A few months ago I posted a recipe for spicy beef tacos, today's dinner is similar in it's simplicity but different in that it's a crock pot dinner. The simplicity comes from the ingredients, most of which you probably have in your kitchen right now. If you cook on a regular basis (especially the recipes I post) you probably have onion, canned tomatoes, beans, cumin and onion in your kitchen and chicken & chicken broth in your fridge.
One habit that I have gotten into that lends itself to this type of recipe is preparing chicken ahead of time. The way I do this is I buy chicken in quantities of 3-4 pounds. When I get home from the store I trim the chicken breasts down to 4 ounce pieces and package them four to a bag in freezer bags. I will then save the smaller pieces that I have trimmed off in a separate freezer bag until I have enough to make a recipe. This process is also great for other recipes that I've posted like chicken cacciatore, cashew chicken(coming soon) and Italian-style chicken. If you cook regularly try this process, it will save you time and trips to the store.
One nice thing about this dinner is that when you are ready to eat you can put out the burrito wraps, cheese and other ingredients buffet style and let your family make their own burritos.
Let's jump into today's recipe.
Crock Pot Chicken Burritos
Prep time 15 Min. Cook time 300 Min. Serves 12
Ingredients
1 clove garlic, minced
1 small red onion, chopped
14-1/2 ounces canned diced tomatoes, with chilies
15 ounce canned kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 pound skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces
3/4 cup canned chicken broth
12 whole wheat tortillas
3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat mexican-style cheese
Instructions
Place garlic, onion, tomatoes, beans, chili powder, salt, oregano and pepper in a crock pot; stir well. Add chicken and broth. Cover and cook on low setting for 5 hours; drain off liquid (there should be about 6 cups of burrito mixture.
To serve, spoon about 1/2 cup of burrito mixture down center of each tortilla; top with 1 tablespoon of cheese. Fold bottom 1/3 of tortilla to center. Fold left and right side over, covering filling. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
This recipe yields 1 burrito per serving.
This is a simple and delicious dinner that your whole family will enjoy. Although this is a diet recipe you can add things like salsa and sour cream to your burritos but beware that some of these items may affect the healthiness of the burritos.
What I do suggest is that if you want to use additional ingredients try to use fat-free or low fat ingredients. If you try this dinner, check back here and leave a comment to let me know how it turned out.
Next week - Feta and Spinach Dip or A New Spin.
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