Easy Chicken Burritos with Rice and Beans

These easy chicken burritos are loaded with seasoned rice, pinto beans, juicy chicken, and shredded cheese. They’re the perfect meal prep lunch recipe, easy weeknight dinner recipe, or delicious grab-and-go option to have stocked in the freezer at all times!

Half of a chicken burrito wrapped in parchment paper next to an aluminum foil wrapped burrito.

These burritos are really darn tasty. They’re everything delicious about your favorite restaurant burrito but made with ingredients you can feel really great about! Loaded with rice, beans, chicken, and cheese, these burritos are a complete meal on their own, so grab, heat, and enjoy as you please!

Make these for an easy weeknight dinner, a meal prep lunch, or just to have stocked and ready in the freezer so that you can grab-and-go as you please.

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

It’s easy – this recipe is super easy. You’ll need to cook the chicken, cook the rice, and then add everything to the tortillas and roll ’em up!
It’s great for meal prep – if you’re a fan of meal prep, you’re in the right spot. These burritos are absolutely perfect for meal prep – you’ll make a batch over the weekend and then enjoy them all week long!
It’ll keep your freezer stocked – if you want to make several batches of these and then keep them stocked them in the freezer, these burritos are the ideal candidate for that! Make a bunch, wrap them up, and then store until you’re ready to heat and enjoy.

Chicken Burrito Recipe Ingredients

You don’t need much for these burritos – the tortillas themselves and then a handful of ingredients to fill them. Find ingredient notes (including substitutions and swaps) below.

All of the ingredients for chicken burritos on a terrazzo surface.

Chicken thighs – we chose chicken thighs for these burritos because they stay nice and juicy once cooked. If you’d prefer to swap for chicken breasts or chicken tenders, though, go for it.
Taco seasoning – we grabbed a pack of taco seasoning for this recipe, but you can absolutely make your own homemade taco seasoning, if you’d like!
Burrito-sized tortillas – we grabbed Siete’s burrito tortillas for this recipe, but feel free to grab any large, burrito-sized tortilla that you love. The ones we used are 11-inches in diameter, so you’ll want to grab something of similar size.

A full ingredient list with exact amounts can be found in the recipe card below.

Recipe Variations and Modifications

Use a different protein – these burritos can be made with so many different proteins! You can use steak (think: flank or skirt steak), ground beef, ground chicken, chicken breasts, chicken tenders, or shredded pork.
Add more to each burrito – if you’re making these for a quick, easy weeknight dinner, feel free to add more into the burritos. Sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, and salsa would all be great. IF you’re planning on freezing the burritos, though, hold off on these extras and add them on top when you’re ready to enjoy.
Make it dairy-free – skip the cheese in this recipe or use dairy-free shredded cheese to make this recipe dairy-free.
Make it grain-free – grab grain-free burrito-sized tortillas (we used these Siete ones) to make this recipe grain-free.
Make it gluten-free – similar to the above, use either grain-free tortillas or gluten-free tortillas to make/keep this recipe gluten-free.

How to Make Chicken Burritos

These burritos are easy to make, y’all! Follow along below for the full how-to.

Step 1: Add the oil to a skillet over medium/high heat. Once hot, add the chopped chicken thighs to the skillet and sprinkle half of the taco seasoning (about 2 tablespoons) over the top. Use a spatula to incorporate the taco seasoning and cook, continuing to stir, for about 10 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.

Step 2: While the chicken is cooking, follow the package instructions to make the rice. Once the rice is finished, stir in the other half of the taco seasoning (2 tablespoons) and the can of diced tomatoes.

Step 3: Assemble the burritos by adding ¼ cup of rice to the middle of the tortilla, followed by a ¼ cup of pinto beans, and then a ¼ cup of chicken. Top with a ¼ cup of shredded cheese.

Step 4: Roll the burritos by folding in the sides and then rolling the rest of the burrito up.

Step 5: Once the burritos are rolled, you can either enjoy them right away or wrap and freeze them. Either way, heat a tablespoon of oil in a skillet over medium heat. Once hot, place the burritos seam side-down onto the skillet and let them cook for 2-3 minutes, until the seam is sealed.

Step 6: If you plan on enjoying the burritos later and want to store them in the fridge, let them cool completely, and then wrap each burrito in parchment paper and then in foil. Label each foil wrapped burrito, pop them all in a large freezer safe bag, and then store in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Recipe Tips

If you find that your tortillas are cracking as you’re trying to roll the burritos up, heating them (either in the microwave or over a flame on the stovetop) first will help. This depends entirely on the brand of your tortillas (the Siete ones we used definitely needed to be heated up, but many flour tortillas do not).

How to Serve

Serve these burritos alongside salsa, guacamole, sour cream, and any other burrito toppings/dips you love. Because the burritos are loaded with rice, beans, chicken, and cheese, they are a complete, filling meal all on their own. That said, if you want to serve them alongside a green veggie, this simple arugula salad would be a great pick!

How to Store and Reheat

If you make these burritos and enjoy them right away (so, you never wrapped or froze them) and end up with leftovers, store those leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

If you are making these as a meal prep or freezer option, you’ll wrap each burrito in parchment paper and foil and then store the wrapped burritos together in a freezer-safe bag in the freezer for up to 3 months.

To reheat the burritos, simply pop them in an air fryer (375°F for 6-7 minutes), oven (350°F 18-20 minutes), or microwave (1-2 minutes), until warmed through.

Halved chicken burritos on a tray next to salsa and guacamole.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a chicken burrito contain?

These chicken burritos are filled with seasoned rice, pinto beans, juicy chopped chicken thighs, and shredded cheese.

Are chicken burritos healthy?

These burritos are a complete meal and totally delicious, but when it comes to whether or not they’re healthy, that’s really an individualized decision. If you tolerate all of the ingredients included (rice, beans, chicken, and cheese), they’re a great option for you!

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Add the oil to a skillet over medium/high heat. Once hot, add the chopped chicken thighs to the skillet and sprinkle half of the taco seasoning (about 2 tablespoons) over the top. Use a spatula to incorporate the taco seasoning and cook, continuing to stir, for about 10 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
While the chicken is cooking, follow the package instructions to make the rice. Once the rice is finished, stir in the other half of the taco seasoning (2 tablespoons) and the can of diced tomatoes.
Assemble the burritos by adding ¼ cup of rice to the middle of the tortilla, followed by a ¼ cup of pinto beans, and then a ¼ cup of chicken. Top with a ¼ cup of shredded cheese.
Roll the burritos by folding in the sides and then rolling the rest of the burrito up.
Once the burritos are rolled, you can either enjoy them right away or wrap and freeze them. Either way, heat a tablespoon of oil in a skillet over medium heat. Once hot, place the burritos seam side-down onto the skillet and let them cook for 2-3 minutes, until the seam is sealed.
If you plan on enjoying the burritos later and want to store them in the fridge, let them cool completely, and then wrap each burrito in parchment paper and then in foil. Label each foil wrapped burrito, pop them all in a large freezer safe bag, and then store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
To reheat the burritos, simply pop them in an air fryer (375°F for 6-7 minutes), oven (350°F 18-20 minutes), or microwave (1-2 minutes), until warmed through.

Use a different protein – these burritos can be made with so many different proteins! You can use steak (think: flank or skirt steak), ground beef, ground chicken, chicken breasts, chicken tenders, or shredded pork.

Add more to each burrito – if you’re making these for a quick, easy weeknight dinner, feel free to add more into the burritos. Sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, and salsa would all be great. IF you’re planning on freezing the burritos, though, hold off on these extras and add them on top when you’re ready to enjoy.