Chicken Burrito
This 30-minute, incredible chicken burrito recipe will beat any takeout burrito!
Ingredients
- 4 flour tortillas 10"
Chicken Marinade
- 450 g / 1 lb chicken breasts
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp red chili powder (or cayenne powder. Adjust to your spice levels)
- 1½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp salt (add to taste)
Pico de Gallo
- 2 small tomatoes (diced)
- 1 small white onion (diced)
- 2 tbsp cilantro (roughly chopped)
- 2 tsp lime juice
- 1 tsp salt (add to taste)
Cilantro-Lime Rice
- 1½ cups cooked rice
- ¼ cup cilantro (finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt (add to taste)
Optional Fillings
- ¾ cup shredded cheese
- ¾ cup canned red kidney beans
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 cup guacamole
Instructions
Cook the chicken
- Butterfly the chicken breasts by slicing it horizontally. Add in all the ingredients under Chicken Marinade into a large bowl with the sliced chicken. Mix well so that the chicken is coated evenly.
- Heat olive oil in a large pan or skillet on medium high. Begin cooking the chicken by laying the sliced pieces flat. Cook for about 3 minutes on each side until they are slightly charred.You can use a food thermometer to make sure that the internal temperature is 165 F.
- Shred the cooked chicken using forks or simply cut it into small pieces and set it aside.
Prepare pico de gallo
- In a medium-sized bowl, add in all the ingredients under Pico de Gallo. Mix everything well and set it aside.
Cilantro-lime rice
- In a large bowl, add the cooked rice and all the ingredients under Cilantro-Lime Rice. Gently mix it all together.
Assemble the burrito
- In a hot pan, warm up the flour tortillas. After flipping the tortilla once, add some shredded cheese and let it melt. After a few seconds, transfer the tortilla to a plate.
- Add in about ¼ cup of chicken, some rice, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and homemade guacamole. Be sure not to overcrowd the tortilla otherwise it will be hard to roll it into a burrito.
- Fold in both the sides of the tortillas and roll up your burrito. (For detailed instructions, refer to the post above.) You can slice it in half to serve!