Cheesy Burrito Bake

🥘 Ingredients

• Southwest Spice Blend
  2 tbsp
• cheddar cheese
  ½ cup
• chipotle powder
  1 tsp
• crushed tomatoes
  1 box
• ground beef
  1 lb
• kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
  1 box
• lime
  1 unit
• olive oil
  5 tsp
• pepper (to taste)
• roma tomato (diced)
  2 unit
• romaine lettuce (thinly sliced)
  2 unit
• salt (to taste)
• sour cream
  4 tbsp
• whole wheat tortilla
  8 unit
• yellow onion (thinly sliced)
  2 unit

🍳 Cookware

• large pan
• medium bowl
• large baking dish
• small bowl
• large bowl

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Halve, peel, and thinly slice yellow onion . Drain and rinse kidney beans . Core, seed, and dice roma tomato . Thinly slice romaine lettuce . Hint: If your romaine looks like it has suffered from a bit of wear and tear, peel off and discard the outer leaves. Place in a bowl of water and it'll perk right up!

   yellow onion: 2 unit (thinly sliced), kidney beans: 1 box (drained and rinsed), roma tomato: 2 unit (diced), romaine lettuce: 2 unit (thinly sliced)
2. 

   2

   Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over high heat. Add ground beef to the pan. Cook, breaking up the meat into pieces, until browned. Season with salt and pepper . Remove from pan and set aside.

   olive oil: 5 tsp, ground beef: 1 lb, salt (to taste), pepper (to taste)
3. 3

   Sauté the veggies: Add the onions and a large drizzle of oil to the pan. Cook, tossing, for ⏱️ 7 minutes , until softened and slightly charred. Add Southwest Spice Blend to the pan. Season with salt and pepper.

   Southwest Spice Blend: 2 tbsp
4. 

   4

   In a medium bowl , mash the beans with a fork or potato masher until almost smooth. Add the beef and beans to the pan. Stir to combine. Stir in crushed tomatoes , and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, then remove pan from heat. If your kids don’t like spiciness, set aside half the filling before stirring in as much chipotle powder as you can handle.

   crushed tomatoes: 1 box, chipotle powder: 1 tsp
5. 

   5

   Fill each whole wheat tortilla with the beef mixture, then fold in the sides and roll up. Place each rolled burrito into a large baking dish (you may need two). Sprinkle with cheddar cheese . Place in the oven for about ⏱️ 5 minutes , until cheese is melted.

   whole wheat tortilla: 8 unit, cheddar cheese: ½ cup
6. 6

   Make the lime crema and toss the salad: While the burritos bake, zest and cut lime into wedges. In a small bowl , combine sour cream , lime zest, and a squeeze of lime juice. In a large bowl , toss the romaine lettuce and tomatoes with a squeeze of lime and a drizzle of oil. Season both to taste with salt and pepper. Serve.

   lime: 1 unit, sour cream: 4 tbsp