Smothered Beef Burritos
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Cost
- $15.50
- Nutrition
- 680 cal · 36g protein
- kid-favorite
- comfort-food
🍳 2 pans · Picky-eater safe bet: plain rice
Smothered Beef Burritos is a Mexican weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 35 minutes, for around $16 in groceries. You'll need 2 pans, and the 9 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain rice works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Chips and salsa (2 min)
Contains: Dairy · Gluten— based on the ingredients; brands vary, so check labels.
Cookware you'll need
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- 9x13 baking dishDon't have one? Amazon →
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Ingredients
- 1 lb 90% lean ground beef
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 1 can refried beans
- 4 count large flour tortillas
- 1 can red enchilada sauce
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1½ cups cooked white rice
- ½ head romaine lettuce
- 2 count roma tomatoes
Steps
- Heat oven to 375°F. Brown the beef in a skillet 7 minutes until it reaches 160°F, drain, then stir in taco seasoning and 1/2 cup water and simmer 3 minutes.
- Warm the rice and beans. Fill each tortilla with beans, rice, beef and a handful of cheese, then roll into burritos.
- Set the burritos seam-side down in a 9x13 dish, pour the enchilada sauce over and cover with the remaining cheese.
- Bake 15 minutes until the cheese melts and the sauce bubbles.
- Top with shredded lettuce and diced tomato; serve with a knife and fork.
- Picky eater tip: let them have the plain tortilla with just beef and cheese, and keep the beans, sauce, lettuce and tomato on the side.
- Make ahead: fill and roll the burritos up to a day ahead, cover and chill them, then add the sauce and cheese and bake 5 to 10 minutes longer.
On the side: Chips and salsa (2 min)
1 bag tortilla chips, 1 jar salsa
- Put out the chips with a bowl of salsa.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 36 g
- Carbohydrates
- 56 g
- Fiber
- 7 g
- Sugar
- 4 g
- Fat
- 32 g
- Saturated fat
- 14 g
- Sodium
- 1,420 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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