These amazing Smothered Ranch Chicken Burritos are baked until crisp and then smothered in a creamy homemade ranch sauce.

Smothered Ranch Chicken Burritos with avocado and tomatoes on top on a white plate.

I’m a sauce girl. Sauces for dipping, sauces for garnishing, and sauces for smoooothering. Everything is better with a sauce! Like pizza with fry sauce and biscuits with sausage gravy. Or, ice cream with caramel sauce and hot fudge.

A Burrito filled with a ranch chicken mixture and covered in a homemade creamy sauce.

If I’m going to eat a burrito, I prefer it smothered in a delicious sauce. This is evidenced by my many other smothered burritos, like these smothered green chile chicken burritos, and these smothered sweet pork burritos. Both are insanely delicious, and I’m so excited for these Smothered Ranch Chicken Burritos to join their ranks!

Smothered Ranch Chicken Burritos - delicious burritos, baked until crisp and then smothered in a creamy homemade ranch sauce. | Tastes Better From Scratch

Some things to love about these burritos:

  1. They’re made with uncooked flour tortillas (my FAVORITE) and you don’t have to bake the tortillas first! Just load them with the chicken filling and bake them until perfectly crispy and delicious.
  2. Everything about this meal could be made ahead of time!
Make it ahead of time:

Make the chicken filling and the sauce a few hours or 1-2 days ahead of time and refrigerate them until you’re ready to assemble your burritos.  Store them separately, covered in the fridge.

To Freeze:

Make the burrito filling as instructed and roll up in tortillas (either uncooked or regular tortillas). Place in a freezer ziplock bag. Reserve the sauce and place in a separate freezer bag.

To cook, remove from freezer and place burritos on a greased baking sheet. Cover with tinfoil and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes or until warmed through and crisp on the outside. Add frozen sauce to a saucepan and warm. Serve over cooked burritos.

An overhead view of a Smothered Ranch Chicken Burrito.

We love to top the burritos with fresh diced avocados and tomatoes. You can serve them with a side of my favorite authentic Mexican rice and semi-homemade refried beans or a simple green salad.

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Recipe

Smothered Ranch Chicken Burritos - delicious burritos, baked until crisp and then smothered in a creamy homemade ranch sauce. | Tastes Better From Scratch
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 45 minutes
Total 1 hour
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Ingredients
  

For the Burritos:

For the Creamy Ranch Sauce:

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
  • Season chicken pieces all over with chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin and salt and pepper. 
  • Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken pieces and cook, turning once, until golden brown and cooked through. 
  • Remove to a plate, allow to rest for a few minutes and then shred into small pieces.
  • Place chicken in a large bowl. Add ranch, ½ cup of shredded cheese, and cilantro. 
  • Place a big spoonful of filling down the center of each tortilla. 
  • Bring the bottom edge of the tortilla tightly over the filling, folding in the sides and rolling it up into a burrito. 
  • Place burritos on lined baking sheet and brush them with olive oil or spray with non stick cooking spray.
  • Bake at 400°F for about 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
  • Meanwhile, prepare sauce by melting butter and olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. 
  • Whisk in flour and cook, stirring constantly for about 2 minutes. 
  • Add cumin. Gradually whisk in chicken broth and cook, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in ranch seasoning and sour cream.
  • Remove burritos from oven and turn the oven to HIGH broil. 
  • Ladle a spoonful of sauce over each burrito and top with a handful of shredded cheese. 
  • Broil for 2-3 minutes, or is melted and bubbly. Remove from oven and top with diced avocados and tomatoes. Enjoy!

Notes

Tips for making ahead and freezing are listed in the post above!

Nutrition

Calories: 583kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 50gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 166mgSodium: 1458mgPotassium: 841mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 790IUVitamin C: 9.5mgCalcium: 270mgIron: 2.1mg

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  1. 5 stars
    Delicious! I used leftover roasted chicken that I shredded and added the spices and reheated. Will do this again!

  2. 5 stars
    Loved this one! The crispy tortillas were so yummy. I simplified and used rotisserie chicken breast meat that I chopped then mixed in a skillet with the spices and a touch of olive oil.

  3. Do I have to use uncooked flour tortillas if I cannot find them? Can I sub in regular? Thx