Fiesta Chicken Burritos Recipe

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Looking for some heat with supper but still want a cool kitchen? Try these slow cooked burritos with a spicy touch the whole family will love! This is a simple recipe to double if you're catering to a crowd. And for those who prefer a spicier dish, add a teaspoon of cayenne pepper. —Margaret Latta, Paducah, Kentucky

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Fiesta Chicken Burritos Recipe
  • Prep: 30 min. Cook: 4-1/4 hours
  • Yield: 8 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 can (15-1/4 ounces) whole kernel corn, drained
  • 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can (10 ounces) diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • Dash cayenne pepper
  • Dash crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
  • 8 flour tortillas (8 inches), warmed
  • Optional toppings: sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoes

Directions

  • Place chicken in a greased 4-qt. slow cooker. In a large bowl, combine the corn, beans, tomatoes, jalapeno and seasonings; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until chicken is tender.
  • Remove chicken; cool slightly. Shred meat with two forks and return to the slow cooker. Stir in cream cheese. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until heated through.
  • Spoon 3/4 cup chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla; add toppings of your choice. Fold sides and ends over filling and roll up. Yield: 8 servings.

Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

Nutritional Facts 1 burrito (calculated without optional toppings) equals 405 calories, 12 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 67 mg cholesterol, 1,099 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 29 g protein.

Originally published as Fiesta Chicken Burritos in Simple & Delicious July/August 2009, p33

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on May. 02, 2013 by 14handsondeck

My family loves this recipe, and I do too! Nothing better than throw it in and forget it! I do drain the juice off before I add in the cream cheese. I like the mixture to be a little thicker. I make this a lot on vacation when we are out site seeing all day, come home, throw in the cream cheese get cleaned up and dinner is ready!!!

Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2013 by mjkrein

Grey goop. The appearance and texture of this recipe is far from appealing, but the flavor is pretty good. I recommend draining the tomatoes- unless you like your burritos extra sloppy. Maybe some rice would be a nice addition...

Reviewed on Feb. 03, 2013 by cmtmal

I might try again but without cream cheese. This was easy to make.

Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2013 by amcoffeebean

Loved this recipe! In addition to 2 fresh chicken breast halves I added a leftover grilled chicken breast just to get rid of it. I easily could have just used 1 breast half with that addition. I also cut back on the cumin, 3 Tbsp sounded like a lot and cumin is not high on our list of flavors. I used the Rotelle original along with the jalepeno (de-seeded) and it was was a good compromise for my give-me-fire hubby and my less-heat self. He added more red pepper flakes to his individual burrito and was happy.

Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2012 by KRJ1382

This recipe was super easy and really good!! I would definitely make it again. Have your napkins ready though, because it is realy messy.

Reviewed on Jun. 05, 2012 by cafritz

Margaret, you have created a wonderful recipe. I only have 3 mouths to feed so I cut the incredients in half and it came out fantastic. I plan on adding the left over rotel and black beans to tonight's Chili.

Reviewed on Jun. 03, 2012 by JoannaF

I made this dish in the crock pot, and took it in to work. It tasted great and was so easy. It was excellent comfort food for a hard day!

Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2012 by missalyssa

I added green peppers to this. Tasted great and was super easy!

Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2012 by crash9875

This was so easy and the entire family gobbled it up!

Reviewed on Feb. 02, 2012 by navywife01

DELICIOUS!!!!

 
 
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