Delicious Smothered Burritos that are filled with seasoned ground beef, refried beans, Mexican rice and cheese and then smothered in red chile sauce and more cheese!
8.8ozpackage prepared Mexican or Spanish rice warmed in the microwave per package instructions
16ozcan refried beans warmed in the microwave
10ozcan red enchilada sauce
8ozshredded cheese
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
In a large skillet sauté the onions and garlic in the olive oil over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the ground beef and brown while crumbling until it is cooked through.
Add the salt, chili powder, cumin, garlic and onion powder, and oregano. Give it a good stir.Stir in the tomato paste to coat the beef and sauté for 1 minute.Pour in the water and mix. Remove from the heat.
Prepare a large casserole dish with 3 tbsp. of enchilada sauce, spread it across the bottom of the pan.
Set up an assembly line with the burrito tortillas, warmed refried beans, ground beef mixture, warmed rice, and ⅓ of the grated cheese.
Layer each tortilla with refried beans, ground beef, rice and cheese, then roll into a burrito. (Dividing the ingredients equally among 5-6 burritos).Lay seam side down in the prepared pan.
Top with the remaining enchilada sauce. Finish by sprinkling the remaining cheese over the burritos.
Bake at 400° for 20 minutes.
Time to eat!
Notes
GROUND BEEF: You can swap out the ground beef for some of these other options:
RICE: if you want to make your own rice this recipe for Instant Pot Mexican Rice will work great! FREEZING: Roll the burritos with all the filling. Place the burritos in a freezer safe baggie and freeze for up to 3 months.To reheat individual frozen burritoswarm through in the microwave and then top with enchilada sauce and cheese and microwave until the cheese is melted.To reheat all the frozen burritos place in a baking dish , cover with foil and bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and cover with enchilada sauce and cheese, bake for another 15-20 minutes until they are warmed through and the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbling.Recipe Tips:
Use large, burrito sized flour tortillas. This will allow you to really STUFF the burritos with filling.
Warm the refried beans and stir in a little water before trying to spread them on the tortilla. It will make them nice and smooth.
Find a store bought enchilada sauce that you love! I really like the Market Pantry Red Chile Enchilada Sauce from Target.