Slow Cooker Chicken Burritos, chicken simmered in Mexican spices until fork tender with pintos and cilantro lime rice, make for one killer healthy burrito!
I’m back with another recipe I have tweaked to make eating healthier flavorful and delicious! These slow cooker chicken burritos really curb your Mexican craving without over doing it with the calories!
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Slow Cooker Chicken Burritos, chicken simmered in Mexican spices until fork tender with pintos and cilantro lime rice, make for one killer healthy burrito!
I’m back with another recipe I have tweaked to make eating healthier flavorful and delicious! These slow cooker chicken burritos really curb your Mexican craving without over doing it with the calories!
Using skinless chicken breasts, I put them in the slow cooker with lots of spices, chicken stock and taco sauce. Slow cooking them for hours make them not only melt in your mouth, but it gives such a great texture you won’t notice the lack of fat.
You can also use this yummy shredded chicken in taco, nachos or even on a Mexican salad!
Slow Cooker Chicken Burritos
Ingredients
- 2 large chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 Cup chicken stock
- 2 Tbls taco sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 can pinto beans no salt added
- Burrito toppings
Instructions
- Place chicken in slow cooker set on low heat. Sprinkle with seasonings. Pour around the chicken the stock and taco sauce. Let cook for 7-8 hours on low setting.
- When chicken is done cooking, take the pieces out of the liquid. Ladle out half of the liquid and place in a small sauce pot. Drain the pintos and place in the pot with the liquid. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Let simmer 5 minutes and place on low until ready to assemble burritos.
- While pintos are cooking, shred the chicken and place back into the slow cooker with the remaining liquid. Place the lid on top and keep slow cooker on the "keep warm" setting.
- Warm tortillas and fill with the chicken, beans, cilantro lime rice and any of your favorite burrito toppings, serve and enjoy!
Slow cooking isn’t the prettiest! LOL, but wow the flavor from this chicken will have you making this recipe again and again.
My Cilantro Lime Rice really goes perfectly stuffed in these burritos, ugh delish!
I topped ours with the beans, cilantro, taco sauce, scallions, tomatoes a little cheese and light sour cream. SO GOOD!
YUM! Who knew eating healthier could be so delicious?! What’s your favorite burrito??
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Tiffany says
Yum! These look good! I love my slow cooker! My mom never used it when I was a kid and I’m like seriously this is the best!
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Wow….this yummy burrito is making my mouth water! I love slow cooker meals and can’t wait to try this one. Thanks for sharing! PINNED!
Kristina and Millie says
wow stomach is growling now 😉 love the slow cooker chicken burritos recipe! and that Monterrey chicken looks darn tasty too!
Julie says
Too yummy. I just won a slow cooker on the weekend. I am so going to do this little number 🙂
Leesha @ Living Contently says
Yum! The burritos look so tasty! I love using the slow cooker!
Heather says
yum! anything that I can make in the crock pot is good in my book! I make something similar, but it is tomato based.
Jenny says
Thanks for sharing a great recipe and for linking up with Be.You.tiful me link party. This post was featured this week here http://www.thehappygal.com/tiful-link-party-55/