Melty Burrito Bake

🥘 Ingredients

• baby gem lettuce
  1 unit
• cheddar cheese
  1 c
• crushed tomatoes
  1 c
• ground beef
  12 oz
• kidney beans
  15 oz
• lime
  1 unit
• pepper
  1 tsp
• roma tomato
  1 unit
• salt
  1 tsp
• sour cream
  2 tbsp
• southwest spice blend
  1 tbsp
• vegetable oil
  2 tbsp
• water
  ¼ cup
• whole wheat tortillas
  4 unit
• yellow onion
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

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

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   ground beef yellow onion southwest spice blend kidney beans crushed tomatoes baby gem lettuce whole wheat tortillas cheddar cheese lime sour cream roma tomato vegetable oil salt pepper water

   ground beef: 12 oz, yellow onion: 1 unit, southwest spice blend: 1 tbsp, kidney beans: 15 oz, crushed tomatoes: 1 c, baby gem lettuce: 1 unit, whole wheat tortillas: 4 unit, cheddar cheese: 1 c, lime: 1 unit, sour cream: 2 tbsp, roma tomato: 1 unit, vegetable oil: 2 tbsp, salt: 1 tsp, pepper: 1 tsp, water: ¼ cup
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   Wash and dry all produce. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Halve, peel, and thinly slice yellow onion. Core, seed, and dice roma tomato. Thinly slice baby gem lettuce. Drain and rinse kidney beans. Mash with a fork or potato masher in a small bowl until mostly smooth but still a little chunky. Zest lime and cut into wedges.
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   Heat a large drizzle of vegetable oil in a large pan over high heat. Add ground beef, breaking it up into pieces with a spatula or wooden spoon. Cook until browned ⏱️ 4 minutes . Season with salt and pepper. Remove from pan with slotted spoon and set aside. Carefully pour out and discard any excess grease from pan.
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   Add yellow onion and a large drizzle of vegetable oil to same pan. Cook until browned ⏱️ 7 minutes , tossing occasionally. Stir in southwest spice blend. Season with salt and pepper. While onions cook, mix together sour cream, lime zest, and a squeeze of lime juice in a small bowl . Season with salt and pepper.
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   Stir crushed tomatoes and water into pan. Season with salt and pepper, then bring to a simmer. Carefully ladle or spoon out about ¼ cup of tomato mixture and set aside in a small bowl . Add ground beef and kidney beans to pan and stir to combine. Let simmer until slightly thickened ⏱️ 3 minutes .
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   Divide beef mixture evenly between whole wheat tortillas to fill. Fold in the sides and roll up each. Place rolled tortillas in a row, seam-side down, in a large baking dish (you may need two). Pour reserved tomato mixture across the top. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Bake in oven until cheese is melted ⏱️ 5 minutes .
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   While burritos bake, toss baby gem lettuce, roma tomato, a squeeze of lime juice, and a drizzle of vegetable oil in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Divide burrito bake between plates, dollop with crema, and serve next to salad.