Chicken And Spinach Burritos Recipes

CHICKEN BURRITOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion and pepper; cook and stir until tender. Stir in flour until blended; gradually stir in broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Reduce heat; stir in tomatoes, seasonings and, if desired, jalapeno. Cook 5 minutes. Add chili and cream cheese; stir until cream cheese is melted. Stir in chicken., Spoon about 1/2 cup filling across center of each tortilla; sprinkle each with 1/4 cup Colby-Monterey Jack cheese. Fold bottom and sides over filling and roll up. Place in 2 greased 13x9-in. baking dishes. , Bake, covered, 35-40 minutes or until heated through. If desired, serve with salsa. Freeze option: Cool unbaked burritos; cover and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Cover burritos with foil; bake as directed, increasing baking time to 50-55 minutes or until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 160°.

SPINACH AND CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir green onions and garlic in butter until fragrant and softened, about 2 minutes. Stir chicken, spinach, chili powder, black pepper, and salt into the green onion mixture and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix ricotta cheese, sour cream, 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese into chicken mixture until thoroughly combined. Reserve remaining Monterey Jack and mozzarella cheeses for topping.
• Place tortillas into a plastic bag, seal bag, and microwave on high until warm and soft, 30 to 45 seconds. Spoon about 3/4 cup of chicken filling down the center of each tortilla in a line. Roll tortillas around filling and place with seam sides down into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Pour enchilada sauce over filled enchiladas and sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of Monterey Jack and mozzarella cheeses over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is bubbling and cheese topping is browned at the edges, about 30 minutes.

SPINACH BURRITOS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter until tender. Add spinach and pepper; cook for 2-3 minutes or until heated through. , Place about 3 tablespoonfuls off center on each tortilla; top with 1 tablespoon picante sauce and 2 tablespoons cheese. Fold sides and ends over filling and roll up., Place seam side down in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with remaining picante sauce and cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until sauce is bubbly and cheese is melted.

RACH'S EASY CHEESY CHIPOTLE CHICKEN + BLACK BEAN BURRITOS WITH BACON

Steps:

• For the rice, combine the rice and stock in a pot, bring to a boil and reduce the heat to simmer, add a pinch of salt
• Add the spinach, juice of 1 lime, scallions, garlic and jalapeño to food processor and pulse to finely chop
• Cook rice 15 minutes, stir in the spinach, cook 3 minutes more, remove from heat, let stand 5 minutes and fluff with fork
• For the beans, in a medium skillet, heat oil, ½ turn of pan, over medium-high heat, add bacon and render the fat, add onions, jalapeño pepper and garlic, stir, add spices and stir again, add ½ cup water, let it absorb, add black beans and juice of 1 lime, and reduce heat to low
• For the chicken, heat a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat, melt butter and add the onion and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and stir to soften, add chipotle in adobo, add honey and stock, stir in crema and cheese, add chicken and heat through
• Char the tortillas in stainless skillet or over open flame on gas burner
• Build burritos: rice, beans, chicken in cheesy chipotle sauce, tuck in sides, wrap and roll tightly
• Halve the burritos

SPINACH AND CHICKEN BURRITOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Put ingredients in a pot and cook on the stovetop stirring constantly until cheese melts or eggs cook.
• Take the mixture from pot and fill tortillas with mixture, roll tortillas, and put cheese on top.
• Bake 20-30 minutes.
• Top with any extra desired toppings.

CHICKEN AND SPINACH BURRITOS

Steps:

• directionsStep 1Preheat oven to 375°. In a large mixing bowl combine spinach, yogurt, red pepper, onion, cheese and black beans. Add salt and pepper to taste.Step 2Put 1/2 to 3/4 cup of yogurt mixture in the middle of tortilla. Add cooked chicken and cooked brown rice. Fold in sides of burrito and roll. Place in a baking dish and bake for 15-20 minutes.Step 3Serve with your favorite salsa and a dollop of plain yogurt. Garnish with cilantro, if desired.

SPINACH CHEESE BURRITOS

Steps:

• To prepare burritos: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lightly coat a 9-13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add green onions and garlic; cook until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add spinach; cook until leaves are wilted. Stir in coriander, nutmeg, grated cheese and cream cheese. Remove from heat.
• To keep tortillas from cracking, place them on a baking sheet (overlapping is fine) and heat them in the oven for a minute or two.
• Place 1/3 to 1/2 cup of filling on the lower half of a warm tortilla, fold the bottom up and the sides in to encase the filling, roll it up and place it seam-side down in the baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.
• Brush the tops of the burritos with the remaining 2 teaspoons oil, cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake until hot, 20-25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare hot sauce: In a heavy saucepan or skillet, heat oil over high heat until it is almost smoking. Add onion, bell pepper and salt to taste. Cook, stirring often, until bell pepper is blistered and beginning to brown, about 4 minutes. Add cumin, coriander and cayenne or red pepper flakes, stirring to combine. Remove from heat.
• Transfer mixture to a blender or food processor. Add tomatoes; puree.
• Return the sauce to the pan; add cilantro and salt to taste. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes, partially covering the pan to avoid splatters.
• To serve, top burritos with sauce.

CHICKEN SPINACH BURRITOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Lightly spray two 9 x 13 inch baking dishes with nonstick cooking spray.
• Remove the skin from the chicken and pull the meat off the bone.
• Use your fingers to shred the meat by pulling it apart in strips.
• Stir together the chicken, spinach, tomatoes and green chilies, cottage cheese, sour cream, salt, jalapenos, and 1 1/2 cups cheese in a large mixing bowl.
• Spoon about 1/4 cup of the mixture down the center of each flour tortilla.
• Roll up and place, seam side down, in the prepared baking dishes.
• Sprinkle half of the remaining cheese (1 1/4 cups per casserole) on top of each dish.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

CHICKEN BURRITO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F and spray a 9x13" casserole with non-stick spray, set aside.
• Remove skin from chicken and pick the meat off in bite-size pieces. Place into a bowl.
• Set a 12" skillet over medium heat, add burrito filling ingredients. Stir to combine.
• Cook the burrito filling mixture until it's warm, about 5 minutes.
• Add in the chicken and stir to combine. If there is a lot of moisture in the skillet keep cooking over medium just until the water cooks off.
• Add an equal amount of chicken to the center of each burrito and top them equally with 1 ½ cups of the shredded cheese (reserve ½ cup).
• Roll them up burrito style and set them seam side down in the prepared casserole dish. Spoon the salsa over the burritos and top with remaining shredded cheese.
• Add the dish to the oven and bake for about 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the burritos are warm throughout.

CHICKEN BURRITO BOWL RECIPE (CHIPOTLE COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Cut chicken breast in bite size pieces
• Add chicken breast pieces in a medium sized bowl
• Add olive oil, paprika, cumin, ground chili pepper, salt and black pepper. Mix well until chicken is coated with spices and oil
• Heat a non-stick pan on medium heat
• Add chicken in pan and cook for 7-8 minutes on each side until thoroughly cooked
• Set chicken aside
• Cook rice according to box instructions
• In a large bowl add chopped lettuce, corn, beans, rice and cooked chicken
• Add salsa, sliced avocado, sour cream and cheddar cheese on top. Enjoy!
• Finely chop cilantro, tomato and onion. Add in a small bowl
• Add vinegar, lime juice and salt
• Mix well until everything is combined