Chipotle Chicken Burritos

Ingredients

• 2 lb Boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs (Cut into cubes)
• 7 Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (Use 6–8 peppers; adjust to taste)
• 3.5 Garlic cloves (Use 3–4 cloves)
• Salt (To taste; used in the marinade, sauce, and salsa)
• 1 tsp Garlic powder (For the chicken marinade and sauce as listed)
• 1 tsp Onion powder (For the chicken marinade)
• 1 tsp Black pepper (For the chicken marinade and sauce; the sauce also lists pepper to taste)
• 2 tbsp Lemon juice (Use 1–2 tbsp for the chicken marinade)
• 3 tbsp Oil (Added to the chicken before cooking)
• 5.5 tbsp Plain yogurt (Use 5–6 tbsp)
• 2 tbsp Mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice (For the yogurt sauce)
• Salt and pepper (To taste, for the yogurt sauce)
• 1 tsp Garlic powder (For the yogurt sauce)
• 1.5 tbsp Reserved chipotle marinade (Reserve this amount from the blended marinade)
• 1 tbsp Fresh parsley (Chopped, for the yogurt sauce)
• 1 Red onion (Chopped and washed in salt water to remove bitterness)
• 2 Tomatoes (Diced)
• 1 tsp Fresh parsley (Chopped, for the salsa)
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice (For the salsa)
• Salt (To taste, for the salsa)
• 8 Tortilla wraps (For assembling the burritos)
• 1 cup Mixed cheese (Monterey Jack, Cheddar, mozzarella, or a mixture)
• Salsa (Prepared salsa, to fill the burritos)
• Lettuce (For assembly)
• Sour cream (For assembly)
• Guacamole (For assembly)

Steps

1. 1

   Make the marinade. Place the chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, garlic cloves, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder in a food processor. Blend until smooth.

2. 2

   Reserve 1 1/2 tablespoons of the blended marinade for the chipotle yogurt sauce.

3. 3

   Marinate the chicken. Place the cubed chicken in a large bowl and add the remaining marinade. Add the oil and mix thoroughly so the chicken is evenly coated.

4. 4

   Cook the chicken. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the marinated chicken and cook until browned and cooked through.

5. 5

   Make the salsa. Combine the chopped red onion, diced tomatoes, chopped parsley, lemon juice, and salt. The onion should be washed in salt water before combining to remove bitterness.

6. 6

   Make the chipotle yogurt sauce. In a bowl, combine the plain yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic powder, reserved chipotle marinade, and chopped parsley. Mix well.

7. 7

   Assemble each burrito. Place cooked chipotle chicken, chipotle yogurt sauce, mixed cheese, salsa, lettuce, sour cream, and guacamole in a tortilla wrap.

8. 8

   Fold the sides of the tortilla inward and roll it into a burrito.

9. 9

   Warm the assembled burritos in a skillet over medium-low heat for 2–3 minutes per side.

10. 10

    Serve and enjoy.

Notes

The source does not specify an exact chicken cooking time or internal temperature; cook until browned and cooked through. The amount of salt water used to wash the onion is not specified.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• Mexican-inspired
• burrito
• chicken
• spicy
• skillet-cooked
• high-protein