Chicken Burritos

Ingredients 

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 red or white onion
    or 4 spring onions, chopped
  • 400g mixed beans
    (bean salad tin)
  • Chickpeas and sweetcorn (optional)
  •  200g chicken packet cooked chicken from Aldi or Lidl 
    chopped into small chunks
  • 2 x 250g packs ready-cooked Mexican rice (Aldi or Lidl)
  • 6 large wraps
  • 1 avocado
    chopped
  • 100g grated cheddar
  • 1 egg
    beaten
  • Chilly powder, cumin to taste plus and other spices you like. 
  • soured cream
    to serve (optional)

Method

step 1
Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onion and cook for 5 – 10 mins.
until soft with a touch of colour add the species and stir well mixing the spices with the onions then add the chicken , the rice and beans, along with the sauce from the can. (plus optional Ingredients)  Stir everything together and cook for 5 mins until piping hot. Set aside and quickly clean the pan.

step 2
Heat frying pan, until hot Now assemble the burritos.

Warm a wrap for 10 secs on the hot pan (keep the pan hot, and do the other wraps).

step 3
Pile roughly a sixth of the rice mixture onto the centre of the wrap. Top with a little avocado and some cheese, then brush beaten egg around the edge. Fold the ends over the filling, then fold in the sides, like an envelope.

step 4
Flatten a little to a parcel, then place, seam-side down, in the hot pan. Cook for 2 mins until the underside has sealed shut and is toasted a golden brown, flip over and cook for a few mins more. You should be able to fit 3 in the pan at once.

step 5
Keep the burrito warm  while you cook the remaining burritos. Serve with soured cream, if you like.

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