Burritos Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
4 each 10 flour tortillas
1/2 lb lean ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
15 oz can black beans, drained
10 oz can tomatoes w/green chilies
2 tsp chili powder
1/4 cup chopped green onion (opt)
Recipe Preparation
Wrap tortillas in foil. heat in 350 deg oven for 10 minutes to
soften. Meanwhile, for filling, cook ground beef and onion till meat
is brown and onion is tender. Drain. Stir in black beans, undrained
can tomatoes with chili peppers, and chili powder. Simmer, uncovered,
5 minutes or to desired consistency.
Reserve 1/4 cup filling; set aside. Spoon 1/4 of the remaining
mixture onto each tortilla just below center. Fold bottom edge of
tortilla up and over filling. Fold opposite sides of tortilla in,
just till they meet. Roll up from the bottom. Top with some of the
reserved filling. Sprinkle with chopped green onion.
Servings: 4
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