All the delicious flavors of a ground beef and cheese burrito in a simple skillet meal, topped with sour cream and green onions.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Servings: 6
Author: Adapted from The Girl Who Ate Everything Easy Beef Burrito Skillet
Ingredients
1lbground beef
11 oz package taco seasoning
1cupwater
1cupchunky salsa
115 oz can pinto beans, drained
46-8 inch flour tortillas, sliced into 1-inch strips, and the strips cut in half lengthwise
1cupshredded cheeseMexican blend, Cheddar Jack, Cheddar, or Taco-seasoned cheese blend
1/2cupsour cream
1/4cupsliced green onions
Instructions
In a large skillet, brown beef until no longer pink, crumbling the meat as it cooks. Drain off the fat.
Add taco seasoning, water, salsa, and beans. Cook over medium heat for 3-5 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Reduce heat to low.
Gently toss the tortilla strips into the beef and bean mixture (Iike tossing pasta into the sauce,) coating them well. Separate the tortilla strips if they clump together.
Top with cheese. Remove the skillet from heat and cover the skillet, allowing the heat to melt the cheese.
Spoon sour cream into the center of the skillet and scatter with green onions. Or you can top individual servings with sour cream and green onions. Serve immediately.
Notes
Make-Ahead Option: Cook beef/bean/salsa/taco seasoning mix. Let cool and cover refrigerated overnight. Rewarm, covered, until heated through, adding a tablespoon or two of water, if necessary. Then follow the remaining instructions, adding tortilla strips and cheese, and finishing with sour cream and green onions.