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Restaurant Style Bean & Cheese Burrito

November 5, 2018 By Amanda Cooks & Styles Leave a Comment

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Restaurant Style Bean and Cheese Burrito – Made with homemade refried beans, cotija cheese and topped with sour cream, guacamole and salsa! The key to a real Mexican restaurant style bean and cheese burrito is the beans! You have to put in the time and effort to make homemade authentic style refried beans. I am excited to show you how!
 

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Restaurant Style Bean & Cheese Burrito

 
Serves: 4
Total Time: 2.5 hours
 

Ingredients:

  • 4 large 10″ flour tortillas
  • 1/2 pound dry pinto beans
  • 1/2 yellow onion, cut into 1″ chunks
  • 1/4 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 garlic cloves, whole
  • 4 tbsp lard
  • water to cook beans in
  • 1/4 cup cotija cheese, grated
  • 1/2 cup jack cheese, shredded
Optional Toppings:
  • sour cream
  • guacamole < click for recipe

 

Directions:
 
  1. To make the beans: Add pinto beans, garlic cloves, onion, salt and oregano to a medium saucepan. Cover with about 2 inches of water. Bring water to a boil, then turn down to a simmer. Cover and cook beans for 2 hours, or until very tender.
  2. Strain cooked beans from the bean juice and reserve the juice for later.
  3. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add 4 tbsp lard and the beans. Fry up the beans for about 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.
  4. Reduce heat to low and add bean juice to the skillet (should be about 1/2-3/4 cup juice). Begin to smash beans using a potato masher until you reach your desired consistency. If you like your beans very smooth with no chunks of beans, place in a blender and blend until smooth. Add a little bit of water, about 1 tbsp at a time, if your beans are too thick.
  5. Heat 4 flour tortillas on a large skillet over high heat for 30 seconds on each side.
  6. To assemble burritos: Place about 3/4 cup of refried beans in the center of a hot tortilla. Top beans with 1/8 cup cotija cheese and fold burrito. Top with sour cream, your favorite salsa and guacamole. Repeat with all four burritos!
  7. Serve with tortilla chips if you’d like! Enjoy!

 

For more recipes like my Restaurant Style Bean & Cheese Burrito, view all my Mexican recipes here. 

Restaurant Style Bean & Cheese Burrito

Amanda Cooks & Styles
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Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients
  

Ingredients:

  • 4 large 10" flour tortillas
  • 1/2 pound dry pinto beans
  • 1/2 yellow onion cut into 1" chunks
  • 1/4 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 garlic cloves whole
  • 4 tbsp lard
  • water to cook beans in
  • 1/4 cup cotija cheese grated
  • 1/2 cup jack cheese shredded
  • Optional Toppings:
  • sour cream
  • guacamole < click for recipe
  • salsa

Instructions
 

Directions:

  • To make the beans: Add pinto beans, garlic cloves, onion, salt and oregano to a medium saucepan. Cover with about 2 inches of water. Bring water to a boil, then turn down to a simmer. Cover and cook beans for 2 hours, or until very tender.
  • Strain cooked beans from the bean juice and reserve the juice for later.
  • In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add 4 tbsp lard and the beans. Fry up the beans for about 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Reduce heat to low and add bean juice to the skillet (should be about 1/2-3/4 cup juice). Begin to smash beans using a potato masher until you reach your desired consistency. If you like your beans very smooth with no chunks of beans, place in a blender and blend until smooth. Add a little bit of water, about 1 tbsp at a time, if your beans are too thick.
  • Heat 4 flour tortillas on a large skillet over high heat for 30 seconds on each side.
  • To assemble burritos: Place about 3/4 cup of refried beans in the center of a hot tortilla. Top beans with 1/8 cup cotija cheese and fold burrito. Top with sour cream, your favorite salsa and guacamole. Repeat with all four burritos!
  • Serve with tortilla chips if you'd like! Enjoy!
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