Creative Living by an Uncrafty Mom: Crispy Southwestern Chicken Wraps

Whatever did I do before Pinterest? I'm telling you, I love this site! When I feel like I'm in a rut with dinner, I turn to the visually stimulating pin board of "Favorite Recipes".

This week, I have tried to turn over a new leaf and create a dinner menu. I do this on occasion knowing I should do it every week, but my procrastinator nature prohibits it most of the time.
Monday I made . . .

Crispy Southwest Chicken Wraps

from melskitchencafe.com

How Mel's turned out.

*Makes 6 wraps*
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup cooked rice, warm or at room temperature
1 cup cooked, shredded chicken
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 green onion, finely sliced (white and green parts)
1/2 red or green pepper, diced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
juice of 1 lime
1/2 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
2 cups shredded cheese (I used a combination of monterey jack and sharp cheddar)
Sour cream (optional)
6 burrito-sized flour tortillas
DIRECTIONS:
Mix rice together with chili powder, cumin and garlic salt. Add remaining ingredients except for cheese and sour cream. Sprinkle cheese over tortillas, leaving 1/2-inch border around edges, then arrange chicken and rice mixture down the center of each tortilla. (Optional: on some of the wraps, I dotted the cheese with about 1-2 tablespoons of reduced fat sour cream before arranging chicken and rice mixture down the center – it made the wraps delightfully creamy.) Roll stuffed tortillas, leaving edges open. Spray the tortillas all over with cooking spray.
Heat a large non-stick skillet (or griddle) over medium heat for 1 minute. Arrange 2 wraps, seam-side down, in pan and cook until golden brown and crisp, about 2-3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and repeat with remaining wraps. Serve.

My Review and Steps

I will be making this on a regular basis. My family loved it! The best part about it is that I was able to prepare it all ahead of time(during naptime) and assemble to cook.
To start, I steamed the rice and cooked the chicken in the crockpot. While that was cooking, I chopped everthing and got the beans ready. I didn't use the lime juice and cilantro because I forgot them at the store while shopping with two hungry kids. Oh and I didn't have sour cream either which was good for my diet until the kids went to bed . . .