Smothered Three-Bean & Rice Burritos

Smothered Three-Bean & Rice Burritos

🥘 Ingredients

  • baby lettuce
    2 unit
  • black pepper
  • cooking oil
  • flour tortillas
    4 unit
  • mexican cheese blend
    1 c
  • mild red enchilada sauce
    ½ cup
  • mildred
  • salt
  • sour cream
    3 tbsp
  • three-bean blend
    2 unit
  • tomato
    2 unit
  • water
    2 c
  • white rice
    1.5 c
  • ½

🍳 Cookware

  • small pot
  1. 1
    In a small pot , combine white rice , water , mild red enchilada sauce , and a big pinch of salt . Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender, ⏱️ 20 minutes . Keep covered off heat until ready to use in Step 4.
    white rice: 1.5 c, water: 2 c, mild red enchilada sauce: ½ cup, salt
  2. 2
    While rice cooks, wash and dry all produce. Trim and discard root end from baby lettuce ; halve lengthwise and thinly slice crosswise. Dice tomato into ¼-inch pieces.
    baby lettuce: 2 unit, tomato: 2 unit
  3. 3
    In a second small pot over medium heat, add three-bean blend and their liquid, ½ cup of the enchilada sauce (actually ½ cup total, but use ½ cup for the step - I'll specify ½ cup of the enchilada sauce), plus a pinch of salt and black pepper. Note: I already used mildred enchilada sauce above. Simmer until sauce has reduced slightly and beans are warmed through, ⏱️ 5 minutes . Turn off heat; taste and season with black pepper and additional salt as needed. While beans simmer, wrap flour tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable, ⏱️ 30 seconds .
    three-bean blend: 2 unit, ½, mildred, black pepper, flour tortillas: 4 unit
  4. 4
    Lay tortillas on a clean work surface. Place about ⅓ cup of cooked rice on the bottom third of each tortilla. Using a slotted spoon, top sauce with about ½ cup bean mixture, then sprinkle with half of mexican cheese blend . Top with a pinch of lettuce and a pinch of the diced tomato hehe. Fold up the bottom, then the left and right sides, then roll to form burritos.
    mexican cheese blend: 1 c
  5. 5
    Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add burritos, seam sides down. Cook until golden brown and crispy, turning occasionally, ⏱️ 5 minutes .
    cooking oil
  6. 6
    Divide burritos between shallow microwave-safe serving bowls. Pour remaining enchilada sauce over burritos and sprinkle with remaining mexican cheese blend. Microwave each dish until sauce is warmed and cheese melts, ⏱️ 45 seconds . Dollop with sour cream . Serve with any remaining rice, beans, lettuce, and tomato on the side.
    sour cream: 3 tbsp