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Chicken Burritos

By Meg Yonson

Chicken-Burittos-Recipe
  • 4 servings
  • Prep - 5 mins
    Cooking - 20 mins
  • Total - 25 mins
Chicken-Burittos-Recipe

The nutritional panel on a traditional packet of taco seasoning is not a pretty sight. They contain sugar, anticaking agents, artificial colours and other additives. We’ve got the simplest alternative that not only ditches these horrendous ingredients, but is actually really good for you.

Our spicy mix, which contains therapeutic like chilli, cumin, curry powder and paprika will help speed up metabolism, promote blood flow and ward off bad bugs, Triple our spice mix below and keep in the pantry for the next time you make tacos or burritos.  

Servings: 4
Preparation: 5 mins
Cooking: 20 mins

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Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil.
  • 1 brown onion, finely diced.
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced.
  • 4 chicken thighs, trimmed and diced into 2cm pieces.
  • 1/2 can (200g) diced tomatoes.
  • 3 spring onions, thinly sliced.
  • 1 handful coriander leaves, roughly chopped.
  • 1 handful mint leaves, roughly chopped.
  • 1 tomato, diced.
  • 8 whole meal wraps.

Spice mix

  • 1 tablespoon chilli powder.
  • 1 teaspoon chilli flakes.
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano.
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika.
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin.
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper.
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt.

Directions

1. Add coconut oil, onion and garlic to a pan on medium heat and cook until onions are translucent. Set aside.

2. Add the chicken into the warm pan and cook until browned. Add in the onion and garlic and all the spice. Cook until chicken is coated in the spice mix and fragrant. Stir through the diced tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, combine the spring onions, herbs and tomato into a mixing bowl.

4. Serve the salad and chicken inside two wholemeal wraps per person.


Note

Optional: If you’re an avocado lover like us, serve with our Super Speedy Guacamole.

Chicken Burritos

The nutritional panel on a traditional packet of taco seasoning is not a pretty sight. They contain sugar, anticaking agents, artificial colours and other additives. We’ve got the simplest alternative that not only ditches these horrendous ingredients, but is actually really good for you.

Our spicy mix, which contains therapeutic like chilli, cumin, curry powder and paprika will help speed up metabolism, promote blood flow and ward off bad bugs, Triple our spice mix below and keep in the pantry for the next time you make tacos or burritos.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil.
  • 1 brown onion, finely diced.
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced.
  • 4 chicken thighs, trimmed and diced into 2cm pieces.
  • 1/2 can (200g) diced tomatoes.
  • 3 spring onions, thinly sliced.
  • 1 handful coriander leaves, roughly chopped.
  • 1 handful mint leaves, roughly chopped.
  • 1 tomato, diced.
  • 8 whole meal wraps.

Spice mix

  • 1 tablespoon chilli powder.
  • 1 teaspoon chilli flakes.
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano.
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika.
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin.
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper.
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt.

Directions

1. Add coconut oil, onion and garlic to a pan on medium heat and cook until onions are translucent. Set aside.

2. Add the chicken into the warm pan and cook until browned. Add in the onion and garlic and all the spice. Cook until chicken is coated in the spice mix and fragrant. Stir through the diced tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, combine the spring onions, herbs and tomato into a mixing bowl.

4. Serve the salad and chicken inside two wholemeal wraps per person.

Note

Optional: If you’re an avocado lover like us, serve with our Super Speedy Guacamole.

Chicken Burritos