Enchirito – Taco Bell Copycat Recipe
Enchirito – Taco Bell CopyCat Recipe
An Enchirito is a cross between a burritto and an enchilada. Made with ground beef, tortillas, enchilada sauce, cheese, taco flavorings.
Equipment
- large skillet
- cutting board & sharp knife
- Medium sauce pan
- microwave safe plate
- measuring cup
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced small
- 6 1/2 TBS homemade taco seasoning or 2 1/4 packets of store bought taco seasoning (DIVIDED)
- 1 (14oz) can refried beans
- 2 TBS sour cream
- 2 (10oz) cans red enchilada sauce
- 8-10 large burrito size flour tortillas
- 8 oz shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup water
- sour cream, sliced olives and/or cilantro, for garnish
Instructions
- In a large skillet break up and brown ground beef. Add in diced onion and cook until onion is softened and ground beef is cooked through. Drain any excess grease.
- Stir in 6 TBS homemade taco seasoning or 2 packets of store bought taco seasoning along with 1/4 cup water. Simmer for 3 minutes. Turn off burner.
- In medium sauce pan heat up refried beans, 2 TBS sour cream, and 1/2 TBS taco seasoning. Turn off heat.
- For each enchirito, place one burrito size flour tortilla on a microwave plate. Cover with a wet paper towel. MIcrowave for 30 seconds.
- Take paper towels off of tortilla. Place 2 TBS heated refried beans along middle of tortilla. Spoon 3-4 TBS of taco meat along the beans. Fold in sides of tortilla and start rolling tortilla from front end to back end. The seam side should be down.
- Pour red enchilada sauce over enchirito. Top with a few TBS of shredded cheese to cover.
- Microwave on a safe plate for 1 1/2 – 2 minutes until cheese has melted and enchirito is heated through.
- Top with extra sour cream, sliced olives, and cilantro, if desired.