Baked Chicken and Spinach Burritos/Flautas

I found a recipe on good ol' pinterest, yes this is becoming a trend...but a trend that I LOVE.  These turned out amazing and I will keep this recipe around and continue to tweak it depending on my mood and ingredients on hand.  Believe it or not, I did not have the 16oz. beer it called for to boil the chicken in,  so right from the get go I knew this was going to be my version of the recipe I had found on the "Healthy-Delicious" site.

While getting sushi with some coworkers the other night one mentioned her love for the seasoning Sazon. I had never heard of this and the way she described it, I felt it was something I must try immediately!  She said she uses it on everything, so it instantly reminded me of my go to spice TONY CHACHERE'S.  I know nothing can replace my Tony's, but having a back up could really open doors for me.  So the next day I picked up this SAZON. I accidentally got a bottle of the "tropical Sazon" but let me tell you it was amazing.

So to the point, I started by boiling the chicken in just enough water to cover the chicken and a generous amount of Sazon and a few shakes of Tony's (I know I can't let go).  I boiled this for about 10-15 minutes.  In the meantime, I added the spices to a separate bowl and chopped my spinach, jalapeno's, green chili's and cilantro.  (The original recipe didn't have cilantro but I feel like any Mexican dish I make can only get better with it's addition, same goes for the green chili).  Once the chicken is cooked, take it out of the water and shred.  Save about 1/4 cup of the water in your pot. Mix the shredded chicken with the spices and add back to the pot with 1/4 cup of the saved water. Add the chopped veggies and cook for about 2-3 min or until spinach is wilted.  Roll and bake.

Ingredients:
4 boneless skinless chicken breast
~2 cups water
~3Tbsp Sazon
~1/2 Tbsp Tony's
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp red pepper
1 jalapeno, minced
3 cups or 1 bag baby spinach
2-3 green chilis or 1 can minced (optional)
3 Tbsp cilantro, minced
6 flour tortillas (I used wheat)
cooking spray
1-2 cups mexican cheese (sharp and Monetery jack)
sour cream and salsa optoinal

 

1. Preheat over to 450 degrees F.
2. Put the chicken and water in a pot (fill water to just cover the chicken) add sazon and tonys, or spices of your choice. Cook 10-15 minutes.
3. Pour out all but 1/4 of the cooking liquid. Take chicken out and shred.  Mix chicken with seasonings.  Put back in pot with water and add spinach, jalapeno, cilantro, and green chili. Cook for about 2-3 minutes or until the spinach is wilted.
4. For flautas cut the tortilla in half, add sour cream and cheese then chicken mixture.  Roll up startingi with the straight edge, place seam side down on a oiled baking sheet.  Or you can use a whole tortilla and make buritto style.
5. Spray the burritos/flautas with cooking spray bake for ~10 minutes or until lightly browned.

6. Can serve with sour cream or salsa, or just eat plain, they are great!