Smothered Burrito Skillet

Submitted by duonyte

"I found the original recipe on the Pillsbury website, but modified it quite a bit to fit what I had in my pantry at the moment, as well as personal preferences. I found it to be a very satisfying meal, with the added bonus of being very quick to make, less than half an hour total."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper, minced
• 1 lb ground turkey or 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 (1 ounce) package low-sodium taco seasoning
• 1 (10 ounce) can red enchilada sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can low-sodium black beans (drained and rinsed) or (15 ounce) can low-sodium pinto beans (drained and rinsed)
• 1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese (4 oz)

• Garnishes

• chopped fresh cilantro
• pico de gallo
• sour cream
• chopped green onion

• Serve with

• warm tortilla
• tortilla chips
• cooked rice

directions

1. Saute the onion and jalapeno in a skillet until tender. Use some oil if you like, I usually just add a little water to help soften the onion. It does not need to brown.
2. Add the ground meat and saute on medium high, until it loses its pink color.
3. Add the taco seasoning, enchilada sauce, and beans, and cook, stirring frequently, until it is heated through and sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes.
4. Top with cheese and cover for a few minutes to let it melt. I am cooking for just one, so i prefer to add cheese to just my plated serving.
5. Note1: You can use homecooked beans, about 2 cups. Also, if you need to stretch the servings a bit, add another can of beans.
6. Note2: The commercial taco seasonings contain salt. I prefer to use a homemade one that has no salt, and add about 1/2 tsp of salt to the dish, which is enough for me. If you are using a homemade taco seasoning, use whatever amount is recommended for 1 lb of meat. I used Recipe 516392 .

Reviews

[jessymroberts]

A simple and delicious filling! I substituted ground turkey for the ground beef and used a can of black beans with some seasoning and a few kernels of corn in it (surprise! I really thought I opened a regular can of black beans!) but other than that followed the recipe as directed. It was REALLY GOOD and the kiddos loved it! We used it as a tostada topping instead of a burrito filling... but we did have some rice on the side! Definitely a keeper of a recipe for a fast and filling weeknight family meal.

 

[teresas]

What a quick and easy recipe to make...I cut the recipe in half for the hubby and I...I used ground turkey...so it made very low WW points...the hubby had rice and a flour tortilla with his...I just had a flour tortilla...this is a very tasty dish...made for FYC tag game...

 

[Dienia B.]

Easy tastes great