Chicken Burritos
Burritos–super easy, and definitely a freezer staple at my house. If freezer cooking is something you’ve been hesitant about, burritos are an easy meal to start with. While I do share a simple recipe in this post, think of this as more of a “method” for creating freezer burritos and get creative to include ingredients your family loves.
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Chicken Burritos
Author/Source:
Pam @ Onceamonthmom.com
Ingredients:
- 2 cups shredded chicken
- 1 oz. taco seasoning
- 14.5 oz. black beans
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 8 large flour tortillas
Directions:
Mix taco seasoning with cooked, shredded chicken. Divide seasoned chicken, beans, and cheese among tortillas. Roll up, burrito style.
Freezing Directions:
Wrap burrito in plastic wrap or wax paper. Place burritos in freezer bag, seal, label, and freeze. To serve: Remove plastic wrap and heat in oven or microwave until heated through. Serve with salsa and sour cream, if desired.
Servings: 8 burritos
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I already decided that burritos will be on my next “freezer cooking” menu… I appreciate this super-simple recipe!
The friends I cook with for freezer meals are vegetarian so it will be easy enough to mix up the “stuffing” in a big batch and add shredded chicken to my portions before I roll into tortillas. I may add some Spanish rice and extra veggies or a veggie puree as well (I’m still in the habit of making baby food although my “baby” is 2 yrs old).
LOVE your blog – it is great inspiration!
SO super yum. You’re making my tummy rumble! I did that short of thing years ago. I think it’s time to freeze again. Pre-made is expensive and not a healthy or tasty.
Is it needed to use foil wrap?
yes it would be enough to just use foil if you wanted.
Pam, thanks for the video. I am going to put the link on facebook and twitter. I love your recipes and website. Thank you!
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Do you thaw them in the fridge before, or just in microwave? How long to the usually take to reheat without making the tortillas hard? Thanks. Never frozen dinner so this is new. I love the idea!
You can thaw them in the fridge first if you’d like, or you can just reheat from frozen. It depends on your microwave so you’ll probably want to experiment on cooking time, but I’d suggest starting with 1-2 minutes or until your burrito is heated through.
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Hi, I’m not sure how to do the chicken part. I have frozen chicken breasts, so should I cook them and then shred them? Or do I need to buy special chicken? Or can you just cut up the chicken really small?
Thanks
You should just cook the chicken and shred it, then use it.
remember that only hot/warm chicken shreds otherwise you will have to dice which will still taste good but IMO shredding tastes the best, not sure why. Sometimes I use rotesserie (sp?) chicken, add a can of rotel, a little cream cheese and a drained can of mexi-corn before rolling my burritos. Usually makes more than needed for burritos but I freeze what is left in a bowl with tight fitting lid. Can thaw for later use in taco shells or thaw and add more rotel to make a looser filling and it is good over rice, toast points, or egg noodles/pasta.
I can’t wait to try this recipe. I think I’ll add it to my January 2012 WF plan this week since I bought a lot of chicken. My son will be happy – I usually make a batch with a pound of ground beef since it is so easy. (I just take a package of tortillas, a can of refried beans, a hunk of cheese that I grate straight onto the tortillas, and leftover rice if I have it, and do an assembly line).
One comment, at least with the beef ones I’ve done, I don’t individually wrap them. I put 5 or 6 in a gallon freezer bag and set it on a cookie sheet or a pizza box until they are frozen. He takes one out of the bag at a time for a lunch, straight from the freezer, and microwaves it about 2.5 minutes, flipping halfway through. He’s told me, though, not to fill them too full, because then the inside doesn’t get warm enough or if it does the outside is too done. Not an issue if you are thawing first, I guess.
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Do you think it would be possible to substitute refried beans instead of black beans? Just not sure my kids will like the black beans. Thanks for the input!
Yes, definitely.