Easy Burrito

I'm a burrito lover. I'd drive all the way just to get my burrito fix. Over the weekend, my husband and I craved for it, just in time for our DVD movie date night. Instead of buying, I suggested that we go to the grocery and buy ingredients and I'd be very happy to prepare burritos for us. It's more practical. If we're to buy burrito from a restaurant, a big burrito will probably cost around php150-200 each. With that amount, we were able to buy ingredients that can yield around 4-5 big burritos or 6-7 mediums ones.

Please take note that some ingredients were already at hand, like the dried Cilantro and cheese sauce.

Servings: 4 large Burritos


Ingredients:

• 1/4 kilo lean ground beef
• 3 medium red tomatoes finely chopped
• 3 red onions minced
• 1 can baked beans
• 1 pack Chili Con Carne mix dissolved
• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 2 cups cooked rice
• 2 tbsp dried or freshly chopped cilantro
• A dash of salt
• 1 tsp granulated black pepper
• Tortillas
• Cheese sauce or cheese dip

How To:

• Dissolve Chili Con Carne mix according package instructions.

 Preparing the beef

• In a frying pan, saute 1/4 of the minced onions.
• Add ground beef and stir fry until half- cooked.
• Add 1/2 cup of dissolved Chili Con Carne mix and simmer for a few seconds until cooked. 
• Add salt and pepper.
• Set aside.

Preparing the rice

• Using the same frying pan, heat cooking oil and saute part of the minced onions.
• Add 2 cups of rice, then, get 5 tbsp from dissolved Chili Con Carne mix, add to the rice.
• Stir rice until sauce is mixed with rice evenly. Set aside.

Preparing the beans

• In a small sauce pan, pour and heat canned baked beans.
• Simmer for a few seconds then add about 1/2 cup of the remaining Chili Con Carne mix.
• Simmer for a few seconds. Set aside.

 Preparing the salsa

• In a bowl, mix chopped tomatoes, onions and cilantro.

Assemble the prepared burrito fillings.

• In a pan, heat up Tortillas one at a time.

• Assemble filling:

Rice
Beans
Beef
Salsa then
Cheese

 

• Roll Tortilla sides just like how we make spring rolls.

• Eaten wrapped or plate topped with more cheese and salsa.

Other add ons:
Jalapeño
Chicken in substitute for beef
Guacamole
Bean paste
Lettuce

It may look hard because of the preparation process. But once assembled, wrapping a burrito is easy breezy. I  make lots of fillings and put it in microwavable containers, stock up on tortillas so anytime we crave for a burrito, I can just wrap our own.