I’m not sure what happened.
I blame my children.
I went from the wife and mother who used to love to create an award-winning meal to a wife and mother who has exactly 27 minutes to prepare a meal that no one will complain about before we go to our next activity.
Cooking and meal preparation has changed in our house.
I have less time. More vocal eaters. And a desire to still create something that is healthy from scratch.
For some reason, Mexican is always a hit in our house. Maybe it is the smothering of sour cream and salsa or maybe it is the addition of tortilla chips….all I know is that when I’m crunched for time this is my healthy chicken burrito recipe.
20 Minute Healthy Chicken Burrito Recipe
Recipe Yields: 3 Full Size Burritos
Primary Ingredients
3 large flour tortillas
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, chopped into bite size pieces
3/4 cups black beans, drained and rinsed (a little less than a whole can)
1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
cooking spray
6 tablespoons Mexican cheese blend, shredded
3 tablespoons salsa, plus more for garnish
3 tablespoons sour cream, plus more for garnish
Instructions
2. Laying on flour tortilla flat, place 2 tablespoons cheese in center, then add 1/3 of the chicken mixture on top, then add 1 tablespoon of salsa, and 1 tablespoon sour cream. Roll tortilla in a jelly roll fashion, squeezing sides to ensure filling doesn’t fall out. Place seam side down on counter, and repeat with next 2 tortillas.
3. Heat a grill pan or clean skillet over medium/high heat and spray with cooking spray. Set tortillas into pan, seam side down. Cook for 3-4 minutes, until golden brown on bottom side, flip and continue cooking on that side until browned. Remove from skillet and place on a wire rack or plates to serve.
4. Serve with a side of sour cream, guacamole, salsa, hot sauce, or whatever toppings your family prefers
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Oh my gosh I couldn’t written this same exact post! (I may have said similar words recently lol)
These would be a hit in our similar household, they look delicious!
This was a hit for my husband and me! I had a recent health issue where I was sent to the ER with idiopathic pancreatitis. They are still looking into possible causes, possibly food allergies or sensitivities. Until we have a more definitive answer, I am in a very low fat diet. I used fat free sour cream, reduced fat Mexican cheese, added fire roasted tomatoes from the can and made sure to buy flour tortillas. It was so yummy, I shared with my family!
How many calories would you say are in this?
For those looking for a calorie count, my boyfriend and I did the math with all the ingredients and divided that result by 3 to get the calories for 1 serving and it came to about 510 calories each. So pretty healthy, and very filling and delicious!!
Thanks for this recipe! This looks really good. I think for the final step I will use my Foreman grill instead of a grill pan or skillet. Cooking both sides at once will save another minute or two. 🙂
That will work! I also us my Cusinart 5-in-1 Griddler. Works like a charm!
I make something similar but use rotisserie chicken, cheese, green onion and avocado. Agreed that kiddos love them. Serve with a fruit salad and dinner is done in 15 minutes flat. I also put all of mine on my family size foreman grill and spray with a little “Pam”. I can make 8 at a time. Great for sleepovers too!
Awesome tips!!
The recipe looks great, but I would never, ever advise anyone to use cooking spray on their cast iron! Everything I’ve read says it will ruin the cast iron! I cook in my husband ‘s grandmother’s cast iron pans, so I am super-protective of them.
Yes! I agree.
Good recipe! I would recommend to swap the sour cream with plain greek yogurt to make it even healthier! Tastes just like sour cream but has more protein and zero fat.
Great idea!
I just made this recipe for dinner tonight and it was fabulous! Super filling and tasty, but also super healthy. Thanks for sharing it!
YEAH! So glad it is was a hit.
For the life of me, we can’t find our cast iron skillet! Does this HAVE to be cooked in a cast iron skillet?? It seems like such a simple and easy recipe, I’d love to get it a try. Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Yes. You could cook them in any non-stick skillet.
How many calories is this?
how many points?
I saw this recipe and thought it looked yummy. I did change it a bit to make it more of my taste but the recipe how it is, would be delicious as well! I used different spices. I used garlic, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, cayenne, paprika and cumin. I love sour cream but I skipped out on that. I love cheese but I added about half a teaspoon (not the Mexican cheese blend, Colby jack instead). Instead of salsa I made a pico de gallo. Just thought I’d share how I did mine in case anyone wants a somewhat spicy version.
Great recipe. Thank you for sharing. Plain yogurt is a great substitute, but I also made with sour cream, both equally delicious!
Aug.12/20- yummy!
What are the macros per serving?