My family really liked this as a quick, meatless meal during the week. I didn't have chipotle chili powder, so I use reg chili powder & cumin spice (as others suggested). I added @ 1/2 cup salsa and added the diced to atoms to beans mixture at end. Will make this again
Chipotle Bean Burritos
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Jan Gautro
Add guacamole and chips to this hearty vegetarian dish for an easy Mexican meal.
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Recipe Time
Total:
30 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 361
- Fat: 10.3g
- Saturated fat: 3.8g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.1g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2g
- Protein: 16.8g
- Carbohydrate: 52.2g
- Fiber: 11.4g
- Cholesterol: 19mg
- Iron: 3.3mg
- Sodium: 735mg
- Calcium: 395mg
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 (15-ounce) can organic black beans, drained
- 1 (15-ounce) can organic kidney beans, drained
- 3 tablespoons refrigerated fresh salsa
- 6 (10-inch) reduced-fat flour tortillas (such as Mission)
- 1 cup (4 ounces) preshredded reduced-fat 4-cheese Mexican blend cheese
- 1 1/2 cups chopped plum tomato (about 3)
- 1 1/2 cups shredded romaine lettuce
- 6 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions
- 6 tablespoons light sour cream
Preparation
- 1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add garlic to pan; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Stir in chile powder and salt; cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Stir in 1/3 cup water and beans; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in salsa. Partially mash bean mixture with a fork.
- 2. Warm tortillas according to package directions. Spoon about 1/3 cup bean mixture into center of each tortilla. Top each serving with about 2 1/2 tablespoons cheese, 1/4 cup tomato, 1/4 cup lettuce, 1 tablespoon onions, and 1 tablespoon sour cream; roll up.
Chipotle Bean Burritos Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CUISINE: American, Southwest
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Beans
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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