These delicious burritos start in the slow cooker. Chicken is cooked in a slow cooker with salsa, tomatoes, chiles and spices. Then the chicken is placed in the center of a tortilla and rolled up. Next the burritos are baked in the oven until crispy. While the burritos baked a sauce is made with chicken broth, spices, sour cream, chiles and shredded cheese. The burritos are served by pouring the sauce on top.
Course
Entree
Prep Time20minutes
Cook Time4hours
Servings8people
Ingredients
Baked Chicken Burritos
1recipe slow cooker Mexican chicken
6burrito size tortillas
1cupshredded sharp cheddar cheese
Olive oil
Slow Cooker Mexican chicken
2lbschicken breasts
1tbspolive oil
½cupmild salsa
3-4tbspbrown sugar
4ozcan mild diced green chilies
14.5ozcan fire roasted diced tomatoesdrained
1tbspchili powder
1 ½tspsalt
1tspground cumin
1tspgarlic powder
1tsponion powder
½tspsmoked paprika
½tspdry oregano
½tsppepper
1tspliquid smoke
Cheesy Green Chili Sour Cream Sauce
2tbspolive oil
1tbspbutter
3tbspflour
2cupschicken brothwarmed
½tspcumin
¼ to ½tspsalt
¼tsppepper
½cupsour cream
½can(4 oz) mild chopped green chilies
½cupshredded sharp cheddar cheese
Toppings
Tomatoes
Avocados
Salsa
Instructions
Prepare Mexican cheese according to recipe directions. Drain any excess liquid from chicken.
Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with foil and add a baking rack on top. Prepare the burritos by adding a heaping ½ cup filling to each tortilla, top with desired amount of cheese and roll up burrito style. Place burritos on the baking rack and brush both sides with oil or spray with non-stick cooking spray. Cook for 18-20 minutes or until golden. Broil to desired crispness, flip over and broil the other side until golden.
Meanwhile, prepare sauce by melting butter in olive oil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook, stirring constantly for 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low then gradually whisk in chicken broth. Add spices and bring to a simmer while stirring until thickened about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in green chilies and cheese until melted, then stir in sour cream. Add hot sauce if desired.
To serve top burritos with Cheesy Green Chili Sour Cream Sauce and desire toppings.