Chicken Filling For Burritos And Tacos Recipes

THE BEST GRILLED CHICKEN FOR TACOS, BURRITOS, OR SALADS

Steps:

• Add the chicken, garlic, olive oil, lime, spices, and cornstarch to a large bowl or zip-seal bag.
• Place in fridge and let marinate for at least 15-30 minutes or up to 24 hours.
• Remove chicken from marinade and discard marinade. Place chicken on a grill or pan heated to medium-high heat. Let chicken cook until it is no longer pink on the inside, about 6-7 minutes per side (or until it has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees F).
• Serve chicken in tacos, burritos, on salads or rice.

MEXICAN CHICKEN MARINADE

Steps:

• To a Ziploc bag, add the chicken followed by the wet ingredients and the spices.
• Seal the bag, and toss the chicken so that the chicken is well coated in the marinade.
• Place in the fridge and allow to marinate for 2-24 hours.
• Remove the chicken from the bag, and grill it or bake it until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165°F/74°C with an Instant read thermometer.

CHICKEN TACO FILLING

Steps:

• Mix chicken broth and taco seasoning in a bowl.
• Place chicken breasts in a slow cooker and pour chicken broth mixture over chicken.
• Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.
• Shred chicken to serve.

CHICKEN BURRITOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion and pepper; cook and stir until tender. Stir in flour until blended; gradually stir in broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Reduce heat; stir in tomatoes, seasonings and, if desired, jalapeno. Cook 5 minutes. Add chili and cream cheese; stir until cream cheese is melted. Stir in chicken., Spoon about 1/2 cup filling across center of each tortilla; sprinkle each with 1/4 cup Colby-Monterey Jack cheese. Fold bottom and sides over filling and roll up. Place in 2 greased 13x9-in. baking dishes. , Bake, covered, 35-40 minutes or until heated through. If desired, serve with salsa. Freeze option: Cool unbaked burritos; cover and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Cover burritos with foil; bake as directed, increasing baking time to 50-55 minutes or until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 160°.