Best Chicken Filling For Burritos And Tacos Recipes

CHICKEN BURRITO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F and spray a 9x13" casserole with non-stick spray, set aside.
• Remove skin from chicken and pick the meat off in bite-size pieces. Place into a bowl.
• Set a 12" skillet over medium heat, add burrito filling ingredients. Stir to combine.
• Cook the burrito filling mixture until it's warm, about 5 minutes.
• Add in the chicken and stir to combine. If there is a lot of moisture in the skillet keep cooking over medium just until the water cooks off.
• Add an equal amount of chicken to the center of each burrito and top them equally with 1 ½ cups of the shredded cheese (reserve ½ cup).
• Roll them up burrito style and set them seam side down in the prepared casserole dish. Spoon the salsa over the burritos and top with remaining shredded cheese.
• Add the dish to the oven and bake for about 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the burritos are warm throughout.

CHICKEN FILLING FOR BURRITOS AND TACOS

Steps:

• Cook onion, green pepper and garlic in oil until tender.
• Stir in chicken and remaining ingredients until heated through.

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°.

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.

SARAH'S EASY SHREDDED CHICKEN TACO FILLING

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts into a saucepan and pour in enough water to cover. Place over medium heat, bring to a boil, and simmer until chicken meat is no longer pink, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Transfer chicken breasts to a bowl, allow to cool, and shred the chicken meat with 2 forks.
• Heat vegetable oil in a small non-stick saucepan over medium heat, and cook and stir onion until translucent, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Mix in the shredded chicken, cumin, chili powder, and tomato sauce; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer until chicken is hot and the flavors have blended, about 3 minutes.

CHICKEN FILLING FOR TACOS & BURRITOS

Steps:

• Trim spring onions and slice finely.
• Heat oil in a saucepan and saute onion for 2-3 minutes.
• Add chicken,drained corn,oregano,chilli powder,salt,pepper and sour cream and bring to boil.
• Tacos- Fill warm taco shells with filling, grated cheese,shredded lettuce, tomato salsa and guacamole.
• Burritos-Brush tortillas with melted butter.
• Heat in the oven or microwave until warm.
• Spread with hot chicken filling,shredded lettuce and tomato salsa.
• Roll up and serve immediately.

SALSA CHICKEN BURRITO FILLING

Steps:

• 1 Place chicken breasts and tomato sauce in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil, then add the salsa, seasoning, cumin, garlic and chili powder. Let simmer for 15 minutes.
• 2 With a fork, start pulling the chicken meat apart into thin strings. Keep cooking pulled chicken meat and sauce, covered, for another 5 to 10 minutes. Add hot sauce to taste and stir together (Note: You may need to add a bit of water if the mixture is cooked too high and gets too thick.).