This month we are trying out our favorite “international” recipes. The Husband and I love Mexican food. I used to make a variation of this recipe all the time when we were first married. I used refried beans then and we now prefer black beans and just like my enchilada casserole recipe (check it out if you want a great enchilada recipe) I used chicken in this one too. This is a pretty versatile recipe and you can really use whatever ingredients your family likes. We love a little “spicy hot” in our Mexican. This can be achieved by either using our favorite Texas Pete hot sauce or just adding a few red pepper flakes. Either way makes it just the right amount of spicy.
2 cups black beans (if you use canned, be sure to drain them)
1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons onion, chopped
1/2 cups chicken, cooked and cubed
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup shredded cheese (whatever your favorite is)
3 flour tortillas (taco sized)
Preheat oven to 350.
Saute green peppers and onion until just tender and they have gotten a little browned. Remove from heat. Combine beans, chicken, sauted green peppers/onions, red pepper flakes, chili powder, garlic powder and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese in a bowl. Stir to combine all the ingredients.
In a hot nonstick skillet lightly crisp the tortillas on each side. This will keep the pie “crust” remaining firm when you add the filling and bake. Spray a pie plate with cooking spray and place one of the tortillas in the bottom. Divide the bean/chicken mixture evenly and place half of it on the first tortilla. Place second tortilla on top of this mixture and top with the other half of the bean/chicken mixture. Place last tortilla on the top. Take the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese and evenly spread it over the tortilla. Bake in 350 degree oven for approximately 20 minutes. Top with your favorite salsa or sour cream. Serves 6.
My husband and I love Mexican food, too. This looks delicious!
I could eat Mexican food everyday day. Thanks for visiting Nicole.
Hi Tammie,
We would just love your awesome Burrito Pie and will be trying it very soon. Hope you have a fabulous Celebration Week End and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon,
Miz Helen
Thanks for stopping by Helen. I hope you make it and love it. It is one of my husband’s favs! Happy Easter.
This looks delicious, I can’t wait to try it
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you try it and love it. Let us know!
Looks delicious!
Another good recipe to try
Can’T get black beans here in Turkey also but we do have pinto. Will give this a try tomorrow.
Pinto beans will work just as well. I hope you love it! Let me know. Thanks for stopping by today.
This is totally my kind of meal, love it! Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters
Thanks for visiting Miriam. I have made this many times totally vegetarian and it is just as good!
Yum. I love this recipe and I think I have everything for it. Thanks for dinner tip.
Thanks for visiting. Hope you make this and enjoy it. One of my Husband’s favorites!
This sounds yummy! We like Mexican food, too, and this sounds like it would be so easy to put together!
It is very easy and very tasty! Let me know if you like make it and like it. Thanks for stopping by today Lisa.
i am going to vegetarize this recipe with soy”meat”
it sounds so awesome .… will do it next week
i love burritos!
can i red kidney beans too? black beans are only available dried in the health food stores and pricy pricy
Vegetarian sound great. I would try and use pinto beans over kidney, but if you have no other choice kidney would work too! Really any bean other than a white one would be great!
I’m not quite sure I can find black beans here in Greece (yes!), and I don’t buy canned food.
What alternatives would you suggest? Are white beans or kidney beans appropriate for the recipe?
Thanks for visiting us Eleni! Any bean would work I should think. Kidney over white I would say. Do you have pinto beans? They would be a great alternative. Let us know how your version turns out.