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Mexican Chicken & Rice Burritos
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Mexican Chicken & Rice Burritos

Mexican Chicken & Rice Burritos

Meal prep this recipe into 4 burritos, and life is great. But even better cuz they all started in the freezer aisle. Who's got ur back?

Makes 4

Ingredients

Burrito

  • Neurtral oil
  • 7 ounces frozen sliced mixed peppers, defrostedand drained as much as possible
  • 16 ounces frozen chicken, defrosted
  • 1 - 10 ounce bag frozen Mexican-style rice,defrosted
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • 4 large burrito size flour tortillas

  • ¾ cup shredded Monterey Jack or cheddar


Sauce

  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/3 cup salsa verde

Directions

Burrito

  1. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large pan over medium high, and add the peppers
  2. Cook, a couple minutes or until most of the liquid in them has gone, then add the rice stirring to combine and cook 2 minutes -remove
  3. Add a bit more oil, the chicken and the seasonings - stirring well to add a bit of color and heat through
  4. Bring back the peppers and rice, and mix well - let’s make burritos
  5. Warm tortillas briefly so they don’t crack, add ¼ ofthe mixture to each, then ¼ of the cheese and roll tightly:
fold sides in, then roll forward keeping everything compact
  6. Serve with sauce

Sauce

  1. Combine sour cream and salsa - mix wel

 

Mealprep storage

  • Wrap each burrito in foil or parchment.
Keeps well about 3 days in the fridge, or in the freezer up to 1 month

Reheating

  • Best method:
350° in the oven or air fryer
15 minutes from the fridge or 20 to 25 from frozen
  • Fast method:
Microwave until hot, then crisp in a pan or air fryer

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