Honey Chipotle Chicken Wet Burritos

Honey Chipotle Chicken Wet Burritos

These burritos are like a wet enchilada with a sweet and semi spicy filling.  These are easy to prep in advance and throw in the oven when you are ready to cook them. 

Recipe adapted from Food Network

Ingredients:

Burrito-

1 tablespoon adobo sauce

1 tablespoon barbecue seasoning

2 chicken breasts diced into bite size pieces

2 scallions chopped

Zest of 1 lime

1 21.5 ounce can honey chipotle beans, drained liquid reserved

1 bell pepper diced

½ sweet onion diced

6-8 large whole wheat tortillas

Topping-

1 cup shredded cheese (Mexican, Monterrey Jack, etc…)

½ cup chopped onion

2 tablespoons fresh cilantro

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Liquid from honey chipotle beans

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 if serving immediately after preparing.
  2. Spray a nonstick pan with olive oil spray.  Cook chicken on medium heat until no longer pink.  Add peppers, onion, adobo sauce, BBQ seasoning, and lime zest.  Cook stirring frequently.  Add drained beans and mix to combine.
  3. Remove from heat.
  4. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with olive oil spray.
  5. Spoon ½ -1 cup filling into each tortilla and fold into a burrito.  Place seam side down in the baking pan.
  6. Add reserved liquid from beans, lime juice, and chopped onion to a small saucepan.  Heat on medium heat for 5 minutes.
  7. Drizzle sauce over burritos.  Top with shredded cheese.
  8. Bake 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted.
  9. If prepping and refrigerating in advance bake for 35-45 minutes until burritos are heated through.