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Green Burritos

ChickenOvenMexican

Time: 45 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

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Look out because Green Burritos are about to take over your boring weeknight dinners! Filled with a creamy and savory mix of rich cream cheese, tangy sour cream, spicy pepper jack cheese, juicy chicken, and fresh cilantro, you can betcha there's a flavor explosion in every bite. After being baked to perfection, these bundled up burritos are topped with smooth avocadoes and a dollop of tomatoey salsa verde, creating a fresh and zesty safety blanket of goodness you're sure to love. See? We warned you! Green Burritos are about to do some amazingly delicious damage to your hunger!

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Ingredients

  • For the burritos:
  • 3 cups chicken, diced
  • 1 teaspoon Tajín® seasoning
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 3 cups pepper jack cheese, shredded, divided
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 6 (8-inch) flour tortillas
  • Toppings:
  • 2 cups salsa verde
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • 2 limes, cut in wedges
  • sour cream, optional, to taste

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2 -Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 3 -In a skillet, add the chicken and the Tajín seasoning and cook until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 5-7 minutes.

Step 4 -In a separate bowl, mix the cream cheese and the sour cream with an electric mixer until it is creamy.

Step 5 -Add 2 cups of the pepper jack cheese, the cooked chicken, and 1/4 cup of the cilantro to the cream cheese mixture and mix to combine.

Step 6 -Spoon a generous amount of the chicken mixture into the middle of each of the tortillas, evenly spreading the filling with a knife, folding the tortillas over, and placing them in the prepared baking dish.

Step 7 -Sprinkle the burritos with the remaining pepper jack cheese and bake until they are bubbly, about 30 minutes.

Step 8 -In a small bowl, mix the salsa verde and the remaining cilantro together.

Step 9 -Spread the salsa mixture down the middle of the burritos while they're still in the baking dish.

Step 10 -Sprinkle the avocado down the middle of the burritos and garnish with the lime wedges.

Step 11 -Serve the burritos with the sour cream.

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