20 Minute Low Fat Healthy Chicken Burrito Recipe (2024)

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I’m not sure what happened.

I blame my children.

I went from the wife and mother who used to love to create an award-winning meal to a wife and mother who has exactly 27 minutes to prepare a meal that no one will complain about before we go to our next activity.

Cooking and meal preparation has changed in our house.

I have less time. More vocal eaters. And a desire to still create something that is healthy from scratch.

For some reason, Mexican is always a hit in our house. Maybe it is the smothering of sour cream and salsa or maybe it is the addition of tortilla chips….all I know is that when I’m crunched for time this is my healthy chicken burrito recipe.

A quick and easy weeknight dinner recipe that will please the whole family – 20 Minute Healthy Chicken Burrito Recipe

Recipe Yields: 3 Full Size Burritos

Primary Ingredients

3 large flour tortillas
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, chopped into bite size pieces
3/4 cups black beans, drained and rinsed (a little less than a whole can)
1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspooncumin
cooking spray
6 tablespoonsMexican cheese blend, shredded
3 tablespoons salsa, plus more for garnish
3 tablespoonssour cream, plus more for garnish

Instructions

1. Spray a large cast-iron skillet with cooking spray and heat on medium/high heat. Add chicken, onion, chili powder, and cumin and cook for 8 minutes or until chicken is done. Add black beans and cook 1 more minute while stirring and remove from heat.
2. Laying on flour tortilla flat, place 2 tablespoons cheese in center, then add 1/3 of the chicken mixture on top, then add 1 tablespoonof salsa, and 1 tablespoonsour cream. Roll tortilla in a jelly roll fashion, squeezing sides to ensure filling doesn’t fall out. Place seam side down on counter, and repeat with next 2 tortillas.

3. Heat a grill pan or clean skillet over medium/high heat and spray with cooking spray. Set tortillas into pan, seam side down. Cook for 3-4 minutes, until golden brown on bottom side, flip and continue cooking on that side until browned. Remove from skillet and place on a wire rack or plates to serve.

4. Serve with a side of sour cream, guacamole, salsa, hot sauce, or whatever toppings your family prefers

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Reader Interactions

Comments

Aggie says
September 30, 2014 at 5:46 pm
Oh my gosh I couldn’t written this same exact post! (I may have said similar words recently lol)
These would be a hit in our similar household, they look delicious!
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Haley says
December 11, 2014 at 10:13 am
How many calories would you say are in this?
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- Tanya Bassett says
  June 30, 2016 at 2:40 am
  For those looking for a calorie count, my boyfriend and I did the math with all the ingredients and divided that result by 3 to get the calories for 1 serving and it came to about 510 calories each. So pretty healthy, and very filling and delicious!!
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Linda says
May 30, 2015 at 6:55 am
Thanks for this recipe! This looks really good. I think for the final step I will use my Foreman grill instead of a grill pan or skillet. Cooking both sides at once will save another minute or two. 🙂
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- Kelly says
  June 1, 2015 at 7:16 am
  That will work! I also us my Cusinart 5-in-1 Griddler. Works like a charm!
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Kimberly says
September 20, 2015 at 5:42 pm
I make something similar but use rotisserie chicken, cheese, green onion and avocado. Agreed that kiddos love them. Serve with a fruit salad and dinner is done in 15 minutes flat. I also put all of mine on my family size foreman grill and spray with a little “Pam”. I can make 8 at a time. Great for sleepovers too!
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- Kelly says
  September 21, 2015 at 8:22 am
  Awesome tips!!
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Jenny says
November 28, 2015 at 7:34 am
The recipe looks great, but I would never, ever advise anyone to use cooking spray on their cast iron! Everything I’ve read says it will ruin the cast iron! I cook in my husband ‘s grandmother’s cast iron pans, so I am super-protective of them.
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- Taya says
  January 9, 2016 at 10:35 pm
  Yes! I agree.
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aaron says
January 16, 2016 at 7:49 am
Good recipe! I would recommend to swap the sour cream with plain greek yogurt to make it even healthier! Tastes just like sour cream but has more protein and zero fat.
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- Kelly says
  January 16, 2016 at 8:25 am
  Great idea!
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Kaylene says
January 18, 2016 at 5:26 pm
I just made this recipe for dinner tonight and it was fabulous! Super filling and tasty, but also super healthy. Thanks for sharing it!
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- Kelly says
  January 19, 2016 at 7:38 am
  YEAH! So glad it is was a hit.
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Nicole V. says
March 10, 2016 at 4:32 pm
For the life of me, we can’t find our cast iron skillet! Does this HAVE to be cooked in a cast iron skillet?? It seems like such a simple and easy recipe, I’d love to get it a try. Thank you for sharing! 🙂
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- Kelly says
  March 15, 2016 at 9:14 am
  Yes. You could cook them in any non-stick skillet.
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Melissa says
March 16, 2016 at 3:06 am
How many calories is this?
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Debbie Cole says
March 7, 2017 at 12:36 pm
how many points?
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Linda M. says
May 23, 2020 at 4:22 pm
Great recipe. Thank you for sharing. Plain yogurt is a great substitute, but I also made with sour cream, both equally delicious!
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