Enchilada Burritos, Easy Beef and Bean Burrito Recipe

What You Can Expect From This Recipe

I must confess a big pet peeve of mine. People who call a food, where any type of filling is wrapped in a flour tortilla, smothered and baked .. an Enchilada. Plain and simple, if it’s in a flour tortilla, it’s a burrito.

Enchiladas are food wrapped in a corn tortillas. So what’s the difference between a burrito and enchilada? An Enchilada is typically made using a small corn tortilla, with a filling, rolled, covered in sauce and baked. While a burrito uses a larger flour tortilla, can be eaten hand held or smothered and baked.

So why am I calling these burritos “Enchilada Burritos”? Because I wrapped seasoned ground beef, refried beans and cheese in a flour tortilla and smothered them with some of the best enchilada sauce I’ve found. And baked them.

For this recipe, I’m combining the two ideas and making enchilada style burritos.

Meaning that I’ve covered the bottom of the baking dish with enchilada sauce, rolled and wrapped the burritos and placed them seam side down in the sauce. A process used to make enchiladas, like my recipe for Pulled Pork Enchiladas.

Drenched again with more enchilada sauce, these Enchilada Burritos are then baked.

Some call these smothered burritos and you can also find the term “wet” burritos.

For the filling I’ve chosen taco seasoned ground beef, refried beans and lots of Muenster Cheese.

This recipe comes together pretty easy and it make six big fat cheesy burritos. The result is a soft baked flour tortilla drenched in a robust sauce, cheesy, beefy and as Southwestern as you can get.

Let’s take a look:

Noteworthy Ingredients

See full list of ingredients and precise measurements in the recipe card below.

• Ground Beef and Seasonings: To make Taco seasoned meat.
• Enchilada Sauce: Please make Homemade Enchilada Sauce. It’s a richer and more flavorful sauce than canned. And it’s easy. Canned versions can be very tangy.
• Muenster Cheese: I love Muenster cheese for any Mexican entree that required a good quick melting cheese. It’s a white cheese with a yellow rind, it’s inexpensive and it’s mild with flavor, letting the ground beef mix and enchilada sauce shine.
• Refried Beans: Again making Homemade Refried Beans is preferred, but canned will work just fine

1. Step 1: Make The Burrito filling: Cook ground beef until pink starts to fade from the meat. Add the chopped onion and cook for two minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
2. Step 2: Add taco seasoning and water and cook until sauce thickens, about 10 minutes.

3. Step 3: Warm the refried beans to make them more spreadable. You can do this by placing them in a large microwave safe dish and gently heating them in the microwave, or use a comal and gently warm stovetop.
4. Step 4: Pour 1 ½ cups enchilada sauce over the bottom of a 9 x 13 casserole dish.

5. Step 5: Roll The Burritos: Lay a flour tortilla flat on a plate. Use a spatula to spread ½ cup of the refried beans on the tortilla.
6. Step 6: Add ½ Cup of the taco seasoned ground beef.

7. Step 7: Sprinkle on ½ cup of the grated Muenster Cheese.
8. Step 8: Roll up the tortilla and place seam side down in the casserole dish. Repeat until all tortillas have been filled.

8. Step 8: Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the filled tortillas.
9. Step 9: Top with plenty more cheese.

10. Step 10: Bake until bubbly hot and cheese has melted.
11. Step 11: Garnish the Enchilada style Burritos and serve.

Garnish Toppings For Burrito Enchiladas

• Rings of fresh sliced jalapeno peppers, or slices of Pickled Jalapenos.
• Dairy: I like to sprinkle on Cotija cheese. It’s easily found in the dairy section. A dry crumbling cheese that will add a nice touch of salt. A dollop of sour cream or Mexican Crema is always welcome.
• Shredded Lettuce.
• Raw chopped onions are a customary topping for enchiladas and will also work well for these Enchilada Style Burritos.
• Slices of plum tomatoes. Cherubs are a good brand because they’re sturdy and slice well.

Recipe: Beef and Bean Enchilada Style Burritos

This enchilada style burritos get great remarks, reviews and compliments every time I serve them. Everyone loves a cheesy beef and bean burrito. I hope you give them a try.

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