Homemade Chipolte Dinner

Josh and his friends are huge fans of Chipotle.  They probably eat there a few times a week.  I admit I had not had a bite of the burritos until last week when Josh brought one home.  Pretty good. 

So the week while we were out skiing I decided to attempt to make one of those burritos.  Certainly not light in calories but pretty damn good.

Chicken, corn salsa, guacamole, lime rice, black beans and a little sour cream rolled up into a big soft tortilla.

 

Corn salsa:

5 cups of frozen corn ( that’s what I had )

2 large green jalapenos chopped

½ cup cilantro chopped

2 Tbsp. lime juice ( more if you want )

1 red onion chopped

kosher salt

Mix together

 

Hot Sauce:

I only had a 28 ounce can of whole tomatoes so I used that.  ½ tsp. chili powder

3 Tbsp. chopped cilantro

½ red onion chopped

juice of a lime and a fresh lemon

kosher salt

Puree in a blender and put in a refrigerator until ready to use.  The flavors will get better.

 

Guacamole:

8 soft avocados

1 red onion chopped

½ cup chopped cilantro

2 fresh squeezed limes

I only had a 28 ounce can of tomatoes so I took out the whole tomatoes, chopped them up and put them in.  It worked.

 

Chicken Marinade:

I used 6 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts for this.

This should sit for a few hours if not overnight.

2 ounces of big dried chilis (I set them in hot water to get soft first)

1 – 7 ounce can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

4 tsp. cumin ( I only had seeds so that it what I used)

4 Tbsp. dried oregano

2 red onions chopped

½ cup of vegetable oil ( I only had olive oil so that is what I used)

4 tsp. kosher salt

2 tsp. black pepper

Put all the ingredients in a blender and puree. I stabbed the chicken breasts and then poured the marinade over them.

Refrigerate.  Take out of the fridge and grill before serving.

Cut into small pieces and serve.

 

Rice:

I used brown rice but I would have preferred white but again that was all I had.  Once the rice is done take a few limes and squeeze in the rice and mix.  Makes a nice touch.

 

Black Beans:

2 cans of black beans drained

1 – 7 ounce can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

lots of salt

I put this into a deep frying pan and brought to a boil and then down to low.  I realized that the chipolte peppers were insanely hot and I started to take them out obviously leaving in the sauce.  Then I let the beans just hang out on the stove for an hour or so until the flavors melded. 

 

Take a look bit of everything and put into a big soft tortilla.  Wrap it up and dig in.  I don’t see making this often in the future but Josh seriously gave it the nod.