Chicken And Black Bean Burritos
A year or so ago I was on a big health kick. I was really working on counting calories to loose the remaining baby weight from my pregnancy. I had been doing well, but dinner time was difficult. I wanted yummy dinners that were healthy and not stuffed with calories. I was finding though that my grocery budget wasn’t stretching far enough for a lot of fresh healthy food. Not having cooked a ton in the past I didn’t really know what to make, so I turned to the ladies in my amazing mom group. One meal that someone mentioned was for Black Bean Burritos. They sounded really yummy, and easy to make, so we gave them a try. Jason and I both liked them, but for Jason something was missing. It just wasn’t enough for him, so I decided to add to the recipe. At my mother’s suggestion I added shredded chicken, and it was fantastic. The chicken was that little something extra that it needed. Now chicken and black bean burritos is one of our favorite meals.
This meal is quite easy to make, but the prep is a bit time consuming. That’s really the only problem I have with this meal. The prep really isn’t that bad, but it’s one of those that I can’t do well if Nick’s hanging on me. Luckily I only make this on nights that Jason is home, so his job is to keep Nick occupied while I get the burritos ready for the oven. One of the great things about this meal is that it’s easy to adjust. When I make this I make four very large burritos since only Jason and I eat them, but you can easily make smaller sized ones to make enough for the number of family members you have.
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These look delicious!!
this looks so good and easy to make i think i am going to tackle it thanks for the great recipe
This sounds great! My kids love black beans!
This looks really delicious I am definitely going to have to try!
I absolutely love these and so does my 15 month old!! Thnks for the recipe!
You had me at black beans lol Love burritos but adding black beans instead of re-fried it adds so much flavor.
These sound so good! I love Mexican food of all kinds.
I love chicken burritos of any kind and these look so good and easy enough to make. They are going on my meal plan for sure.
My kids would totally love this as they love burritos!
I love burritos with black beans and guacamole. So delicious.
This is so simple and healthy!
This sounds great! My daughter is vegetarian and loves black beans, but my husband wants meat. I could make these and keep them both happy by only adding the chicken to half the burritos.
I hadn’t thought about how great they would be to help families out with a situation like that. How great!
I’ll admit, I’m way too lazy and end up buying my husband some evol or Amy’s burritos rather than making them. You make it look easy!
Aww thanks. I’m still really working on getting the hang of things in the kitchen, so that was really nice to hear. You made my day. 🙂
Yum, those look so delicious, and not too hard to make!
No they’re really very easy to make. The hardest part is mashing the beans and folding the burrito! LOL
Those burritos look so good!
We are always looking for new mexican food ideas. These sound perfect for us!
Yum, those look tasty.
And, I would add chicken, too. The protein is great, and breast meat has so few calories. It always surprises me.
This is great – so easy to make, lol ! The only addition I have would be to toss a dollop of sour cream on top. But these are going to be delicious, I can tell, thanks!
I can’t believe I forgot to add that I always put sour cream on mine! My recipe doesn’t call for it, but I do always add it. What’s Mexican food without sour cream?
These looks so delicious, I love anything with black beans!
Yummy! We do something similar here for meatless Mondays. Black beans, frozen corn, shredded cheese, and taco seasoning. Fill the tortilla shells and cook in your frying pan as a quesadillas. We love them!!
Thanks for sharing! I have made these before but never with corn. I have been known to put avocado or guac in them. I’m going to try out your recipe next time i make them. Stopping by from the #sitssharefest.
Charles would love these! Pinning this for later!
Great recipe for busy families. Since my oldest son is going to start cooking a few night a week, I will print this off for him to use. Thanks for sharing!
My kids love burritos, I bet they would think your recipe was yummy 🙂
Oh my gosh yum!!!