Black Bean and Chicken Burritos

Posted by thinman on Sun, Aug 3, 08 at 14:03

Here's my recipe for black bean and chicken burritos, modified a little by my daughter and taken almost verbatim from her blog, since why would I want to spend all that time typing it out when she has done it for me, and a better job to boot?
Here's what you'll need:

2 to 3 chicken breasts (You can cheat on this one and use precooked chicken strips)
1 can of Black Beans, rinsed (DD apparently rinses her beans. I don't. TM)
1/2 an onion
About a 1/2 cup of Taco sauce (I use Ortega) or salsa
1/4 cup of water
Shredded cheese, chopped lettuce and tomatoes, cilantro, green onions, avocado and sour cream (all optional)
Tortillas (if you want to treat yourself, buy the Tortilla Land fresh tortillas at Costco, if you live near Costco and have a membership and fry them in olive oil--totally puts precooked tortillas to shame.)

Cook the chicken breasts through, then shred or chop into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.

Sauté the onion in olive oil (or whatever kind of fat you happen to have). When it begins turning transparent, add the black beans, chicken, taco sauce or salsa and water. Simmer until heated through. (I usually have to simmer mine a while to reduce it to a nice consistency. TM)

Scoop the cooked chicken/black bean mixture into your tortilla, add cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and roll. Place a glop of sour cream on top, and, if you want to get fancy, fan a few avocado slices and a sprinkling of cilantro and green onions across the top.

Chicken and Wild Rice Salad

Posted by pattioh z5MA on Mon, Jan 28, 08 at 21:11

This is a recipe for warmer weather, but it gets a lot of compliments and makes a nice colorful lunch dish for company, that can be whipped up while your guests are still in bed. I'm going to give you the original recipe and just say that I don't usually add the pineapple or the sugar and I sometimes only use about half the red,yellow, green pepper amounts. I've also used a 6oz bottle of Catalina and it was fine. I've even made this without the chicken!!

Chicken and Wild Rice Salad

6oz. box Uncle Ben's Wild Rice ("Original", prepared in microwave according to box directions.
OR use a cup of any wild rice prepared the way you like)
2 half chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
1 yellow pepper, cut in strips
1 red pepper, cut in strips
1 green pepper, cut in strips
1 10oz. can pineapple chunks, drained
1 Tbsp. sesame oil
1 Tbsp. rice wine vinegar
1 tea. Worcestershire Sauce
1 tea. sugar
1/4 tea. cayenne pepper (go easy on this if you don't like hot!)
1 8oz bottle Catalina dressing (Kraft "Free" is OK)

Method:

Place the cooked wild rice, chicken, peppers and pineapple in a large bowl. In another bowl, mix the sesame oil, vinegar, Worcestershire, sugar, cayenne and Catalina.

Add the dressing to the salad ingredients and mix gently. Chill until serving time.
Serves 8.