About
Look out because Green Burritos are about to take over your boring weeknight dinners! Filled with a creamy and savory mix of rich cream cheese, tangy sour cream, spicy pepper jack cheese, juicy chicken, and fresh cilantro, you can betcha there's a flavor explosion in every bite. After being baked to perfection, these bundled up burritos are topped with smooth avocadoes and a dollop of tomatoey salsa verde, creating a fresh and zesty safety blanket of goodness you're sure to love. See? We warned you! Green Burritos are about to do some amazingly delicious damage to your hunger!
Ingredients
- For the burritos:
- 3 cups chicken, diced
- 1 teaspoon Tajín® seasoning
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 3 cups pepper jack cheese, shredded, divided
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 6 (8-inch) flour tortillas
- Toppings:
- 2 cups salsa verde
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 avocado, diced
- 2 limes, cut in wedges
- sour cream, optional, to taste
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 -Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Step 3 -In a skillet, add the chicken and the Tajín seasoning and cook until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 5-7 minutes.
Step 4 -In a separate bowl, mix the cream cheese and the sour cream with an electric mixer until it is creamy.
Step 5 -Add 2 cups of the pepper jack cheese, the cooked chicken, and 1/4 cup of the cilantro to the cream cheese mixture and mix to combine.
Step 6 -Spoon a generous amount of the chicken mixture into the middle of each of the tortillas, evenly spreading the filling with a knife, folding the tortillas over, and placing them in the prepared baking dish.
Step 7 -Sprinkle the burritos with the remaining pepper jack cheese and bake until they are bubbly, about 30 minutes.
Step 8 -In a small bowl, mix the salsa verde and the remaining cilantro together.
Step 9 -Spread the salsa mixture down the middle of the burritos while they're still in the baking dish.
Step 10 -Sprinkle the avocado down the middle of the burritos and garnish with the lime wedges.
Step 11 -Serve the burritos with the sour cream.
