Best 7 Chicken Filling For Burritos And Tacos Recipes

CHICKEN BURRITO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F and spray a 9x13" casserole with non-stick spray, set aside.
• Remove skin from chicken and pick the meat off in bite-size pieces. Place into a bowl.
• Set a 12" skillet over medium heat, add burrito filling ingredients. Stir to combine.
• Cook the burrito filling mixture until it's warm, about 5 minutes.
• Add in the chicken and stir to combine. If there is a lot of moisture in the skillet keep cooking over medium just until the water cooks off.
• Add an equal amount of chicken to the center of each burrito and top them equally with 1 ½ cups of the shredded cheese (reserve ½ cup).
• Roll them up burrito style and set them seam side down in the prepared casserole dish. Spoon the salsa over the burritos and top with remaining shredded cheese.
• Add the dish to the oven and bake for about 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the burritos are warm throughout.

CHICKEN TACO FILLING

Steps:

• Mix chicken broth and taco seasoning in a bowl.
• Place chicken breasts in a slow cooker and pour chicken broth mixture over chicken.
• Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.
• Shred chicken to serve.

CHICKEN FILLING FOR TACOS & BURRITOS

Steps:

• Trim spring onions and slice finely.
• Heat oil in a saucepan and saute onion for 2-3 minutes.
• Add chicken,drained corn,oregano,chilli powder,salt,pepper and sour cream and bring to boil.
• Tacos- Fill warm taco shells with filling, grated cheese,shredded lettuce, tomato salsa and guacamole.
• Burritos-Brush tortillas with melted butter.
• Heat in the oven or microwave until warm.
• Spread with hot chicken filling,shredded lettuce and tomato salsa.
• Roll up and serve immediately.

SARAH'S EASY SHREDDED CHICKEN TACO FILLING

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts into a saucepan and pour in enough water to cover. Place over medium heat, bring to a boil, and simmer until chicken meat is no longer pink, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Transfer chicken breasts to a bowl, allow to cool, and shred the chicken meat with 2 forks.
• Heat vegetable oil in a small non-stick saucepan over medium heat, and cook and stir onion until translucent, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Mix in the shredded chicken, cumin, chili powder, and tomato sauce; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer until chicken is hot and the flavors have blended, about 3 minutes.

CHICKEN FILLING FOR BURRITOS AND TACOS

Steps:

• Cook onion, green pepper and garlic in oil until tender.
• Stir in chicken and remaining ingredients until heated through.

CHICKEN BURRITOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion and pepper; cook and stir until tender. Stir in flour until blended; gradually stir in broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Reduce heat; stir in tomatoes, seasonings and, if desired, jalapeno. Cook 5 minutes. Add chili and cream cheese; stir until cream cheese is melted. Stir in chicken., Spoon about 1/2 cup filling across center of each tortilla; sprinkle each with 1/4 cup Colby-Monterey Jack cheese. Fold bottom and sides over filling and roll up. Place in 2 greased 13x9-in. baking dishes. , Bake, covered, 35-40 minutes or until heated through. If desired, serve with salsa. Freeze option: Cool unbaked burritos; cover and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Cover burritos with foil; bake as directed, increasing baking time to 50-55 minutes or until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 160°.

SALSA CHICKEN BURRITO FILLING

Steps:

• 1 Place chicken breasts and tomato sauce in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil, then add the salsa, seasoning, cumin, garlic and chili powder. Let simmer for 15 minutes.
• 2 With a fork, start pulling the chicken meat apart into thin strings. Keep cooking pulled chicken meat and sauce, covered, for another 5 to 10 minutes. Add hot sauce to taste and stir together (Note: You may need to add a bit of water if the mixture is cooked too high and gets too thick.).