Southwestern-style chicken burritos

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Fresh lime juice
⅓ cup Oil
⅓ cup Tequila
4 Cloves garlic, minced
1½ teaspoon Ground cumin
1 teaspoon Dried oregano, crumbled
½ teaspoon Dried crushed red pepper
4 Skinless boneless chicken breast halves
4 10 inch flour tortillas
3 tablespoons Oil
1 Red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 Green bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 Red onion, thinly sliced
1 Clove garlic, minced
8 ounces Monterey jack cheese, shredded
4 ounces Canned whole green chilies, drained
Fresh cilantro
Purchased salsa

Directions

Marinade: Mix first 7 ingredients in large shallow baking dish. Add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight, turning chicken occasionally.

Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Preheat oven to 350F. Wrap tortillas tightly in foil and place in oven. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add peppers, onion and garlic and saute until tender, about 4 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Keep warm in oven.

Remove chicken from marinade and grill until brown and almost cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Layer ¼ cup cheese, 1 chili, then another ¼ cup cheese onto each breast half. Grill until chicken is cooked through and cheese melts, about 3 minutes.

Arrange 1 chicken breast on each tortilla. Top each with ¼ of sauteed pepper mixture. Wrap tightly. Place tortilla seam side down, in center of each plate. Garnish burritos with cilantro and serve, passing salsa separately.

NOTES : I heat the tortillas on the grill. I also slice the chicken breasts before putting in tortillas.

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #367 Recipe by: Bon Appetit, April 1993 From: DarlingCL@...

Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 07:57:53 -0500 (EST)

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