Tasty Burritos

From McGough's Recipes

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 envelope taco seasoning
  • 1 can (16 ounces) refried beans
  • 6 flour tortillas (12 inches), warmed
  • 1 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
  • 4 teaspoons canola oil
  • Sour cream and salsa

Directions

  1. In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in taco seasoning; remove from skillet and set aside. Wipe skillet clean.
  2. In a small saucepan, cook refried beans over medium-low heat until heated through, 2-3 minutes.
  3. Spoon about 1/3 cup of beans off-center on each tortilla; top with 1/4 cup beef mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Fold sides and ends of tortillas over filling and roll up.
  4. In same skillet over medium-high heat, brown burritos in oil on all sides. Serve with sour cream and salsa.
  5. Freeze option: Individually wrap cooled burritos in paper towels and foil; freeze in a freezer container. To use, remove foil; place paper towel-wrapped burrito on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave on high until heated through, turning once, 3-4 minutes. Let stand 20 seconds.

Tips

How do you wrap a burrito?
It’s quite easy to wrap a burrito! Read our simple steps for folding burritos like a pro.
How do you spice up a burrito?
For some additional heat, stir in ½ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes or ¼ tsp. ground cayenne pepper when adding the taco seasoning. Don't have any taco seasoning on hand? Make its copycat spice blend.
Is a burrito healthy?
Burritos can be a well-rounded meal if not over-stuffed. To lighten them up, make homemade burritos with lean ground sirloin, fat-free refried beans, reduced-fat cheese and light sour cream or non-fat plain Greek yogurt.
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