- 1/2 cup Onion diced
- 2 tbsp Fresh Cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a small bowl add shredded chicken and salsa and mix to combine.
- Evenly distribute chicken, corn, cheese and beans into the 6 tortillas and roll into burritos.
- Transfer burritos to a lightly oiled baking dish and bake in the oven for 25 minutes. When done, remove burritos from the oven and let cool slightly.
- In the meantime, mix all of the salsa ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
- Top burritos with corn salsa, sour cream and your favorite hot sauce. Enjoy!
Notes
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