These Chicken Con Queso Burritos are the perfect addition to your weeknight meal rotation. The kids love them and you can fill them as you please. We love these and they are SO easy!
Whew! This was one long week.
It’s time for another party, and this time it’s Cinco De Mayo. This week for #SundaySupper we’re breaking out the Mexican recipes and treats.
My recipe this week is Chicken Con Queso which we love because we can throw it in the crockpot and cook it all day and enjoy a wonderful burrito meal at night.
We love this for quick #weekdaysupper meals, we love this for weekend meals, we just love this period.
You can dress it up or dress it down, but I’ll tell you in the recipe what I did with mine.
Overall it’s one of those meals, that at the end of a long grueling day, I’m so thrilled to be serving to my family.
We had one such day the day we made these. In fact, this week was full of those types of days. It was just one of those weeks I wish I could get a do-over on, but… I can’t.
So we made these Chicken Con Queso Burritos as a consolation because they are simple and delicious.
One thing has finally been rectified. On Saturday I got this. I got this, because my other one just died. Like yes – is gone – took it’s final breath and is heading to the graveyard where ugly old vans go. We were without a car for 4 days. It was AWFUL.
In case you are wondering, it is nearly impossible to have five teenagers and a working husband and not have wheels. Just saying.
At any rate, I love this new van. So much nicer than what we had. Newer too. Which is always good. And I can leave the house again. This is good too.
Anyway, enough about my new van and onto the recipe.
More Cinco De Mayo Recipes
Cinco de Mayo Appetizers & Sides {Aperitivos}:
- Chipotle Roasted Chickpeas from Home Cooking Memories
- Cinco de Mayo Tuna Pepper Poppers from Shockingly Delicious
- Elote (Mexican Grilled Corn) from Magnolia Days
- Esquites or Mexican Corn Salad from Kimchi Mom
- Grilled Corn on the Cob with Lime-Cayenne Butter from Healthy. Delicious.
- Lobster Guacamole from I Run For Wine
- Roasted Garlic and Bacon Guacamole from Ruffles & Truffles
- Slow Cooker Chicken Con Queso from Daily Dish Recipes
Cinco de Mayo Main Dishes {Platos Principales}:
- Chicken Mole Potato Skins from Noshing with the Nolands
- Duck Carnitas from The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
- Enchiladas with Red Chili Sauce from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Oven Baked Beef, Bean, and Cheese Chimichangas from In The Kitchen With KP
- Pork Carnitas from From the Bookshelf
- Shrimp Soft Tacos with Lime Dressing and Crunchy Vegetables from Crazy Foodie Stunts
- Slow Cooked Carne Asadas from Peanut Butter and Peppers
- Spicy Steak Fajitas from Cravings of a Lunatic
- Tequila Lime Chicken from No One Likes Crumbley Cookies
- Tofu Tacos from Hip Foodie Mom
Cinco de Mayo Desserts {Postres}:
- Dark and Spicy Chocolate Pots de Creme from Happy Baking Days
- Fried Ice Cream for a Crowd from Growing Up Gabel
- Luxuriously Healthy Chocolate Frosting from What Smells So Good?
- Mexican Brownies from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Paletas de Tamarindo (Tamarind Popsicles) from La Cocina de Leslie
- Peanut Mazapanes from Pies and Plots
Cinco de Mayo Drinks {Bebidas}:
- Fresh & Fruity Sangria from Webicurean
- Fruity Aguas Frescas from The Foodie Patootie
- Margarona from The Messy Baker
- Tamarindo Drink (Agua de Tamarindo) from Basic N Delicious
Recipe for Chicken Con Queso Burritos
Chicken Con Queso Burritos
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 small jalapeno peppers seeded and sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ¾ teaspoons ground cumin
- ½ teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoons pepper
- 1/4-1/2 cup chipotle peppers in adobo sauce less for less spice, more for more spice
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded mexican style cheese
- Cilantro
- black olives
- avocado sliced
- shredded lettuce
- Flour tortillas
Instructions
- Place chicken in your slow cooker.
- Pour in the broth.
- Add the jalapenos, minced garlic, ground cumin, salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook for 3 hours on High, 6 hours on low.
- When done, remove the chicken from the crockpot and shred. Return the chicken to the crockpot and stir in the chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, shredded cheese and sour cream.
- Cover and cook for another 30 minutes or so.
- Spoon chicken onto flour tortillas with a bit of sauce (if you want to thicken sauce a little, add a little cornstarch, but it’s fine if it’s loose).
- Top with black olives, avocado, shredded lettuce and cilantro. To cut the heat, add a little sour cream if desired. Fold up like a burrito and chow down. Yum!
This looks fabulous Nicole. I love jalapenos and chipotles. This is being added to my next menu plan.
Micha!!!! I haven’t seen you in so long. I miss you like crazy. We need to catch up. On my way over to your “place” to see what you’ve been posting lately. xoxo
Love this great recipe… this is going in my Crock Pot must try list!
