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With this simple chicken burrito recipe, it couldn’t be easier to make, assemble, and roll perfect, delicious chicken burritos. Seasoned chopped chicken, creamy refried beans, fluffy rice, shredded cheese, and all of your favorite toppings, wrapped in a warm tortilla. Enjoy them immediately or stock your freezer for later!

Two halves of a chicken burrito stacked on top of each other, showing a filling of chicken, rice, beans, and gooey cheese.

🌯 Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Chicken burritos are super easy to make, and there’s SO much flavor! You’ve got aromatic taco seasoning, juicy chicken, tender rice, gooey cheese, and earthy refried beans, all in one tortilla.
This recipe is a fantastic base to build off of. We’ve kept it very basic here, but you can absolutely add some of your favorite ingredients to create your perfect chicken burrito! Add a little sour cream, lettuce, pico de gallo, queso, salsa, cilantro, avocado ranch dressing, cilantro lime dressing, or anything else you typically love on a burrito!
While this recipe is written for 4 burritos, you can prep several and freeze them for later! Follow all the instructions below, then let your burritos cool completely. Once they’re cool, wrap each burrito individually in foil, then place them in a sealable freezer bag or another freezer-safe airtight container. They’ll keep up to 4 months!
This isn’t just a chicken burrito recipe! No, no. I’ve also broken down my method for rolling burritos that happens to be foolproof and guarantees each ingredient is in every bite. It takes some practice, so don’t worry if your first few burritos aren’t perfectly rolled. They’ll still taste great! One important thing to keep in mind, though: don’t overfill them! If you use a lot of filling, your chicken burritos will be more difficult to roll.

👩🏼‍🍳 Chef’s Tips

Warming the tortillas makes them much easier to roll, so don’t skip this step! At the same time, don’t warm them too much. If you make them too soft, they can tear. If your paper towels aren’t damp enough, you could also end up with dried out, crispy tortillas.
How do you make an easy chicken burrito recipe even easier? Break out your Instant Pot or your Crockpot! I wrote this recipe using rotisserie chicken, which is super easy because there’s zero cooking involved. You do have to remove the meat from the chicken and chop it up, though, which isn’t always the easiest thing in the world. If you use my Instant Pot Salsa Chicken or Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Chicken recipes, then there’s barely any cooking AND the chicken practically falls apart. Both recipes only need 3 ingredients, and you just need to dump everything into your appliance of choice, then chop or shred the chicken when it’s cooked.
We’ve all had those burritos that seem to lose their shape completely after a couple of bites, right? The more tightly you roll your chicken burrito, the less likely it is to fall apart on you halfway through. Just be careful not to overdo it, because you don’t want to tear the tortilla.
Can you use regular beans in your chicken burrito? Sure! The consistency of the refried beans helps hold all the other ingredients together, though. You can use canned refried beans or make your own at home – either refried pinto beans or refried black beans will work!