Tex Mex Burritos Food

TEX-MEX BURRITOS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 13x-9-inch pan. In large skillet, cook ground beef, potatoes, onion and chiles over medium-high heat for 5 to 7 minutes or until beef is thoroughly cooked and vegetables are tender, stirring frequently. Drain.
• Add beans, salt and pepper; mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Spoon 1/2 cup beef mixture in center of each tortilla. Sprinkle each with heaping 2 tablespoons cheese. Roll up each tortilla, enclosing filling; fold ends under. Place seam side down in greased pan; cover with foil.
• Bake at 350°F. for 10 to 12 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Serve burritos with salsa and sour cream.

TEX-MEX BURRITOS

Steps:

• In a non-stick skillet, add ground beef, potatoes, onion, garlic, and jalapeno peppers.
• Cook over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes or until beef is browned and vegetables are tender; stir often; drain well.
• Add in beans, salt, pepper, and ground cumin (if desired) to the skillet; stir to mix.
• Bring to a boil; lower heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, stir often.
• Spoon 1/2 cup mixture onto the center of each tortilla.
• Sprinkle with 2 generous tablespoons of cheese.
• Roll up burrito-style, enclosing filling and folding ends under.
• Place burritos seam side down in a greased 13x9 inch baking dish; cover with foil.
• Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Serve with salsa and sour cream.

PHIL'S TEX-MEX BURRITOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9 by 13-inch baking pan.
• In a large skillet, cook the beef until mostly browned. Stir in onions, chiles and garlic and cook until onions have softened. Add the tomatoes, oregano and cumin and cook until the tomatoes have thickened to form a sauce about 10 minutes.
• Heat the tortillas so that they are pliable--either over a gas flame or in a microwave oven.
• Divide meat among the tortillas, about 1/4 cup per tortilla, and sprinkle each with cheese. Roll up tortillas and place in baking dish and top with more grated cheese. Bake for 10 minutes. Garnish with a thick salsa, sour cream and chopped cilantro if desired.

TEX-MEX EGG BURRITOS

Steps:

• Brown sausage in a large skillet, stirring to crumble.
• Drain and return to skillet.
• Add eggs and chilies to sausage.
• Cook, stirring gently, until eggs are thickened, but still moist.
• Do not stir constantly.
• Microwave tortillas about 10 seconds each until soft.
• Spoon egg mixture down centers of warm tortillas; top each with picante sauce and cheese.
• Fold opposite sides over filling.
• Serve immediately.

VEGETARIAN TEX MEX BEAN BURRITOS

Steps:

• In a food processor, process beans and seasonings until smooth.
• Spread out the 8 tortillas; add an equal amount of the bean mixture in the center of each tortilla.
• On top of the bean mixture on each tortilla, add a sprinkle of mozzarella and cheddar cheese, some salsa, chopped pepper, and sour cream.
• Fold tortillas up into burritos (fold the bottom third of tortilla over the filling; fold over both sides of tortilla; roll up to enclose the filling).
• Place burritos in a nonstick frying pan or electric frying pan over medium heat.
• Flip burritos often until golden brown.
• OAMC; To Freeze - For a quick snack or dinner later on, after finishing frying, place single burritos (or family size portions if for a family meal) into plastic storage bags, then place individual bags into large freezer bag and freeze.
• To re-heat - When ready for a burrito, pop it out of the bag and heat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes on medium power. Or, for a crispier burrito, pan fry the burrito until warm the outside is crisp.

WEEKNIGHT TEX-MEX BURRITOS (OR TACOS OR TACO-BURGERS)

Steps:

• In large skillet, brown ground beef over medium to medium-high heat. Drain off fat.
• Add in all spices. Stir in water, cooking over medium heat until water cooks off. (Water helps ensure even distribution of spices throughout meat).
• Stir in refried beans and green chilies. Heat through. Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Burritos: Warm flour tortillas in microwave or in oven. Spread meat and bean mixture on each flour tortilla. Garnish with preferred toppings. Enjoy.
• Tacos: Toast taco shells in oven according to package directions. (Note: toasting the taco shells is a MUST). Spoon meat and bean mixture into each taco shell. Garnish with preferred toppings.
• Taco-burgers: Toast hamburger buns in oven until light golden brown. Spread meat and bean mixture onto bottom half of buns. If making taco-burgers, you may want to substitute sliced cheese (such as American). Garnish with preferred toppings.

TEX-MEX BEEF AND CHORIZO BURRITOS

Steps:

• Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add beef and chorizo; cook 3 to 4 minutes, until beef is no longer pink.
• Transfer with slotted spoon to medium bowl.
• Drain all but 1 tablespoon drippings from skillet.
• Add chiles, onion and oil; cook 3 minutes.
• Add potatoes; continue cooking 4 to 5 minutes, until potatoes start to brown.
• Reduce heat to medium and cook about 4 minutes, until potatoes are tender.
• Add garlic and cook 30 seconds, then tomatoes, oregano and salt.
• Cook 3 to 5 minutes more, until thick.
• Return beef mixture to skillet and heat through, 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Divide and spoon filling down center of each tortilla.
• Fold in sides and roll up.
• Serve burritos with salsa verde and sour cream, if desired.
• Makes 4 burritos.