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The Whats Cooking magazine that I get from Kraft every month usually has a lot of very simple, quick recipe ideas and that is why I look forward to reading it every month. I can usually find meals in them that are not very time consuming but still taste good and are easy enough to make with kids under foot. This is a very basic burrito recipe that is still very flavorful and filling add a quick garden salad to it and you have a nice meal.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lb. extra lean ground beef
• 2 cups salsa
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 cup instant white rice, uncooked
• 1 can (14 fl oz/ 398 mL) refried beans, warmed
• 6 large flour tortillas (10 inch)
• 1/2 cup KRAFT Tex Mex Shredded Cheese
• 1 cup shredded lettuce
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 1/3 cup light sour cream

DIRECTIONS

• Brown the meat in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain. Add salsa and green peppers; mix well. Bring to boil. Stir in rice; cover. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 min.
• Spread the beans evenly down centres of tortillas; top evenly with the meat mixture, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes.
• Fold in opposite sides of each tortilla, then roll up burrito-style. Serve with sour cream.

You can find a printable version of Burrito El Grande recipe by clicking here

Recipe Alterations

I made a few changes but nothing that would really alter the taste too much and instead I think they make the meal quicker to prepare and adds some flavour as well.

1. Instead of minute rice I used leftover cooked rice from another meal
2. I like to use refried beans with green chiles in them as I love the flavor that they add
3. Used aged cheddar cheese because we always have that in the fridge

Family Taste Test

My husband and myself really enjoyed these. My son did as well but only after he unrolled them, pulled out the green peppers and had me roll the tortilla back up. We really liked the flavor that that refried beans add to it as it makes them a little bit different from the other burrito recipes we have tried.

My Thoughts

I will be adding this recipe to my keep pile, there is only one problem that I found with it to be changed for next time. The amount of filling that it makes up is way too much for only six tortillas. We had a pack of eight that we used between supper and leftovers and still ended up throwing away lots. Next time I will either cut the recipe in half or buy more tortillas and get a few more days of leftovers out of them.

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