Smothered Chicken Burritos with Minute® Rice

I don’t know anyone who has a lot of extra time during the holidays. Between the holiday parties, gift buying, decorating, and everything else we have on our plate, there isn’t a lot of extra time left over for getting dinner on the table. With all the sweet treats we enjoy during the holiday, sometimes I love having something a bit spicier for dinner to balance out all the sweetness and these smothered burritos made with Minute® Rice are quick, easy, and taste amazing. I was so excited when Minute® Rice offered to sponsor today’s recipe so I could share one of my favorite busy night meals.

 

These smothered chicken burritos are a staple at my house. We make them at least once a month and we especially love them during the holiday season because I can make a huge batch that we can eat for several days.

We love using Minute® Rice in these because it means we can throw them together at the last minute and our rice turns out perfect every time.

I’m all for short cuts, especially when they help me get an amazing meal on the table. Minute® Rice is a staple at my house, especially their brown rice because it cooks in just 10 minutes which is perfect when I’m short on time during the holidays.

Last week I had the chance to join Minute® Rice at an Ugly Sweater Christmas party with some local bloggers. We had a blast hanging out and trying some great holiday dishes that would make any holiday event better. . . and we rocked our ugly sweaters.

We tried a delicious rice stuffing, banana bread made with rice, and, my favorite, a cheesy casserole with Brussel sprouts and chicken. I’m definitely going to be making a few of these for my family this holiday season.

Minute® Rice has some awesome recipe ideas for the holidays. For more recipe ideas (and special offers from Minute® Rice) join the Recipe Club®. You can sign up here. I love their new Multi-Grain Medley. It’s a great combination of gluten-free, 100% whole grains, including long grain brown rice, Thai red rice, wild rice and quinoa and it cooks in only 10 minutes.

I love having quick and easy recipes up my sleeves during the busy holiday season. These smothered burritos are one of my family’s favorites and when I can cook Minute® Rice in only 5 minutes I can get them on the table in no time!

Smothered Burritos with Minute® Rice

Ingredients

•  2 cups of cooked Minute® Rice – I used brown rice but use whatever you like best.
• 1 can of enchilada sauce
• 1 can of green chilies
• 1  cup sour cream
• 2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
• flour tortillas
• 1 can refried beans
• shredded cheese
• 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cup milk
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 Tbsp. poultry seasoning
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. pepper
• Optional: Cilantro and avocado as toppings

Preparation

Combine your chicken broth and 1/2 cup of the milk together in a saucepan and bring to a boil. In a separate bowl, the flour, remaining 1 cup of milk, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper. Add your flour mixture to the chicken broth mixture and whisk over low heat. Cook for about 5-10 minutes, stirring frequently until it starts to thick up. This makes a homemade condensed chicken soup (if you are tight on time, just substitute 2 cans of cream of chicken soup).

To your soup mixture, add the green chilis, chicken, rice, and sour cream.

Top a flour tortilla with about 1/4 cup of burrito filling, refried beans, and a small handful of cheese. Roll and repeat until your pan is filled.

Top your pan of burritos with enchilada sauce and cheese.

Bake at 350° for about 30 minutes.

Top with cilantro, avocado, and a squeeze of lime juice.

These smothered chicken burritos are so easy to throw together and they are perfect for balancing out some of the sweetness of the holiday season. I don’t know what it is but I always crave something sweet after eating Mexican food so those holiday treats taste even better to me after serving these for dinner.

Do you have a favorite meal during the holiday season?

For more quick meal ideas, check out the Minute® Rice Recipe® Club.

 

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Minute® Rice.