Saturday, November 5, 2011

Chicken Burritos

I have been using up all the chicken in my freezer this past week. Friday night was burrito night in the Layson household! I took 2 boneless, skinless frozen chicken thighs and put them in the crock pot. In no particular order I added 1/2 cup water, 1.5 tsp of chicken bouillon granules, salt, paprika, cumin, & cayenne and let the chicken cook on low for about 4 hours. When I got home I shredded the chicken with 2 forks and then dumped out the cooking liquid. Next I added 1 can of drained black beans, 1 pouch of Spanish-style ready rice, a snack cup of Chi-Chi's nacho cheese sauce, and 2 tbsp of Taco Bell Chipotle Sauce. (Those of you who have left California...this sauce is probably the closest thing you will get to La Vic orange sauce.) I then stirred up the burrito mix and added 1/4 cup of water. I let it heat on high for about 15 minutes and then served it in burrito shells. After putting the filling into the tortillas I drizzle 1-2 tbsp of the Chipotle sauce over it before wrapping it up.This amount made 4 burritos so we had them for dinner in Friday and lunch on Saturday. I also heated tortilla chips in the oven on 350 for 5 minutes for chips and salsa! Super easy Mexican-ish food, done. Careful with this if you are counting calories, though! One burrito equals about 545 calories.