It’s been years since I ventured through a Taco Bell drive thru, especially since I’ve been making these Beefy Cheese Burritos using leftover taco meat from our weekly taco Tuesday meals. I heave to confess, this homemade version is so much tastier than anything you can order off their drive thru menu, and so much more economical as well. Gone are the days of ordering off a value menu.
I love that I know exactly what ingredients are rolled up inside the crunchy shells, no mystery meat here, thank you very much! These burritos are baked in the oven, not fried making them a healthier option. When time is short on a busy week night, that container of leftover taco meat in the fridge sure comes in handy and makes getting this meal on the table that everyone will devour a snap.
Preheat oven to 350℉.
Cover a cookie sheet with foil and spray lightly with non-stick spray. Set aside.
Place cream cheese and salsa in a mixing bowl. Beat together using a hand blender until smooth and creamy.
Place a flour tortilla on your work surface.
Spread a layer of the cream cheese/salsa mixture onto the flour tortilla.
Top with about a ⅓ cup ground beef.
Top with shredded cheddar cheese.
Roll up the tortilla enclosing the beef/cheese mixture forming a burrito. Place burritos, seam side down, on prepared cookie sheet.
Brush each burrito with melted butter. There’s something magical that happens in the oven when your brush flour tortillas with butter and bake them. They end up slightly crunchy with a lovely buttery flavor…utterly irresistible!
Bake burritos for 20-25 minutes, until heated through and tortillas are a light golden brown. You may want to give them a few minutes to cool down. The filling is very hot when you first pull them out of the oven.
Serve these burritos with a side of hot sauce and sour cream if desired.
Oh my gosh, these sure are tasty! I mean, what’s not to love? They’re loaded with savory taco flavored ground beef and creamy melted cheese. The tortilla bakes up nice a crunchy along the edges and are the perfect wrap for the beefy, cheesy filling. This is one of my very favorite ways to use up left over taco meat. Give this a try. I guarantee, your family will love them! And no trip to the drive thru needed.
Round out the meal and serve these burritos with a side of these delectable, easy to make Slow Cooker Refried Beans. Not only are they delicious and easy to make, but they are so economical to make as well. Serve them as a side dish with all your favorite Mexican meals or as a delectable bean dip with chips. Healthy, economical and delicious!
Have you ever considered making your own hot sauce? Well it’s one of the easiest ways to use up a bounty of spicy hot peppers from your summer garden or make it using fresh peppers you pick up at the farmer’s market when they’re in season. Try making this “Fire Breathing Dragon” Hot Sauce. Once you realize how ridiculously easy it is to make a batch and how delicious it is, you’ll be planting many more spicy pepper varieties in your garden next spring. Move over Cholula, outta the way Tabasco, step aside Tapatio, this homemade version blows them all away!
Beefy Cheese Burritos; A Delicious Leftover-Makeover
Equipment
- electric hand mixer
- cookie sheet
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup prepared salsa
- 6 6-inch flour tortillas
- 2 cups prepared ground beef taco meat
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
- 3 tbsp butter, melted
- hot sauce, to serve
- sour cream, to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Cover a cookie sheet with foil and spray lightly with non-stick spray. Set aside.
- Place cream cheese and salsa in a mixing bowl. Beat together using a hand blender until smooth and creamy.
- Place a flour tortilla on your work surface.
- Spread a layer of the cream cheese/salsa mixture onto the flour tortilla.
- Top with a ⅓ cup ground beef.
- Top with shredded cheddar cheese.
- Roll up the tortilla enclosing the beef/cheese mixture forming a burrito.
- Place burritos, seam side down, on prepared cookie sheet.
- Brush each burrito with melted butter.
- Bake burritos for 20-25 minutes, until heated through and tortillas are a light golden brown.
- Serve burritos with a side of hot sauce and sour cream if desired.
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