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Best Recipe for Chicken and Bean Burrito Verde

Ingredients

  • 4 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 15-ounce can of low-sodium white beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon, plus a pinch, of salt
  • 2 cups lightly packed shredded romaine lettuce (about 3 large leaves)
  • 1/3 cup fresh cilantro leaves
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 whole wheat flour tortillas (about 9 inches in diameter)
  • 2 cups shredded cooked chicken, skinless (a breast and thigh of a rotisserie chicken)
  • 1 jalapeno finely diced
  • 1/2 ripe avocado, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup tomatillo salsa
  • 1/2 cup low-fat Greek-style yogurt

Instructions

  1. Watch how to make this recipe.
  2. Heat 2 teaspoons of the oil in a medium skillet. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cumin and cook for 30 seconds more. Add the beans, broth and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and cook until warmed through, about 2 minutes. Transfer the bean mixture to the small bowl of a food processor and process until smooth.
  3. Put the lettuce, cilantro, the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil, lime juice, a pinch of salt and a few turns of pepper in a medium bowl and toss to coat.
  4. Wrap the tortillas in paper towel and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds.
  5. To build the burrito, spread 1/3 cup of the bean puree in the center of a warm tortilla. Sprinkle with about 2 teaspoons of jalapeno. Top with 1/2 cup of shredded chicken, then 1/2 cup of the lettuce mixture and 2 slices of avocado. Wrap into a burrito. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
  6. Serve with the salsa and yogurt alongside.
  7. Excellent source of: Fiber, Niacin, Protein, Thiamin, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K
  8. Good source of: Folate, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Riboflavin, Selenium, Vitamin B6, Zinc

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