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Beef and Bean Burritos

3.8

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 8

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
1 onion, chopped
4 large garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons ground cumin
3 15-ounce cans black beans or pinto beans, rinsed, drained
1 14 1/2-ounce can beef broth
1 4-ounce can diced green chilies
4 green onions
Warm flour tortillas
Grated Monterey Jack cheese
Chopped fresh cilantro
Purchased salsa

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef and cook until brown, breaking up beef with fork, about 6 minutes. Add chopped onion and garlic and cook until onion is transparent, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Stir in cumin and cook 1 minute. Add beans, broth and chilies and cook until beans are creamy and thickened, crushing beans with back of spoon, about 15 minutes. Mix in green onions.

    Step 2

    Transfer beans to baking dish. Serve with tortillas, cheese, cilantro and salsa, allowing diners to assemble their own burritos at the table.

TagsBurritoWrapTex-MexAmericanGround BeefBeefMeatBlack BeanBean and LegumeVegetablePinto BeanMainDinnerNut FreeEasyWeeknight MealsSaute
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