Sweet and Sour Chicken and Broccoli Burritos
Tangy sweet and sour chicken and a cooling broccoli mint salsa make this fusion burrito light and summery.
Servings: 6 burritos
Ingredients
salsa
- 1/2 an english cucumber diced
- 20 mint leaves chopped
- 1/2 small clove garlic grated
- 1/4 onion diced
- 1 lemon juiced
- salt and pepper
chicken
- 1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 3/4 onion the remaining onion from the salsa
- 1 red pepper
- 1 cup store bought sweeet and sour sauce
everything else
- 1 small head broccoli chopped
- large tortillas
- prepared white rice
- black beans
- cojita cheese
Instructions
- Mix the ingredients and allow to sit for 30 minutes before using
- Add the chicken to a hot large frying pan with oil and cook a few minutes on each side to lightly brown.
- Add the onion and pepper and continue to cook, stirring often, for about 10 minutes to soften the veggies and continue to brown the chicken.
- Add the sweet and sour and lower the heat to a simmer. Cook about 15 minutes until you are able to shred the chicken with a fork and flat wooden spoon.
- Shred all of the chicken into large shreds.
- Add the broccoli and cook 5 minutes until cooked to your desired tenderness.
- Microwave the tortilla for 10 seconds
- Place onto a piece of foil
- Add rice, then beans, then the chicken mixture.
- Top with cojita and salsa.
- Roll up the burrito, and quickly roll the foil around it to help secure the tortilla.
- Serve with chips!