Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Chicken with Tortilla

A couple of days before, I had seen a post on Facebook for Mexican chicken - it was a post shared from My Litter by a friend - the photo belongs to My Litter, I have modified the recipe as some things are not available in Australia.  This was the start of my inspiration.  


You will need:
  • 2 large chicken breasts
  • 2 large tomatoes
  • 250g philadelphia cream cheese
  • powdered burrito mix (we used Old El Paso)
  • tin of corn kernels
  • tin of black beans (in the Mexican section at the supermarket)
  • 1 small chilli (to taste)
  • packet of tortillas (or make your own - they are only flour, water and effort!)

In either an oven proof dish, pressure cooker, or crock pot - put the whole chicken breasts in the bottom of the pot. Drain off the corn kernels and add. Drain and rinse off the black beans and also add to the pot. Add the cream cheese, burrito mix, the chilli and chop up the tomatoes as well - all these go into the pot - don't worry about mixing it, just pop it all in.

(photo from My Litter)

If you are cooking it in the pressure cooker - I cooked it on 2 curry cycles (about 22 minutes per cycle).  If you are cooking it in the slow cooker you need 4 hours on high, or 6 hours on low. In the oven, make sure its covered and bake on about 160deg for 4-6 hours (keep an eye on it).

By far, the pressure cooker is the most energy efficient and fastest way (great if you work long hours). Once its cooked, you will not only smell it, but the chicken will just shred with a fork when you mix it all around.


By now, your Mexican chicken will be just about ready. Remove from heat and stir with a fork to shred the chicken - if the chicken totally falls apart - its ready!  Refrigerate half of the mixture for another meal (based on serving 3 people). Serve with tortillas, sour cream and cheese - make your own tortillas, its so easy - mix plain flour, water and a dash of olive oil to make a dough, knead until smooth, rest for 10 mins, then roll out very finely - pan fry gently in some oil and serve (yes, I think I just saved you about $6 in tortillas alone).


You can take this dish one step further over two nights - only use half of the cooked amount of mixture above - for the second dish, reheat and serve with steamed rice.




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