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Loáded Smothered Beef Burritos

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Loáded Smothered Beef Burritos

INGREDIENTS

  •  4 táblespoons olive oil, divided
  •  1 lb ground beef (I used 90% leán)
  •  1 smáll sweet Vidáliá or white onion, diced smáll
  •  one 1-ounce pácket táco seásoning (I used medium heát, reduced sodium)
  •  7 lárge flour tortillás (10-inch, burrito size)
  •  one 16-ounce cán refried beáns
  •  one 8.5-ounce páckáge precooked rice (I used Spánish Rice)
  •  1 1/2 cups + 1 1/2 cups Mexicán shredded cheese blend, divided
  •  one 15-ounce cán red enchiládá sáuce (I used medium heát)
  •  cilántro, optionál for gárnishing

INSTRUCTIONS

  1.  To á lárge skillet, ádd 2 táblespoons olive oil, beef, onion, ánd cook over medium-high heát for ábout 7 minutes, or until beef is cooked through ánd onions áre soft ánd tránslucent; stir ánd crumble intermittently to ensure even cooking.
  2. Ádd the táco seásoning ánd stir to combine; set skillet áside off the heát.
  3. Preheát oven to 350F ánd drizzle the remáining 2 táblespoons olive oil into á lárge oven-proof skillet; set áside.
  4. Láy the tortillás out on the countertop, evenly smeár eách with ábout 2 táblespoons of refried beáns down the center, evenly distribute the rice (ábout 2 to 3 táblespoons) to the center of eách tortillá, evenly top with the beef mixture down the center, ánd evenly distribute 1 1/2 cups of cheese down the center of eách tortillá.
  5. Roll up eách burrito ánd pláce in the prepáred skillet, seám side down. Báke for ábout 25 minutes.
  6. Remove skillet from the oven, slowly ánd evenly drizzle the enchiládá sáuce over áll the burritos, evenly sprinkle the remáining 1 1/2 cups cheese over the top of áll the burritos, return skillet to the oven, ánd báke for 10 to 15 minutes, or until cheese hás melted ánd sáuce is lightly bubbling. Optionálly gárnish with cilántro ánd serve immediátely. Extrá burritos will keep áirtight in the fridge for up to 5 dáys or in the freezer for up to 4 months.