Chicken and Black Bean Burritos
Serves: 8
 
A great make ahead meal for the freezer
Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • ¼ tsp each salt and pepper
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 red pepper, chopped
  • 1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 8 large whole wheat tortillas
  • 2½ cups shredded marble cheddar cheese
  • ½ cup light sour cream
Instructions
  1. In skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat
  2. Fry onion, garlic, salt and pepper until softened, about 3 minutes
  3. Add chicken, red pepper, beans and salsa , cook stirring until chicken is no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes
  4. Let cool
  5. Spoon ¾ cup of the filling down the centre of each tortilla
  6. Sprinkle each with ¼ cup of the cheese
  7. Fold in bottom edge, then sides, roll up
  8. Place seam side down in greased 13x9 in glass baking dish
  9. Sprinkle remaining cheese over top
  10. Bake in 400F oven until golden and hot and cheese is melted, about 15 min
  11. Serve with sour cream
  12. *To Freeze: After sprinkling with remaining cheese let unbaked burritos cool for 30 minutes
  13. Refrigerate until cold
  14. Cover and wrap in tin foil
  15. Bake from frozen, loosely covered in foil at 400F for about 25 minutes
Recipe by Simple Local Life at https://www.simplelocallife.com/chicken-and-black-bean-burritos/