Barbecue Chicken Tortilla Bake

Barbecue Chicken Tortilla Bake

Tender chicken legs glazed in smoky-sweet barbecue sauce, baked over kidney beans and spinach in crispy tortilla cups for a protein-packed Mexican family dinner.

⏱ 30 min total🔪 10 min prep🔥 20 min cookEasyServes 4Mexican

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken legs
  • 1/3 cup barbecue sauce
  • 1 tsp sriracha
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 cup kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 cups spinach, roughly chopped
  • 4 large tortilla, pressed into oven-safe bowls

Directions

  1. 1Preheat oven to 425°F and press tortillas into large oven-safe bowls or ramekins.
  2. 2Mix barbecue sauce, sriracha, and garlic powder in a small bowl.
  3. 3Toss kidney beans and spinach with salt, pepper, and a drizzle of cooking oil.
  4. 4Place beans and spinach into tortilla cups, then top each with one chicken leg.
  5. 5Brush chicken generously with barbecue sauce mixture, coating all sides well.
  6. 6Bake 20 minutes until chicken is cooked through and tortilla edges are crispy.

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