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Chicken Freezer Burritos (39 g Protein, Make 8 at Once)

Chicken Freezer Burritos

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Eight chicken, rice, and black bean burritos wrapped for the freezer — real dinners in three microwave minutes, whenever the week collapses.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 8 burritos
Calories: 449
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 lbs cooked chicken breast
  • 2 cups cooked brown rice
  • 15 oz canned black beans
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 8 large whole wheat tortillas
  • 1 lime

Equipment

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Method
 

  1. Warm the shredded chicken in a large skillet with the salsa, chili powder, cumin, and lime juice, 3 to 4 minutes, until saucy but not wet.
  2. Off the heat, fold in the rice, black beans, and cheddar. Cool the filling 10 minutes — warm filling makes freezer-soggy burritos.
  3. Warm the tortillas so they roll without cracking. Spoon a packed 3/4 cup of filling slightly below center of each.
  4. Fold in the sides and roll each burrito tight.
  5. Wrap individually in foil or parchment, bag, and freeze up to 2 months.
  6. Reheat from frozen: unwrap, damp paper towel, 2.5 to 3 minutes, flipping halfway. For a crisped shell, finish 2 minutes in a dry skillet.

Nutrition

Calories: 449kcalCarbohydrates: 46.6gProtein: 38.8gFat: 11.7gSaturated Fat: 4.7gCholesterol: 86.4mgSodium: 870.9mgPotassium: 540.9mgFiber: 8.7gSugar: 3.5gVitamin C: 4.5mgCalcium: 234.3mgIron: 3.7mg

Notes

Drain the salsa and cool the filling — those two steps are the whole freezer-burrito craft. Serve with extra salsa and Greek yogurt. Nutrition is per burrito. Nutrition is calculated per serving from the listed ingredients and may vary with brands and substitutions.

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