RECIPE: Naked Chicken Burrito

Tessa Jonson of Flex Your Food shares a wonderful burrito recipe that's perfect for any day of the week...................

• 3 large tomatoes, chopped
• ½ onion, finely chopped
• 1 jalapeno or about 5 slices of canned jalapenos, finely chopped (more or less for desired spiciness)
• ¼ c fresh coriander/cilantro, chopped
• juice from ½ lime
• salt

• 450 g/1 lb cooked and shredded chicken, preferably leftovers
• 3 tomatoes, roughly chopped
• ¼ onion, roughly chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ bell pepper, roughly chopped
• ½ jalapeno or about 3 slices of canned jalapenos (more or less for desired spiciness)
• juice from ¼ lime
• ¼ c fresh coriander/cilantro
• ½ tbl butter

• ½ tsp paprika
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp mild chili powder
• ¼ tsp cayenne powder
• ½ tsp onion powder

• 200 g rice
• juice from ¼ lime
• 1 tbl vegetable oil
• 400 g black beans
• 1 bell pepper, seeded and sliced
• 1 red onion, sliced
• lettuce, shredded
• handful of fresh coriander/cilantro, chopped

1. First, make the salsa by throwing everything together in a bowl and setting aside. Easy. I like to leave mine chunky but you can blitz half of it or all of it using a stick blender or food processor to get a different texture.
2. Now, get the chicken going. In a saucepan over medium high heat, combine the tomatoes, onion, 1 clove of garlic, and salt and bring to a boil. Let this stew until the tomatoes have broken down, about 15 minutes, then remove from the heat.
3. In a food processor, add the bell pepper, jalapeno, garlic, lime juice, and coriander to the tomato mixture and blend until smooth.
4. Melt the butter in the saucepan over medium low heat. Return the tomato mixture to the pan and add the seasoning mix along with plenty of salt and pepper.
5. Lastly, mix in the shredded chicken and allow the flavors to mingle while it heats through.

1. Cook the rice in the microwave. Once cooked, stir in the lime juice, oil, and about 2 tablespoons of chopped coriander.
2. Heat the beans in the microwave. I like to leave them in their juices and then serve with a slotted spoon.
3. Gently saute the bell pepper and onion until cooked through but still with a bite.
4. Finally, serve everything–salsa, chicken, rice, beans, pepper and onion, lettuce, and coriander–in it’s own bowl and let your hungry guests build their own naked burrito!