Challenges
Everyone likes burritos, and this recipe makes enough to serve a crowd. For easy serve-alongs, pick up a fruit salad from the deli and a package or two of Mexican-style rice mix.
Prep/Cook Time: 6 Hours 20 Minutes, Servings: 16
Ingredients
- 3 15-oz. cans red, kidney and/or black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 14.5-oz. can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1½ cups bottled salsa or picante sauce
- 1 11-oz. can whole kernel corn with sweet peppers, drained
- 1 fresh jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped (optional)
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 16 8- to 10-inch flour tortillas, warmed
- 2 cups shredded lettuce
- 1 cup shredded taco cheese or cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
- Sliced green onions and/or dairy sour cream (optional)
Directions
- In a 3½- or 4-quart slow cooker, combine beans, undrained tomatoes, salsa, corn, jalapeño (if desired), chili powder and garlic.
- Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours or on High for 3 to 4 hours.
- To serve, spoon bean mixture just below centers of tortillas. Top with lettuce and cheese. If desired, top with green onions and/or sour cream. Fold bottom edge of each tortilla up and over filling. Fold in opposite sides; roll up from bottom.
Nutritional Information
Per Serving: 205 calories; 3 g fat (2 g sat, 1 g mono); 7 mg cholesterol; 34 g carbohydrate; 2 g total sugars; 8 g protein; 6 g fiber; 471 mg sodium
© Dotdash Meredith. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
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