Beef n' bean burritos

 
                           Beef N' Bean Burritos
 
 Recipe By     : Rival's Crock-Pot Slow Cooker Cuisine; 1995
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Beef
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2      1.5 oz pkgs   enchilada sauce mix
    3      cups          water
    1      12 oz can     tomato paste
      1/4  teaspoon      black pepper
      1/8  teaspoon      garlic powder
                         salt -- to taste
    2      pounds        ground beef
    5      9 inch        flour tortillas
    4      cups          shredded Cheddar cheese
    1      12 oz can     refried beans
                         ***garnish choices***
                         taco sauce
                         sour cream
                         salsa
                         chopped onion
                         chili peppers
                         guacamole
 
 serves 4 to 6
 
 Lightly grease Crock-Pot.  Prepare foil handles by cutting three 20 x 3 inch st
 rips of heavy foil or use regular foil folded to double thickness. Place in Cro
 ck pot in a spoke design.  
 
 In a sauce pan, combine enchilada mix, water, tomato paste, pepper, garlic, and
  salt.  Simmer for 15 minutes over low heat.  In a skillet, brown ground beef. 
  Drain.  Stir in 1/3 of sauce mix into browned beef.  Spoon a small amount of s
 auce into bottom of the Crock-Pot.
 
 Spread a small amount of refried beans over flour tortilla.  Place tortilla on 
 tope of sauce in Crock-Pot, tearing to fit if necessary.  Spoon meat mixture ov
 er tortilla and then top with a small amount of cheese.  Continue layering proc
 ess until the top of Crock-Pot is reached, ending with a layer of cheese.  Cove
 r and cook on Low 6 to 8 hours or on High for 3 to 4 hours.  Lift burritos out 
 by the foil handles and place on servintg plate.  Cut in wedges and garnish as 
 desired.
 
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