Thursday, December 8, 2011

Cafe Rio Burritos

Yum!  Probably about 5 stars on this one.
My family doesn't do salad so we did the chicken burritos.  I didn't have all the fancy things that Cafe Rio puts on them, and I'm wishing I had done a better black bean recipe (meaning more than straight from the can), but it was really good.  We did tortillas, chicken, cilantro lime rice, black beans, and shredded cheddar cheese.

Cafe Rio Chicken


  • 1 (8 ounce) bottle kraft zesty Italian dressing (the small bottle at our store was a 16 oz)
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • Juice from 1 lime

  • Directions:


    1. Mix dressing, chili powder, cumin, and garlic in a bowl.
    2. Place chicken in crock pot and pour dressing mixture over the chicken, turning chicken to coat all sides.
    3. Cook in crock pot for 5 hours on low.
    4. Shred meat and add lime juice
    5. Cook 1 additional hour.
    Link: http://www.food.com/recipe/cafe-rio-chicken-222868#ixzz1g0kSgwUj


    The shredded chicken, ready to go.
    Actually, some one already had some to go when this was taken.


    CILANTRO-LIME RICE

    1 c. uncooked rice (long-grain, white rice)
    1 tsp. butter or margarine
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    1 tsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
    2 cups water
    2 tsp chicken bouillon
    1 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice (I used the whole lime, but I like lime)
    2 tsp. sugar
    3 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro

    Directions:

    In a saucepan combine rice, butter, garlic, 1 tsp. lime, chicken bouillon and water. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook on low 15-20 minutes, until rice is tender. Remove from heat. In a small bowl combine lime juice, sugar and cilantro. Pour over hot cooked rice and mix in as you fluff the rice.

    Link: http://www.favfamilyrecipes.com/2008/09/cafe-rio-cilantro-lime-rice-and-black.html

    Yummy lime flavor!  If you want rice on the side as well as in the burrito, I'd suggest doubling the recipe.  There really wasn't a lot left over.  Although, I think my 13 yr old made a rice burrito after his chicken and rice burrito.

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