Marinated Grilled Chicken Burritos

This is just one recipe in the Chicken Burritos that we make.  The other recipes are Green Cilantro Rice and a Roasted Tomatillo Sauce, which we often make for our pork burritos as well.  

This recipe is one that my wife and I got from a friend; however, we've since tweaked it to be even better by grilling it instead of letting it sit in a crockpot.  I much prefer grilling the chicken because the crockpot chicken seemed too mushy and soft.  Also, I didn't care for shredding the chicken as the recipe was originally written.

Ingredient List:

5 B/S Chicken Breasts
1/2 C. Salsa (we use Pace)
1/2 C. Brown Sugar
1 sm. can Diced Green Chilies
2 Tbsp. Cumin
12 oz. can Sprite

Combine all ingredients and marinate in a ziplock bag for about 4 hours in the refrigerator. 

Then once marinated, I throw them on the grill out back.  Note:  Do remember to lower your grill from the flame starting position to at least medium heat.  I nearly forgot when cooking my chicken, and thankfully remembered in time, though there was a pretty good fire going from the greasy remains of the burgers I'd cooked the night before.  Note 2:  Always discard your leftover marinade, especially if used with pork or poultry!!!  You don't want those after effects!

Make sure to cook your poultry until the internal temperature reaches at least 165 degrees in the thickest part of the chicken.  My Brother (whose name will stay nameless to protect the innocent) once invited us over for dinner.  He raved at how "juicy" his chickens always turned out...  Well, that's because he didn't have a meat thermometer (A MUST HAVE!!!) and as it turned out, his chickens were juicy because they were still slightly pink in places.  Lets just say, I ate the outter parts of the chicken and sneakily disposed of the rest.

As you can see my digital thermometer does read 165 degrees, and my chickens look excellent, IMHO.  : )

I then cubed up my chicken instead of shredding it.  I really like the texture better inside the burrito.

Once you have made our Green Cilantro Rice and Roasted Tomatillo Sauce recipes, then combine them to create a most delicious Chicken Burrito!  I like to add sour cream and cheese to the inside of my burritos.  Then I smother it in the Roasted Tomatillo Sauce, with another helping of Green Cilantro Rice on the side!  SO TASTY!!!