Chicken and Black Bean Burritos with Hummus

Not every recipe needs to be earthshattering to be delicious!  Sometimes you just need an idea to be motivated to eat something good.  It's a cold blustery day in San Diego, perfect hot lunch day.  Ellie and I are at home watching movies and playing games. When it comes to lunch, 99% of the time we have sandwiches, and the rest of the time we eat really good leftovers.  Today we made some delicious "left overs" burritos and whipped up some home made hummus on the side for some delicious dip.  (Ellie is 2, a "dip" of some sort is a meal requirement).

We wanted to share our simple recipe with you!

First we made some hummus:
Add the following to your food processor (and if you don't have one, try an electric mixer, or a good old fashioned potato smasher.)
1 can of garbanzo beans at room temp.
2 tsp Sesame seeds (also known as Tahini) (or some Pine Nuts)
1 clove of smashed garlic
1 tsp spices or herbs like cumin, parsley (you can add pretty much any spice)
Sea Salt to taste
Start whirling it all around in your processor, and gradually add the following:

1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil (more or less, you will be adding it as you blend) and keep processing until it all emulsifies and becomes "fluffy" and well mixed. 
It's really not an exact science, we just make it super simple.

For the Burritos:
Left over baked or bbq'd Spur Valley Ranch chicken
Can of Black Beans (rinsed and drained - one can will make about 4 burritos)
Wheat Tortillas
Plain Greek Yogurt
Shredded cheese
Add more veggies if you like!

Heat up the chicken, beans and tortillas.
To assemble the burritos, spread the hummus down the center, sprinkle on some cheese, add the chicken and beans, and finally a dollop of yogurt.  Fold in the ends of the tortilla and roll into a burrito. 
We ate ours with some steamed broccoli on the side and a little extra hummus for dip.  Top it off with a little delicious fresh squeezed lemonade from our friends at Polito Farms at the Little Italy Mercato.  And there you have a delicious hot lunch.

That's it! Simple lunch or dinner with delicious and healthy ingredients. 



Simple delicious lunch!




Ellie Loves her hummus dip