Sunken Meat Burrito Recipe

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Sunken Meat Burrito
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Ingredients
38
Count
Nutrition
302
Calories
Total time
32
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. -TheFilling-.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine the ground beef with the flour, red pepper, chili powder, salt, minced onion, paprika, onion powder, and garlic powder.
  3. DO NOT include the cocoa powder.
  4. Use your hands to thoroughly mix the ingredients into the ground beef.
  5. Add the seasoned beef mixture and all the liquid to a crock pot.
  6. Sprinkle a little cocoa powder on the mixture.
  7. Cook on low for about 2 hours.
  8. Every 20 to 30 minutes, sprinkle a tiny amount of cocoa powder on the mixture, and mash with a potato masher.
  9. Remove meat and water to saucepan.
  10. Add refried beans, if desired.
  11. Simmer gently until water evaporates.
  12. -TheSinking Gravy-.
  13. Melt bacon fat or oil.
  14. Gently sauté chopped onion and mushrooms until tender.
  15. Set this mixture aside.
  16. Combine 1/4 cup of the beef stock with the flour in a jar with a tight-fitting lid- shake mixture vigorously until smooth.
  17. Combine stock/flour mixture with remaining stock in a heavy saucepan.
  18. Add tomato paste and whisk until tomato paste is thoroughly mixed in.
  19. Bring the stock mixture to a boil, and then reduce heat to low and simmer for 10-15 minutes or so, whisking frequently, until mixture begins to thicken.
  20. Add all remaining ingredients as well as onion/mushroom/fat mixture.
  21. Simmer until heated throughout.
  22. Add salt, pepper and other spices to taste.
  23. -PUTTINGIT ALL TOGETHER-.
  24. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  25. Place 3 to 4 ounces of beef or beef/bean mixture in the center of each tortilla.
  26. Sprinkle minced onion and then cheese, generously, on top of beef.
  27. Fold the filled tortillas into oblong burritos.
  28. Place each burrito, folded side down, into an 8 x 4 baking pan OR place all the burritos into a baking pan large enough to accommodate them without letting them touch one another.
  29. Pour gravy into baking pan until burrito is barely covered.
  30. Sprinkle more cheese, generously, on top of each burrito.
  31. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes OR bake 10 to 15 minutes and then broil until cheese is bubbling.
  32. Add hot sauce, crumbled tostados, sour cream and/or guacamole, if desired.
  33. Serve with a taco salad (or other salad of your choice) on the side.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 301.58 Kcal (1263 kJ)
Calories from fat 84.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.35g 14%
Cholesterol 39.74mg 13%
Sodium 754.51mg 31%
Potassium 955.86mg 20%
Total Carbs 35.37g 12%
Sugars 14.73g 59%
Dietary Fiber 3.25g 13%
Protein 18.06g 36%
Vitamin C 24.5mg 41%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 13%
Iron 9.6mg 54%
Calcium 68.5mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 95.32 Kcal (399 kJ)
Calories from fat 26.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.96g 14%
Cholesterol 12.56mg 13%
Sodium 238.47mg 31%
Potassium 302.11mg 20%
Total Carbs 11.18g 12%
Sugars 4.66g 59%
Dietary Fiber 1.03g 13%
Protein 5.71g 36%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 41%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 13%
Iron 3mg 54%
Calcium 21.7mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.2
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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