Easy Cheesy Beef Burrito Skillet

Ingredients

• • 1 pound lean ground beef

  • 1 cup chopped onion

  • taco seasoning (1 ounce packet)

  • Can of Rotel Original (or 1 cup salsa)

  • black beans (15 ounce can), drained and rinsed

  • 1 cup water

  • 2 cups shredded mild cheddar cheese (or your favorite Mexican cheese blend), divided in half.

  • 4  6-inch flour tortillas cut in 1-inch strips

Directions

In a large skillet, brown ground beef and onions over medium to medium-high heat until beef is thoroughly cooked with no pink remaining - approximately 10 minutes. When ready, drain fat.

Next, add Rotel, black beans, taco seasoning and water, stir until well blended. Cook until sauce thickens, then reduce heat to low.

Add 1 cup cheese and tortilla strips, folding into beef mixture evenly.

Add remaining 1 cup of cheese on top - DO NOT STIR - spreading evenly, then cover skillet for 5 minutes until cheese is completely melted.

Serve as is or top with your favorite burrito fixings - chopped tomatoes, sliced avocado, chopped onion/green onion, jalapeños, hot sauce, sour cream and more. Fresh squeezed lime juice and cilantro is great!

TIPS

This recipe is super easy to adapt:

Sub beef with ground turkey or chicken.

Don't have Rotel? Substitute with 1 cup salsa.

Not a fan of onion, skip it.

You can add peppers, corn and more to the ground beef. 

Sub black beans with pinto beans.

Not a fan of a lot of cheese? Reduce cheese by half - skip folding the 1 cup of cheese into mixture and just add 1 cup cheese on top.