Smothered Green Chili Burritos

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These lightening-quick Smothered Green Chili Burritos are made mostly in the microwave but feel fancy enough to serve to company.

 I was compensated to create this recipe for the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association. Any opinions expressed in this post are completely my own. 

Well hey, ya’ll. How was your weekend? Mine was full of cleaning my house and doing kid stuff, but I suppose that’s to be expected when you freaking own a house and have kids.

Life would have been a little nicer had my husband been around to clean the house for me share the joys of parenting with, but he’s been busy frolicking in Colorado with one of his many brothers doing “boy stuff”. {It was his brother’s birthday so he went down to party….or something.}

While he’s been gone, I’ve been making dinners that consist of minimal dishes, effort and time because let’s be honest: my kids impress easily and… why would I choose to do work when I don’t have to?

Also, dishes are my nemesis.

This is a lightning quick meal that is made mostly in the microwave that is seriously fancy enough to serve to company…if you consider burritos to be fancy. {Which I clearly do.} I guess these are sort of like enchiladas in a way, but still burritos?! Whatever…call them what you want. These are mighty good. Really creamy, tangy and tasty. Plus comes together in a cinch. Don’t believe me? Here’s how I made them:

Start out by grabbing a package of frozen burritos. Yes, you heard me. FROZEN BURRITOS. I used bean and cheese.Place all eight into a 9×13 baking dish and microwave on high for about 8 minutes.
While those are cooking, we’re going to make our smothering sauce with: sour cream, green chiles, lime juice, lime zest, cumin, salt, pepper….and cilantro. Blend this up until completely smooth.Like so!Now your burritos should be warmed completely through. You can tell by touching them and/or noticing the beans and cheese start to ooze out of them. All good signs.Now, take the sauce and generously spread it over all the burritos and top with some jack cheese.Pop this under the broiler to heat the sauce through and melt the cheese. Pull it out and then serve! See what I mean by easy? Also, very cheesy!To go with these burritos, I also made a quick little corn dish, starting with a package of frozen corn. Microwave that according to package directions until piping hot.Pour that into a bowl with some chopped red pepper, cilantro, salt, pepper and lime juice.Stir it up and voila! Mexican corn! 

Together, this turned out to be a pretty well balanced meal I felt good about feeding my family.

AAAND! The best part was I picked all the main ingredients for this meal out of the freezer section inexpensively and spending maybe 20 minutes total throwing this together.

Since I’m a new ambassador for the NFRA, I made this recipe for them, who’s mission is to just spread the word and let consumers know that there are lots of healthy and fresh options for meals in the refrigerator and freezer sections of the store.

The printable recipe for these burritos is below. Enjoy, friends!

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Smothered Green Chili Burritos

These lightening-quick Smothered Green Chili Burritos are made mostly in the microwave, but feel fancy enough to serve to company.

servings 8 servings

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

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Ingredients

For the burritos-

• ▢ 8 frozen bean & cheese burritos {such as El Monterey}
• ▢ 1 cup fat free sour cream
• ▢ 7 oz diced green chiles 1 can
• ▢ 2 tablespoons lime juice
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon lime zest
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• ▢ salt & pepper to taste
• ▢ 1/2 cup loosely packed cilantro
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups grated monterey jack cheese

For the corn-

• ▢ 10 oz frozen corn & butter 1 bag {such as Green Giant}
• ▢ 1/2 red bell pepper finely diced
• ▢ 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• ▢ salt & pepper to taste
• ▢ juice of 1 lime

Instructions

• Place eight frozen burritos in a 9x13 baking dish and microwave on high for about 8 minutes.
• While the burritos are cooking, make the smothering sauce by combining sour cream, green chiles, lime juice, lime zest, cumin, salt and pepper, and cilantro in a blender. Blend until completely smooth.
• Once the burritos are done cooking and are warmed completely through, generously spread the smothering sauce all over the burritos and top with monterey jack cheese.
• Put the burritos under the broiler to heat the sauce through and melt the cheese.
• In the meantime, prepare the corn by microwaving it according to package directions. Pour it into a bowl and add chopped red pepper, cilantro, salt, pepper and lime juice. Serve hot with burritos and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 324kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 571mg | Potassium: 318mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 576IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 267mg | Iron: 3mg

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Meixcan

Keyword: Green Chili Burritos