Melty Burrito Bake

🥘 Ingredients

• Southwest Spice Blend
  2 tbsp
• baby gem lettuce (thinly sliced)
  2 unit
• cheddar cheese
  ½ cup
• crushed tomatoes
  1 box
• ground beef
  1 lb
• kidney beans
  1 box
• lime
  1
• pepper
• roma tomato (diced)
  2 unit
• salt
• sour cream
  4 tbsp
• vegetable oil
  5 tsp
• whole wheat tortillas
  8 unit
• yellow onion (thinly sliced)
  2 unit

🍳 Cookware

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

1. 

   1

   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.

   yellow onion: 2 unit (thinly sliced), roma tomato: 2 unit (diced), baby gem lettuce: 2 unit (thinly sliced), kidney beans: 1 box, lime: 1
2. 

   2

   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, 3-5 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.

   vegetable oil: 5 tsp, ground beef: 1 lb, salt, pepper
3. 

   3

   Add onions and a large drizzle of oil to same pan. Cook until browned, 6-7 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.

   Southwest Spice Blend: 2 tbsp, sour cream: 4 tbsp
4. 

   4

   Stir crushed tomatoes and ¼ cup 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 beef and beans to pan and stir to combine. Let simmer until slightly thickened, 2-3 minutes.

   crushed tomatoes: 1 box
5. 

   5

   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, about ⏱️ 5 minutes .

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

   6

   While burritos bake, toss baby gem lettuce, tomatoes, a squeeze of lime juice, and a drizzle of oil in a large bowl . Season with salt and pepper. Divide burrito bake between plates, dollop with crema, and serve next to salad.