Eating Healthy for Two: Anytime Burritos

This burrito is a cross between a burrito I had at Sancho's Tacos and Las Barcas....

My most recent culinary adventures include taking classes at the Laguna Culinary Arts school. They were awesome! One of the many useful things I learned there was the term "mise en place", which means, "everything in place". This basically translates to a style of cooking where you prep everything before actually cooking (measure and chop all of your onions, garlic, etc.).

Because this burrito has so many cooked ingredients, we are going to do it mise en place.

Cheesy Factor (1 no cheese, 10 all cheese): cheese optional
Time Factor (1 shortest, 10 longest): 4-5
Dummy Factor (1 easiest, 10 hardest): 4

Anytime Healthy Burrito
(per burrito ingredients)
1 burrito tortilla (whole wheat or multi-grain if possible)
4-6 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast
baby spinach leaves, 2 handfuls, sauteed
1 slice vidalia or sweet onion, quartered, sauteed
2-3 mushrooms, sliced, sauteed
1-2 egg whites, scrambled
wild or brown rice mixture, cooked per instructions
pepper jack cheese (optional)
pico de gallo
avocado, sliced
butter
cumin
salt and pepper
green enchilada sauce (optional)
EVOO

Season your chicken with salt, pepper, and cumin. Drizzle olive oil in pan (until barely coated), and heat to medium on stove. Add chicken breast. Allow chicken to cook in pan until about 70% cooked through before turning over. Once you turn over, cook second side until cooked through. Remove chicken from pan and allow to sit on cutting board for 1-2 minutes, then chop into small pieces.

In separate pan, melt butter and saute onions and mushrooms. When about 75% done, add spinach and saute in same pan.

Cook rice as directed. Scramble egg whites.

Heat tortilla in microwave or on stove. Arrange burrito as follows: cheese, rice, spinach/onions/mushrooms, egg whites, chicken, and pico de gallo. Smear avocado along one side of burrito, then wrap it all up and serve with green sauce for dipping.


Such a yummy burrito! And although it sounds kind of bland at first, its actually really flavorful. And it is full of protein. Great for breakfast, lunch or dinner.