Crock Pot Chicken & Bean Burritos

Submitted by Chef #459292

"My kids loved tacos and chili, so I thought, "Why not burritos?" I started dumping things in the crock pot and my "famous" recipe was born."

 

• Ready In: 6hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 10 burritos
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs boneless chicken thighs (may use breasts)
• 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans black beans, drained
• 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
• 1⁄4 cup tequila or 1/4 cup beer
• 0.5 (16 ounce) package frozen corn
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can refried beans
• 10 burrito-size whole wheat tortillas
• 3⁄4 cup taco sauce
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• sour cream (to garnish)
• sliced scallion (to garnish)

directions

1. In a crock pot add all ingredients EXCEPT vinegar, refried beans, tortillas, taco sauce, and cheddar.
2. Cook on low 6-8 hours.
3. Add vinegar and shred chicken with forks (I find a potato masher works well too).
4. In two 9x13 baking dishes spread half of the taco sauce and spread evenly.
5. Assemble burritos by smearing a tortilla down the middle with refried beans. Add approximately 1/2 cup of the chicken mixture, roll up and place seam-down in baking dish. Repeat until baking dish is full (usually 5 burritos in each dish for me).
6. Pour remaining taco sauce over burritos, sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
7. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes, or until cheese melts.
8. I love making a double batch of this and save the "guts" in a ziploc in the freezer for another day.

Reviews

[ilovechocolate]

I love the idea of making this dish in the crock pot, and also that you can just put everything in the crock pot and it's ready to go. I did make a few changes to this recipe based on what was available. I didn't use tequila because I didn't want to buy it just for this recipe. I also used 1 tsp El Paso's taco seasoning instead of cumin, since that's what I had on hand. I decided to serve the tortillas at the table, and my husband and I filled our burritos first with the filling, and then with Cheddar cheese, lettuce, and diced peppers. All that being said, it's so easy I would love to make it again, and it's very tasty. My husband loved it. My husband ate two burritos at lunch and another two at dinner!

 

[MonkeyDeb]

This was awesome!!! I made this for dinner one evening and my entire family loved it and have requested I make it again. thanks!!!

 

[hhorn]

This was excellent!