Chipotle Queso Chicken Burritos – Slow Cooker Recipe
These Chipotle Queso Chicken Burritos pack a protein punch with creamy cheese, smoky chipotle, and fresh cilantro, all wrapped in a low‑calorie tortilla. Perfect for meal prep, they’re quick to reheat and deliver a satisfying, savory flavor that feels like a cheat‑meal indulgence.
Recipe by fairfiteats· Structured by ReelsMeals
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Ingredients
- 3 7/10 lb chicken breast
- 1 tbsp garlic salt
- 1 can hatch green chilis
- 1 lime
- 3 1/2 cup fat free mozzarella
- 1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1/2 cup pico de gallo
- 0.35 oz cilantro
- 2 cup cooked white rice
- 10 low calorie tortilla
Chipotle Queso Sauce
- 2 1/2 cup cottage cheese (0% fat)
- 0.5 taco seasoning packet
- 1/2 cup red enchilada sauce
- 1 9/10 oz diced chipotle peppers
- 3 tbsp tomato salsa
- 3/4 cup fat free milk
Instructions
- 1Place the chicken breasts in a slow cooker and add the garlic salt, taco seasoning packet, hatch green chilis, diced chipotle peppers, lime juice, mozzarella, pepper jack cheese, pico de gallo, cilantro, cooked rice, and tortillas.
- 2Cover and cook on low for 4–5 hours or until the chicken is tender and shreds easily.
- 3While the chicken cooks, blend the cottage cheese, taco seasoning packet, red enchilada sauce, diced chipotle peppers, tomato salsa, and fat free milk until smooth to make the Chipotle Queso sauce.
- 4Shred the cooked chicken and mix it with the mozzarella, pepper jack cheese, Chipotle Queso sauce, pico de gallo, and cilantro until well combined.
- 5Assemble the burritos by placing the rice and chicken mixture onto each tortilla, then roll and wrap tightly.
- 6Cut the assembled burrito open and pour the orange Chipotle Queso sauce over the filling.
- 7Wrap each burrito in aluminum foil for meal prep or freeze for up to 3 months.
- 8To reheat, wrap a frozen burrito in a wet paper towel and microwave for 5–6 minutes, then toast in a pan or air fry for a few minutes if desired.
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Combine all ingredients before cooking
Place the chicken, seasonings, chilis, cheeses, pico de gallo, cilantro, rice and tortillas together in the slow cooker before starting.
Cook low until chicken shreds
Cover and cook on low for 4–5 hours, or until the chicken is tender and shreds easily.
Blend sauce while chicken cooks
Prepare the Chipotle Queso sauce by blending its ingredients while the chicken is in the slow cooker.
Add sauce before wrapping for prep
After assembling each burrito, pour the orange Chipotle Queso sauce over the filling before wrapping in foil.
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Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to make Chipotle Queso Chicken Burritos?
- About 1 hour 20 minutes in total: 20 minutes of prep and 1 hour of cooking.
- How many servings does this Chipotle Queso Chicken Burritos recipe make?
- This recipe makes 10 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Chipotle Queso Chicken Burritos recipe come from?
- It was shared by fairfiteats on instagram.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.