Spicy Chicken Burritos

⏱ 50 mins 🍽 3-4 serving(s) 🌶 mexican 🏷 Sauces

These burritos combine seasoned chicken fried in bacon fat with melted Mexican cheese, crisp lettuce and a zesty sauce. The chicken is flavoured with a recommended fajita seasoning and the dish is assembled in warm tortillas for a satisfying meal. It yields enough for three to four people and takes about 50 minutes to prepare from start to finish.

Spicy Chicken Burritos

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken breast
  • 1 (1 lb) packet bacon (use half)
  • 2 -3 tablespoons fajita seasoning mix (Lisy's is the best (can buy at Wal-Mart)
  • 1 (8 ounce) container mexican cheese (melting or crumbled)
  • 1/8 cup ranch dressing
  • 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
  • 1 (8 count) packet tortillas
  • 2 cups lettuce

Method

  1. Cook the bacon in a frying pan, then remove it and set aside.
  2. In the same pan with the bacon fat, cook the chicken breast to infuse it with flavour.
  3. Warm the container of Mexican melting cheese until it is ready to use.
  4. Combine the ranch dressing with the sriracha sauce to create a spicy condiment.
  5. Wash the lettuce and then chop it into pieces suitable for filling.
  6. Assemble the cooked ingredients and sauces inside the tortillas to form the burritos.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium3514700 mg

Recipe details

CategorySauces
Cuisinemexican
Authorvlake428