Superbowl Burrito Pastry

I bought some frozen puff pastry sheets on a recent trip to the store. This kind of dough is really time consuming to make it( trust me I've tried), so I thought I'd try these and see how they turn out. The funny thing is, that I wasn't sure what I wanted to make at first so I spent all night thinking. I somehow came up with the idea of making a buritto. The very next day, I made this burrito pastry.

With Superbowl literally at the end of this week, it's time to think of what you'll eat or serve to your guests. This recipe can easily be adapted to smaller portions. And it isnt that time consuming.  By now you should be quite familiar with my partnership with DegustaBox. Well, I used One & Done seasoning( a special gift from Degustabox to some of their survey correspondents). I used it while seasoning the chicken that I used in this recipe. A special note about this recipe, it will taste even better the next day(just warm it in the oven).

Ingredients

1 Puff Pastry

Rice, cooked
1 Chicken breast, cut into small portions
Garlic, minced

Onions, sliced

Pico de Gayo

Can of beans

Tomato, diced

Avocado slices

Directions

1. Season the chicken with garlic and One & Done seasoning.
2. Add oil to a cooking pot, once ready add the chicken and cook until tender and done. Remove
3. Add onions to pot and cook until slightly tender, then add tomatoes, beans and cook for 5-10 min.
4. Add cooked rice and mix well for 10 min.
5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Unfold your defrosted pastry sheet on an oven pan or baking sheet

6. With the long side facing you, slowly and carefully add the rice mixture, chicken, pico de gayo, avocado and feta cheese onto the puff pastry. Making sure to leave enough space on each side for closure
7. Roll up the short side to meet in the middle, and tuck the ends

8. Bush pastry with egg wash and cut a few slits at the top of the pastry
9. Place in oven and cook for 20 min or until the pastry is nice and golden brown

10. Let cool a couple of minutes before cutting and serving

Houston Superbowl Neighbordhood Dining Guide

Your online search brought you here, so I take it you're looking for some places to eat while in Houston. You're either here visiting, on a work trip, or like a lot of people you are here to celebrate Superbowl 51. Houston is quite a diverse city, offering a melting pot of cuisines representing our population. Please note, this is a small percentage of what Houston is all about. Frankly, it is tough to know the city in just a few short days. Don't fret, my mission with this post is to get you to explore Houston, eating where the locals eat; after all the best way to learn a place is to dine with the locals. I've included my top favorite places by neighborhood, and also included some of my foodie friends' suggestions.

Best Happy Hour in Houston

What's better than a nice happy hour during the work week? I'll wait. I've been slowly putting together this "best happy hour" list for a few months now; doing happy-hour "research" meet-ups here and there(*wink wink). If only I was getting paid for this research...But that's a story for another day. With many bars and restaurants opening everyday, I sometimes get overwhelmed when asked where the best happy hour in town is. 

As Super bowl approaches, I'd suggest making yourself a set schedule. There'll be lots of people in town, meaning more traffic than we already have. I'll be introducing "Eat with the locals" in the coming weeks, a guide for those coming into town and all of you Houston foodies. Where to have drinks, lunch, dinner and brunch in Houston. These lists have been curated by me, with a little help from some of my fellow foodies. You can say I made this list for everyone, but really I made it for myself...Cheers!