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Vegetable Burritos

Courses: Sandwiches
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

16 oz 454gLight red kidney beans - (1 can) drained
1 tablespoon 15mlChili powder
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlGarlic powder
1/2 cup 31g / 1.1ozFrozen whole kernel corn - thawed
6   Flour tortillas - (7-inch)
  Vegetable cooking spray
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozThinly sliced onion
1/2 cup 118mlThinly sliced green bell pepper rings
1/2 cup 118mlThinly sliced red bell pepper rings
1 1/2 tablespoons 22mlLemon juice
1/3 cup 78mlCommercial mild salsa
14 1/2 oz 411gNo-salt-added whole tomatoes - (1 can)
  Drained and chopped

Recipe Instructions

Drain beans, reserving 1/4 cup liquid.

Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add beans, reserved bean liquid, chili powder, and garlic powder. Process until smooth.

Spoon bean mixture into a bowl; stir in corn. Set aside.

Stack tortillas; wrap stack in damp paper towels and microwave at HIGH for20 seconds. Spread 1/4 cup bean mixture down center of each tortilla; roll up. Place, seam side down, in an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350 deg for 30 minutes or until heated. Set aside; keep warm.

Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; place over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion and next 3 ingredients; saute 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Reduce heat to medium. Add salsa and tomatoes; simmer 1 minute. Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 burrito and 1/4 cup sauce).

Serving Ideas : Serve over burritos.

NOTES : Each time Trish Kargman, of West Hartford, Connecticut, makes these very low-fat burritos, she varies the ingredients. Our taste-testing panel loved this version.

Source:
Cooking Light, May/June 1993, page 130

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