burritos
A family favorite. When my daughters were teenagers with busy schedules I would make a double batch on Friday evening and store them on a covered tray in the refrigerator. They would disappear over the weekend and I wouldn't have to worry that they were missing meals.
prep time
40 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Saute
yield
5 (two per serving - ear hearty!)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large green pepper, diced small
- 1 large (not sweet) yellow onion, diced small
- 1 pound lean chopped beef (or turkey, if you must)
- 8 ounces plain tomato sauce
- 1 package chili mix, any heat you prefer (1 or 1.25 ounce package)
- 16 ounces refried beans
- 15 slices yellow american cheese
- 10 large flour tortillas
- 4 tablespoons water, or more, as needed
How To Make burritos
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Step 1In a large - preferably non stick - skillet, saute chopped pepper and onion on medium - low heat in olive oil until onions are soft.
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Step 2Add lean meat to skillet and brown, breaking up chunks.
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Step 3Add tomato sauce and a few tablespoons of water to skillet, stirring to combine. Cover and let simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Step 4Stir in chili Mix.
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Step 5Stir in refried beans. Add water, if necessary. Cover and allow to heat through thoroughly.
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Step 6Mixture should not be watery. If it is, reduce until filling is dry enough to loosely hold together on a spoon.
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Step 7Remove from heat and allow to sit for 20 minutes for flavors to meld.
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Step 8Layout one tortilla shell. Place one and a half slices Cheese approximately one and one half inches from the bottom edge of the tortilla so that they form a rectangle with the long side running parallel to the bottom edge.
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Step 9Loosely spread 3 to 4 heaping tablespoons of filling along the middle of the cheese.
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Step 10Bring the bottom flap of the tortilla up over the filling and roll up to the top, making sure the filing stays on the cheese. Pinkies are useful here.
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Step 11Fold the left and right sides under to make a neat package. Voila! You have a burrito!
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Step 12Repeat with each of the remaining tortilla pastries .
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Step 13If the burritos are too cold (cheese should be melty), you can briely microwave them. They are especially good the next day.
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Discover More
Category:
Beef
Category:
Chili
Category:
Tacos & Burritos
Culture:
Mexican
Ingredient:
Beef
Method:
Saute
Keyword:
#Burritos beef easy dinner
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