Barbecued Chicken Burritos in 20 Minutes or Less!
Posted Sep.16, 2011 in Health & Wellness, Healthy Recipes
The following recipe is from Eatingwell.com and is perfect for those of us who don’t have a lot of spare time to cook meals!
From EatingWell: February/March 2005, The Eating Well Healthy in a Hurry Cookbook (2006), The Eating Well Diabetes Cookbook (2005)
These burritos are something of a Tex-Mex wonder: tangy barbecue sauce, some roast chicken (or rotisserie chicken) and vegetables, all wrapped up in tortillas. For the best taste, look for a fiery barbecue sauce without added corn syrup.
4 servings, 1 wrap each
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Nutritional Profile
Diabetes appropriate | Low calorie | Low cholesterol | Low saturated fat | Heart healthy | Healthy weight | High fiber | High potassium
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Ingredients
- 1 2-pound roasted chicken, skin discarded, meat removed from bones and shredded (4 cups)
- 1/2 cup prepared barbecue sauce
- 1 cup canned black beans, rinsed
- 1/2 cup frozen corn, thawed, or canned corn, drained
- 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 4 leaves romaine lettuce
- 4 10-inch whole-wheat tortillas
- 2 limes, cut in wedges
Preparation
- Place a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, barbecue sauce, beans, corn and sour cream; stir to combine. Cook until hot, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Assemble the wraps by placing a lettuce leaf in the center of each tortilla and topping with one-fourth of the chicken mixture; roll as you would a burrito. Slice in half diagonally and serve warm, with lime wedges.
Nutrition
Per serving: 404 calories; 8 g fat ( 2 g sat , 1 g mono ); 80 mg cholesterol; 48 g carbohydrates; 32 g protein; 6 g fiber; 600 mg sodium; 531 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Fiber (24% daily value), Iron (20% dv).
Carbohydrate Servings: 2 1/2
Exchanges: 2 1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 4 very lean meat
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