Vegetarian Tex Mex Bean Burritos

LUv 2 BaKE's Note:

Quick and easy spicy bean burritos that the whole family will enjoy! Tex-Mex is a highly spiced and vibrant style of cooking that developed as an evolution of Northern Mexican cuisine. These burritos are fairly spicy with 1/2 tbsp chili powder and medium salsa. Feel free to increase the chili powder if using a milder salsa. I also use whole-wheat tortillas for extra fibre. These freeze well.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 (14 ounce) can vegetarian baked beans, in tomato sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 64 inches flour tortillas
• 1/2 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded (approx amount)
• 1/2 cup low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded (approx amount)
• 1/2 cup salsa (approx amount)
• 1/2 cup pepper, chopped (optional)
• 1/4 cup nonfat sour cream (optional)

Directions:

1. In a food processor, process beans and seasonings until smooth.
2. Spread out the 8 tortillas; add an equal amount of the bean mixture in the center of each tortilla.
3. On top of the bean mixture on each tortilla, add a sprinkle of mozzarella and cheddar cheese, some salsa, chopped pepper, and sour cream.
4. Fold tortillas up into burritos (fold the bottom third of tortilla over the filling; fold over both sides of tortilla; roll up to enclose the filling).
5. Place burritos in a nonstick frying pan or electric frying pan over medium heat.
6. Flip burritos often until golden brown.
7. OAMC; To Freeze - For a quick snack or dinner later on, after finishing frying, place single burritos (or family size portions if for a family meal) into plastic storage bags, then place individual bags into large freezer bag and freeze.
8. To re-heat - When ready for a burrito, pop it out of the bag and heat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes on medium power. Or, for a crispier burrito, pan fry the burrito until warm the outside is crisp.

Reviews

[A Good Thing]

My step kids, who are mostly vegetarian loved these (even though I assembled it more in a lasagna style dish). I was very pleased with the bean filling. Made for ZWT3...a Toast to the Captains!

[Anonymity]

These were pretty good. Good convenience food. Is nice to hmake them and then be able to freeze them for quick lunch.

[Nose]

This is how I make bean burritoes, but I buy canned refried beans that are already seasoned. I only recently tried freezing them -- they taste different, like the frozen burritoes you can buy, but without so many weird preservatives.