Smothered Burritos
My brother-in-law teased that I only knew how to make five things using ground beef. I proved him wrong with my inventive spicy burritos. —Kim Kenyon, Greenwood, Missouri
Ingredients
- 1 can (10 ounces) green enchilada sauce
- 3/4 cup salsa verde
- 1 pound ground beef
- 4 flour tortillas (10 inches)
- 1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
Reviews
Quick and Easy. I used some already cooked pulled pork which I added sauteed onions, red and green peppers and jalapenos to. Followed the rest of the directions of the recipe and was done in 30 minutes. My son loved it, and he is hard to please. Froze a few for my sister who is coming out to visit, and I'm sure she will love it too. Thanks for the recipe!
My family really loved this and it will be on our menu again
What is wrong with some of you? Didn't your parents teach you that if you don't have anything nice to say, keep your pie holes shut? Cooking is fun and such negativity is totally unnecessary. You act as if you're chefs in Michelin-rated restaurants expecting the arrival of an inspector. Bottom line, Kim was generous enough to share a solid recipe she developed. Some will enjoy as written while others can use it as a base for their own creativity and taste. But, to address some of you food critics, chuck in the opinion of many, is the best beef grind because the additional fat gives it more flavor. Furthermore, the recipe called for draining BEFORE adding the spices, not after. Burritos are NOT made with corn tortillas. They don't make corn tortillas big enough for burritos, so criticizing the use of flour tortillas to make burritos is just weird. What you made wasn't burritos, just a version of enchiladas. Red or green sauce is nothing more than a personal preference. Also, if you're an experienced cook you should be capable of looking at a recipe and knowing if you and/or your family will appreciate more or less spice then proceeding to make the appropriate adjustments based on personal taste. Not everyone likes heat and if you know anything about Mexican cuisine you know that every dish isn't "spicy". It's a cuisine with a wide range of flavors, using many spices that aren't necessarily spicy. Flavor, not just heat is what a dish good, and if you have to have heat, nothing's stopping you from putting a bowl of peppers on the table. So 4 stars for sharing a solid recipe and creativity. Thank you, Kim.
This is SO simple, and excellent! I cook lots of texmex food, and this has an excellent flavor. A lot depends on your choice of sauces. Thank you for a great new, and very easy, recipe!
Thought it was a serious waste of ingredients would not give it any stars.
There is enough sauce to add a couple more tortilla's. I did add chopped onions and topped with a little sour cream with refried beans on the side. Will make again.
2 stars as written, way too bland for us. I added minced onion, garlic and serrano peppers along with my homemade version of what you would call taco seasoning. Also since I use90/10 grnd beef no draining is necessary and why would you drain ground beef if you had browned it with spices and other ingredients anyway? Too much flavor goes into the trash. That always gets me when I see a recipe that calls for that step. Since it's beef you can do a switchy swatchy with either red or green when it comes to the sauce.
2 stars as written, way too bland for us. I added minced onion, garlic and serrano peppers along with my homemade version of what you would call taco seasoning. Also since I use90/10 grnd beef no draining is necessary and why would you drain ground beef if you had browned it with spices and other ingredients anyway? Too much flavor goes into the trash. That always gets me when I see a recipe that calls for that step. Since it's beef you can you can do a switchy swatchy with either red or green when it comes to the sauce.
I made these for two of my brothers. They raved about them. I was in total agreement. used smaller tortillas cause that is what I had on hand and since I had twice the tortillas I doubled everything else and it came out great. Flavors were terrific. Will definitely make again. Even great heated up. Topped with salsa, sour cream, green onions, lettuce and tomato. YUM!
This is a good recipe to use as an idea maker. A few changes I made are as fallows 1) needs onions. 2) Corn tortillas instead of flour. Corn tortillas don't get soggy like flour ones do. 3) Homemade red enchilada sauce and cancel the Verde and add fresh chopped jalapenos instead. And I also like to add sliced black olives to mine. I could tell by just reading the list of ingredients there would be no heat and very little flavor, but with the added onion and my homemade sauce, my creation turned out pretty good. Only reason this got 2 stars is for the ideas it gave me, otherwise it would have been 1 star.