Wet Burritos Recipe

wet burrito smothered in red enchilada sauce and cheddar cheese with sour cream and guacamole

5 from 2 votes

This Easy Wet Burritos Recipe turns a regular burrito into a smothered burrito topped with red enchilada sauce and lots of cheddar cheese. Your whole family will love this delicious dinner that tastes like it came from your favorite Mexican restaurant!

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Total Time30

Course: Main

Cuisine: American, Mexican

Servings: to 8

Author: Dee

Cost: $5

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small yellow onion chopped, about 1 cup
2 pounds lean ground beef
taco seasoning homemade or 1 packet
1 15-ounce can black beans low sodium
1 cup low sodium beef broth or water
6 large flour tortillas burrito size
1 28-ounce can red enchilada sauce mild
4 cups shredded cheddar cheese or Mexican blend

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375° f
grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with non stick spray or olive oil
In a large skillet, cook onion in olive oil on medium high heat until soft and translucent. Add ground beef and cook until no longer pink.
Add taco seasoning, black beans and beef broth or water, and stir. Reduce heat to medium, and allow liquid to reduce, stirring occasionally. When, liquid is mostly absorbed, turn heat off
Meanwhile, heat enchilada sauce in small pot on medium heat.
Place tortilla on a large plate, spoon on some of the meat mixture and top with some of the cheese. Fold in the sides and roll the tortilla up to form burrito
Place burrito in prepared baking dish, and repeat process until pan is full
Pour about half of the enchilada sauce over the burritos, and spread to make sure tops are covered
Sprinkle remaining cheese over the burritos, place in oven and cook for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted
Serve with remaining enchilada sauce and your favorite toppings

Notes

You can make more or fewer burritos with this recipe depending upon how full you like them.

For an alternate method, pour some warm enchilada sauce over burrito, top with cheese and microwave. You can also heat wet burritos in an air fryer oven if you have one.

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