Chicken Burritos

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack cheese

Monterey jack is often less expensive and melts well.

flour tortillas

🥗Healthier: whole wheat tortillas

💰Cheaper: corn tortillas

Corn tortillas are often cheaper and gluten-free.

cooked chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Canned chicken is a budget-friendly protein option.

Mix seasoning ingredients and coat chicken with oil and seasoning.

Heat oil in a large skillet, cook chicken for 2 minutes on each side, then chop after resting.

Sauté onion and garlic in the same skillet for 1 minute, then add bell pepper and cook until translucent.

Add refried beans, diced chicken, and water to the skillet, stir and cook until thick and juicy, then let cool.

Warm tortillas in the microwave to make them pliable, then lay them on a work surface.

Place rice on the lower third of the tortilla, top with chicken filling, corn, cheese, and sprinkle with cilantro. Fold up burrito style.

Toast the burrito by either pan-frying over medium-high heat for 2 minutes on each side or wrapping in foil and baking for 10 minutes at 180°C/350°F.

Serve with sauces of choice.

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