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Burrito Bake

Teresa Ambra
This amazing Tex-Mex entree has a beef and bean filling and made with Pillsbury crescent rolls. Then it's topped with lettuce, tomatoes, olives and green peppers and served with Pico de Gallo, Salsa, Guacamole, Hot Sauce, Sour Cream, and Tortilla chips! It's delightful for week night or company dinners. Everyone will want seconds of this scrumptious main dish.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Beef Main Dish
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Servings 8
Calories 468 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 9x13" glass baking dish
  • 1 large skillet
  • 1 hamburger chopper to cut meat down in small pieces while frying
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables or toppings
  • 5 small bowls to hold accompaniments

Ingredients
  

BURRITOS

  • 1 lb. lean ground beef
  • 16 oz. can refried beans
  • 1/4 cup onion chopped
  • 1 pkt. taco seasoning or Homemade Taco Seasoning
  • 16 oz. can Pillsbury refrigerated crescent rolls (two 8-ounce tubes)
  • 8 oz. bag sharp Cheddar cheese shredded
  • 8 oz. bag Mozzarella cheese shredded

TOPPINGS:

  • 1 medium green pepper chopped, as desired
  • 1 cup lettuce shredded, as desired
  • 2 roma tomatoes chopped, as desired
  • 2.25 oz. can ripe olives sliced, as desired

ACCOMPANIMENTS:

  • 1 cup Pico de Gallo as desired
  • 1 cup salsa as desired
  • 1 cup guacamole as desired
  • 1/4 cup hot sauce as desired
  • 1 cup sour cream as desired

Instructions
 

  • In a skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.
  • Break beef into small pieces with a hamburger chopper while frying
  • Add the onion and sauté a couple of minutes to cook.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Stir in taco seasoning and refried beans.
  • Unroll one can of crescent roll dough.
  • Press onto bottom of a greased 9x13” baking pan; seal seams and perforations.
  • Spread meat mixture over crust; sprinkle with Mozzarella cheese, then Cheddar cheese.
  • Unroll remaining can of crescent roll dough.
  • Stretch and press to make it fit top for a crust.
  • Place crescent roll crust on top of cheeses.
  • Bake, covered, for about 30 minutes at 350°.
  • Remove lid or foil and bake another 10-15 minutes until crust is golden brown.
  • Remove from oven.
  • Sprinkle each of the four toppings in rows over top of crust.
  • (Or serve on the side if preferred).
  • Serve with pico de gallo, salsa, hot sauce, guacamole, and sour cream on the side.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 468kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 30gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 103mgSodium: 1487mgPotassium: 608mgFiber: 6gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1321IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 420mgIron: 3mg
Keyword beef, burritos, main dish, Tex Mex
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