Smothered Burritos
Smothered Burritos are a delicious dinner if you love burritos and enchiladas. Seasoned ground beef wrapped in flour tortillas and smothered in a sour cream sauce for a hearty dinner to add to your weekly menu.
Servings: 12 burritos
Calories: 552kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 3 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1/2 cup water
- 12 flour tortillas
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 8 ounces chicken broth
- 12 ounces sour cream
- 8 ounces heavy cream
- 1/2 cup salsa verde
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- green onion tops for garnish if desired
- sour cream and salsa for serving
Instructions
- Brown ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stirring to break up and brown evenly.
- Add taco seasonings and water and stir to combine. Cook for 5 minutes, remove from heat and set aside.
- Add butter to a saucepan and whisk in flour. Cook over medium heat. Whisk continually for about 3 minutes.
- Add chicken broth, sour cream, heavy cream, salsa verde, cumin and garlic. Continue to whisk, heating until sauce thickens. Remove from heat.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Pour half of sauce in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
- Spoon ground beef into tortillas and roll up. Place seam side down into sauce.
- Pour remainder of sauce over the top of the burritos.
- Top with shredded cheese.
- Bake, uncovered for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and rest 5 minutes before serving.
- Top with additional sour cream and salsa if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 552kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 730mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g