What you have on hand: Chicken Burritos or Tacos

Here are the ingredients you probably have on hand… Ground chicken, fresh cilantro, yellow onion, fire toasted diced tomatoes...I've also added some ingredients that I hope you have in your pantry!

Southwestern Burritos or Tacos

Ingredients:

• Ground Chicken

• Cilantro, chopped

• Onion, sliced

• 3 garlic cloves, pressed

• 1 T canola oil

• Diced fire roasted tomatoes

• 2 T Chalula (or other hot sauce)

• Salt and pepper

• Dollop of sour cream

• Flour or corn tortillas

• ½ C shredded cheddar cheese

• 4 T chopped lettuce

• Black or refried beans

Directions:

• Heat medium sized sauce pan on stove

• Add canola oil. Heat pressed garlic and sliced onion. Cook for 2 min.

• Add ground chicken, cook 5-8 min

• Add chalula (keep out and add later if kiddos don’t like heat)

• Drain juice from tomatoes, add to meat mixture

• Add salt and pepper

• Taste – if you like it spicer, add more hot sauce, if you like it tangier, add lemon or a splash of white wine. If you like it saltier, add some seasoning salt.  Top with chopped cilantro.

To Serve:

• You can then take this Mexican mixture and wrap it in warm, soft flour or corn tortillas.

• Or if you like it crunchy, take a small sauce pan, fill with a half an inch of canola oil and fry hard shell tacos or tostada shells.

• Before wrapping or folding the tortillas, consider adding a dollop of sour cream, sprinkle of cheddar cheese and shredded lettuce

• You may have a can of refried or black beans in pantry. If so, heat beans and add 2T apple sauce and top with a little cheddar cheese, cilantro and chopped tomatoes. Toss a few tortilla chips into the beans for crunch and height too. Wedge of lime is a great addition too.