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Crispy Chicken Burritos with one cut in half on top of the other 2 burritos
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Crispy Chicken Burrito Recipe

Whether you have picky kids to feed or just love a good burrito, this fried burrito recipe is sure to be a hit. Filled with chicken, veggies, and cream cheese!
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Meats
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Burrito Recipe, Chicken Burrito, Crispy Chicken Burrito
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8 Servings
Calories 302kcal
Author Natalya Drozhzhin

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs boneless chicken
  • 1 tsp salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp light olive oil for frying
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 medium tomatoes
  • 12 oz cream cheese softened at room temperature
  • 10 raw tortillas
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Instructions

  • Slice the chicken into 2-inch pieces.
    Chicken in a bowl cut into 2 inch pieces, a bowl of salt and oil next to a skillet
  • Preheat a skillet with a little bit of olive oil over medium-heat. Add the chicken into the skillet. Season it with some salt and sauté it until fully-cooked.
    Chicken pieces being fried in a skillet
  • Dice the tomatoes and onions into small pieces. Add the onions into the skillet and sauté them until they begin to soften and turn translucent. Next, add in the tomatoes and sauté the chicken for another 5 minutes. Remove the skillet from heat and let the chicken cool at room temperature.
    diced tomatoes added to chicken and onion mixture in the skillet
  • Add the softened cream cheese to the chicken and work it in with your hands, breaking the larger pieces of chicken apart as you go.
    Cream cheese and pulled apart chicken mixture mixed in a bowl
  • Place a few tablespoons of chicken into the middle of a tortilla, forming a little tube out of the filling.
    Uncooked tortilla with filling being rolled in a roll
  • Roll up the tortillas tightly and stack them them on a baking dish together.
    Crispy Chicken Burritos layer in a bowl
  • Preheat the skillet with 1/2 cup of light olive oil over medium-low heat. Fry two burritos at a time until they are crispy and golden brown on the outside.
    Crispy Chicken Burritos being fried in the skillet
  • Serve the burritos immediately with a side of sour cream for dipping. Enjoy!
    Crispy Chicken Burritos with one cut in half on top of the other 2 burritos

Nutrition

Calories: 302kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 119mg | Sodium: 568mg | Potassium: 535mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 735IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1mg