These are some of our favorite recipes, mostly from Cooking Light, but we tend to edit portions and ingredients
that suit our taste buds (e.g. when a recipe calls for 1 minced garlic clove, we use about 4 :) ).
Other recipes are passed down from family and friends.
Enjoy!

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Chicken and Black Bean-Stuffed Burritos

We managed to forget the cheese, and they were still delicious, so I can only imagine how tasty they'll be the next time around! :)
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Total: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 burrito)

Ingredients

  • 1/4  cup  water
  • 2  tablespoons  fresh lime juice
  • 1/2  teaspoon  chili powder
  • 1/4  teaspoon  ground cumin
  • 1/4  teaspoon  black pepper
  • 1/8  teaspoon  ground red pepper
  • 2  cups  shredded rotisserie chicken breast
  • 3/4  cup  canned black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2  cup  salsa
  • 4  (8-inch) flour tortillas
  • 1/2  cup  shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • Cooking spray

Preparation

1. Bring first 6 ingredients to a boil in a small saucepan. Stir in shredded chicken, beans, and salsa.
2. Spoon 3/4 cup mixture down center of each tortilla; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons cheese. Fold ends of tortilla in and roll up.
3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add 2 burritos. Place a cast-iron or other heavy skillet on top of burritos, and cook for 3 minutes on each side. Remove from pan, and repeat procedure with the remaining 2 burritos.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 353
Fat: 9.8g (sat 4.1g,mono 3.6g,poly 1.3g)
Protein: 30.9g
Carbohydrate: 33.1g
Fiber: 2.4g
Cholesterol: 72mg
Iron: 1.6mg
Sodium: 595mg
Calcium: 137mg

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