So glad you got the new van. You must be so excited. New week ahead!
So relieved about the van too. You know how stressed we were.
Thanks hon!
You have inspired me to cook chicken in the slow cooker with this recipe. It’s something I’ve never tried before. I can only imagine how moist the chicken is after slow cooking in the broth/sauce.
It is one of our favorite ways to cook chicken for tacos, burritos and the like. Slow cooked and perfectly moist. So good! Thanks hon!
This looks so very fresh and pretty, a perfect Mexican dinner 🙂
Thank you Katy, for a family that doesn’t make a lot of Mexican meals, this is a real favorite around here.
I love your burritos! They look so yummy!!!!!!!!
Thanks so much Jennifer!
Thanks for the recipe, Nicole. It looks yummy! I hope no one is eating these in your new van, though!
They better not be. haha We made new rules for this baby. Last van was so old, stained and dirty we didn’t care. This one – we’re not taking chances. No food or drink. I’ve never owned a “luxury” van before so I’m not letting anyone ruin it for me. If I have to have mom wheels, we have to have mom rules. 😉
haha Thanks Cindy!
Now that you have your wheels again, you can pack these burritos to-go. They sounds amazing Nicole! Just the thing to eat when you´re really hungry.
So happy to have wheels to roam again. It was difficult for a few days. Hubby works nights so there wasn’t time to do anything until yesterday. I’m so excited we came home with something. And no burritos in my van! haha Love ya!
Mmmm! The husband and I made burritos on Friday night and they absolutely hit the spot. I love that you used chipotles in adobo…bring on the heat!
The chipotles in adobo are the perfect addition (to so many meals) but especially this one. It wasn’t just about spice, but flavor too, which makes them better.
Thanks so much Katie!
Love the new wheels! I can’t imagine having 5 teenagers and no wheels. This recipe looks amazing. I love it!
haha it was not fun. Thanks Jennie!
Congrats on the new wheels!! I would eat the heck out of this…I think I might also serve it over crushed tortilla chips since it reminds me a bit of King Ranch. Very versatile…pinned for my busy work week menu rotation!
It’s fantastic with chips. We usually do that the next day with any leftovers we wind up with. So good! Thanks so much for the pin!
So, can you come pick me up in your new wheels so we can eat Mexican till we pop?
Uhm. Hello? Yes! Totally there. xoxo
Looks delicious and easy to do on a weeknight, too! Love the fresh avocados in there – great for Cinco de Mayo!
Must. Have. Avocados. <--- probably should have been the name of my blog. hahah Thanks Aleks!
Congratulations on the new wheels 🙂 ~ This dish sounds and looks perfect any time!
Thanks so much Bea!! 🙂
SO many recipes I want to try from this week’s Sunday Supper…yours included!!! It sounds amazing. Congrats on the new vehicle, too…I can’t imagine being without a car for even a few hours :/ You’re a trooper!
It was awful Liz. Truly awful. I just focused on stuff that needed to get done around the house and it helped… a little. haha
Thanks for the sweet words about today’s recipe. 😉
Congrats on the new car and on this recipe! I think I’ll try it with tofu. Thanks for sharing it!
Alaiyo, I bet it would be great with tofu! 🙂 Thanks!
This looks like such a fresh dish! Love the avocado – now I’m totally craving some.
Thanks so much Laura. Avocado is a staple in our diets. LOL
I love making crock-pot recipes! This one looks really good with the chicken and cheese-two of my favorites!
This is awesome! With all of the cooking (and dishes) I’ve been doing the last 5 months, I’m so grateful to find yummy recipes like this using the crockpot!!! 😉
This looks amazing! I’m always looking for something new to try in the crockpot, so thanks for sharing!
I love burritos! This looks delicious too, just without the cilantro 😉
Need to try this! I love a good slow cooker recipe. This one would definitely make for a happy husband.
Looks amazing! I love the avocado diced in there, too. I’m not sure why I never think to add that!
MMmm…avocado and chicken and cheese….mmmmm. I love this #sundaysupper theme! And congrats on the new car!
I love using my slow cooker. . going to try this one out, yum!
You had me at burrito.
Nicole, you always make me drool when I come and visit. I need to make this ASAP, it’s too delicious to wait. I sadly don’t have a crockpot so I’ll have to do it in my dutch oven. And congrats on the new van and the return of freedom 😉
I love that you made this in the Crock Momma!!! AWESOMENESS! Love me some Chicken Con Queso! Oh and so glad you got your wheels back 😉
Yum! We love burrito night in my house too 🙂 Congrats on your new ride!
Love the burrito, it has everything in it I love!! Congrats on the new wheels too!
Thanks Tara… they really were good. (And so are the new wheels!)
I love slow cooker recipes on nights we run – it makes my evenings a lot easier. I also have a week spot for anything Mexican – this is perfect. Congrats on the new wheels too!