Apricot Burritos Recipes

THE EASIEST BURRITO RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray 9 x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• Cook beef with taco seasoning mix, according to seasoning package instructions.
• To prepare 1 burrito: spread ¼ cup beans down center of tortillas; top with ½ cup rice, beef, 2 tablespoons corn, and ¼ cup cheese.
• Fold in opposite sides of each tortilla, then roll up, burrito style. Place, seam-sides down, in prepared dish. Repeat with remaining ingredients to prepare 6 total burritos.
• Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes (until heated through). If you are baking the burritos from the refrigerator while they're still cold, it will take about 30-35 minutes for them to heat through.

CHOCOLATE BURRITOS

Steps:

• Note: The amounts for the ingredients are up to the user.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• While oven is preheating, use a chef's knife to chip chocolate off the block, or crush pistoles into small pieces. This is a fun step that creates a lot of chocolate shavings that can be fun for guests to help clean up by eating. The irregular shapes are good too because they create depth of flavor in the final product due to varying masses of chocolate tucked away in the burrito's rolls.
• Zest the lemon and set aside. Mincing is not necessary.
• Crush the walnuts between your palms or gently break with a rolling pin in a towel. Set aside.
• Put granulated sugar in a bowl for sprinkling onto the burrito.
• Spread 1 phyllo sheet on a baking sheet and brush with melted butter. Top with another phyllo sheet and brush it with butter. Top with a last sheet, but don't butter it on top. I just use 3 sheets but if you like thicker burritos, sprinkle on sugar and add 3 more sheets after brushing on the butter.
• Sprinkle on chocolate, zest, and nuts, to taste. Be sure to allow room for rolling without bursting the roll. Sugar isn't really necessary inside the roll but a little can be nice.
• Roll up the dessert just like a burrito: tuck in sides toward the front then roll up. Also, a straight roll like sushi is fine.
• Sprinkle phyllo with sugar, put on a baking sheet (no greasing or parchment necessary), and bake for 5 to 8 minutes until just barely browned.
• Remove, wait 5 minutes, then cut into bite size pieces with a sharp knife. Serve immediately.

TASTY BURRITOS

Steps:

• In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in taco seasoning; remove from skillet and set aside. Wipe skillet clean. , In a small saucepan, cook refried beans over medium-low heat until heated through, 2-3 minutes. , Spoon about 1/3 cup of beans off-center on each tortilla; top with 1/4 cup beef mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Fold sides and ends of tortillas over filling and roll up., In same skillet over medium-high heat, brown burritos in oil on all sides. Serve with sour cream and salsa. Freeze option: Individually wrap cooled burritos in paper towels and foil; freeze in a freezer container. To use, remove foil; place paper towel-wrapped burrito on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave on high until heated through, turning once, 3-4 minutes. Let stand 20 seconds.

BURRITOS MADE EASY

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the chili, salsa and green chilies. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. , Spoon about 1/2 cupful beef mixture off center on each tortilla. Top each with a slice of cheese; roll up. Serve with taco sauce and lettuce if desired.

CHOCOLATE BURRITOS

Steps:

• This recipe makes 6-10 burritos.
• MAKE THE MOUSSE FIRST Open box of Dream Whip and add both packets to a large bowl. Add one cup milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat on high for 6 minutes. Add the packet of instant chocolate pudding and add one cup milk. Beat low to mix then on high for about 4 minutes.
• Lay one flour tortilla shell out flat. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Take about 1/3 cup mousse and place on tortilla at one end. (Do not use more than 1/3 cup because it will ooze out the sides. Trust me 1/3 cup of mousse is plenty!) Fold that end of the tortilla with mousse over one fold, then fold in the sides and continue folding gently until you almost reach the end.
• Beat 1 egg well and brush egg on the last flap of the tortilla. (You won't use the entire egg on one burrito. You will use one egg for about 6-10 burritos.) The egg will help keep the burritos together at the last fold.
• Hold the fold together for a few seconds to make sure it seals well.
• Drop in hot vegetable oil or a deep fryer until the burrito is a little brown and crunchy (approximately 3 minutes depending on how hot your oil is). If using stove top method be sure to turn the burrito over to ensure crispness on both sides.
• Remove from fryer and lay on paper towel to drain excess oil.
• Take your raspberry preserves and place in small microwave safe dish. Heat for about 10 seconds. Remove and stir to smooth consistency. Reheat as necessary to make warm and fluid. Do the same with the hot fudge.
• Lay the burrito on a plate. cover with whipped cream and drizzle warm raspberry sauce and hot fudge.
• Sprinkle each burrito with fresh raspberries and serve immediately.

APRICOT BRISKET

Steps:

• In a large heavy skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. When the oil is hot, brown the beef on all sides. If the brisket is too large, cut it in half first, and brown in two stages. Place the meat in a large Dutch oven with a lid.
• Add onions to the drippings in the skillet. Saute over medium heat until the onions are beginning to brown. Stir in garlic, and cook for 2 or 3 more minutes. Pour over the brisket in the Dutch oven.
• Empty one package of dry, instant onion soup mix over the browned onions and meat. Arrange all of the apricots on top of the soup mix. Pour enough water around outside of meat, not on top, to cover the sides of brisket. Cover.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (160 degrees C) for 1 hour. Check liquid; if dish is starting to look dry, add a bit more water around meat. Cover, and cook another hour. Remove lid, and stir apricots into gravy. Leave uncovered, and cook for another hour. Stir gravy again, and add more water if the gravy is too thick. Meat should be very tender; if necessary, bake for an additional 1/2 hour. Cut across grain to serve.