Wet Beef Burrito Recipe

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Mexican

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

Servings: Burritos

Calories: 856kcal

Author: Nikole Berg

Beef Burritos are a delicious and easy weeknight dinner that satisfies all your Tex-Mex cravings! If you love Ground Beef Tacos, then you’re going to enjoy these Beef Burritos too because they use the same taco meat as the filling.

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Ingredients

1 teaspoon oil cooking spray
1 lb lean ground beef ground turkey, ground chicken, steak, brisket
½ cup onions chopped
3 tablespoon taco seasoning or one packet store bought
1 cup cooked rice
15 oz black beans drained and rinsed
4 10 inch flour tortillas burrito size
2 cups shredded cheese, divided use monterrey jack, cheddar
Toppings of choice such as cilantro, avocado, sour cream.

Instructions

In a large skillet, add some cooking spray or a bit of oil over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and chopped onions and cook until the meat is no longer pink and the onions have softened. Add taco seasoning and stir to combine.
Over medium heat, add cooked rice, drained and rinsed black beans and heat through and stir into the taco meat mixture. Heat through. Remove from heat.
Heat a separate dry skillet or griddle over medium-high heat, heat both sides of each tortilla. Do not microwave flour tortillas because they will turn gummy.
Add a quarter of the taco meat to the center of the tortilla. Top with ¼ cup cheese. Fold the bottom half over the meat, then fold in each side. Finally roll the burrito over so the seam is on the bottom. Repeat for the remaining three tortillas.
Return the burritos, seam side down, to the skillet over medium heat. Pour in the enchilada sauce. Spoon some of the sauce over each burrito. Top with remaining cheese and simmer on low until the cheese melts (cover skillet to speed up the process). Top with favorite toppings.

Notes

Leftover wet burritos should be kept in an airtight container for a couple days.

Freezing these wet beef burritos can be a little tricky. I suggest freezing in a freezer to oven baking dish like foil or paper. Reheat from frozen, covered with aluminum foil ,in a preheated 350 degree oven. If using glass, be sure to set out on the counter to bring the dish to room temperature to avoid thermal shock.

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