Burritos Con Queso Mexican Burritos With Cheese Recipes

CRISPY BEAN AND CHEESE BURRITOS

Steps:

• Add the refried beans, salsa, chili powder, garlic powder and cumin to a mixing bowl and stir until smooth.
• Spoon about three tablespoons of the bean mixture onto the center of a flour tortilla and smooth into a thin layer.
• Sprinkle with a large pinch of shredded cheese. Roll tightly. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
• Heat 1-2 tablespoons of oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Place a few burritos, seam side down, into the pan.
• Turn them every 30 seconds or so as they cook until they are golden and crispy on all sides.
• Serve warm, with homemade five-minute salsa and guacamole, for dipping.

BURRITOS CON QUESO (MEXICAN BURRITOS WITH CHEESE)

Steps:

• Prepare Salsa: Put tomatoes, onion, chiles, jalapeno peppers, garlic, salt, pepper, and chili powder in a bowl. Mix well and cover. Let stand at room temperature for about 20 minutes to let flavor develop. Makes 2 1/2 cups salsa.
• Preheat oven to 350. Make Burritos: Put butter in a 10 inch skillet and heat over moderately high heat.
• When hot, add onion and saute, stirring frequently for 5 minutes or until onion is golden brown. Remove skillet from heat.
• Add undrained green chiles and refried beans to onion in skillet. Using a wooden spoon, stir bean mixture until ingrediens are thoroughly combined. Set aside.
• Separate tortillas and spread one with about 1/4 cup of the bean mixture.
• Top bean mixture on tortilla with about 2 tablespoons of the shredded cheese and 2 tablespoons of the salsa.
• Fold one side of tortilla over the filling to the center, then fold opposite side over. Repeat with remaining tortillas until all are filled.
• Arrange tortillas in a single layer, seam side down, in a 12x8x2 inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese down center of tortillas (You can also prepare recipe this far up to a day in advance and then cover and chill the burritos until you are ready to bake them).
• Place dish of burritos in preheated oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Remove from oven and spoon remaining salsa along each side of the melted cheese. Garnish with sliced radishes and serve.

MEXICAN BREAKFAST BURRITOS

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in a large pot of salted water. When done, drain and set aside.
• Scramble the eggs with the milk to make them fluffy. Place in a bowl.
• In the same pan used for the eggs, fry the pork sausage. Drain the fat. Set the pork aside.
• In the same pan, fry the chorizo. Drain the fat. Add to the cooked pork sausage.
• Together, saute the bell pepper, the onion and the jalapeno until the onions are transparent. Blend in the sausage mix. Take off the heat.
• Heat tortillas in covered container in microwave for about 10 seconds. Heat long enough to just make them more pliable.
• To each tortilla, add small amounts of egg, potato, sausage mixture and cheese. Fold like an envelope. Wrap individually in a square of tinfoil.
• If eating right away, re-heat in a 350 degree oven for a few minutes.
• If not eating promtly, freeze for later. Re-heat before eating.
• Serve with sour cream, hot sauce and salsa.