California Chicken Burritos

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can black beans, drained
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup chunky salsa, drained and juices reserved
• 1 small chipotle chile, minced (from 1 can of chipotles en adobo)
• 1 teaspoon adobo sauce
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 cups cooked rice (see note above)
• 1 1/2 cups shredded rotisserie-cooked chicken
• 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 4 (10 inch) flour tortillas

Recipe

• 1 adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just beginning to smoke.
• 3 add black beans, water, reserved salsa juices, chile, and adobo sauce and cook until liquid has evaporated and beans are soft, about 5 minutes.
• 4 add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• 5 using potato masher, mash beans lightly.
• 6 season with salt and pepper.
• 7 place rice in medium microwave-safe bowl, cover with plastic wrap, poke holes in plastic, and microwave on high power until hot, about 90 seconds.
• 8 stir in salsa, chicken, and 1 1/2 cups cheddar.
• 9 spread one-quarter of black bean mixture down center of each tortilla, leaving 2-inch border at ends.
• 10 mound rice mixture on beans and fold tortillas to form burritos.
• 11 transfer to baking sheet, sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 cups cheddar, and bake until cheese is bubbly, about 10 minutes.