Name: Meatless Vegetable Burritos with Black Beans
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4-6
Ingredients: 1 small onion, chopped; 1 clove garlic, crushed); 1 small can green chiles OR chopped jalapenos; ½ Tbs. chili powder; ¼ c. tomato paste (freeze the rest for the next batch); ½ tsp. ground cumin; ¼ tsp. ground coriander; dash cayenne; 8 oz. can tomato sauce; 1 c. water; (can sub 14 oz. can tomatoes for sauce and paste.); 1 small onion, chopped; 2 ½ c. chopped veggies (green pepper, frozen corn, zucchini, fresh mushrooms) I almost always end up with twice this much, so I double the recipe, and a single batch of sauce covers it all.; 2 cans black beans OR 3-4 cups cooked dry beans; ½ c. water; 1 tsp. chili powder; ½ tsp. cumin; 6-8 large tortillas or cooked brown rice

Description

A nourishing, simple meatless meal that makes a ton for leftovers or frozen meals! Kids and husbands will love veggie bean burritos.

Scale

Ingredients

for the sauce:

1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed)
1 small can green chiles OR chopped jalapenos
½ Tbs. chili powder
¼ c. tomato paste (freeze the rest for the next batch)
½ tsp. ground cumin
¼ tsp. ground coriander
dash cayenne
8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 c. water
(can sub 14 oz. can tomatoes for sauce and paste.)

for the filling:

1 small onion, chopped
2 ½ c. chopped veggies (green pepper, frozen corn, zucchini, fresh mushrooms) I almost always end up with twice this much, so I double the recipe, and a single batch of sauce covers it all.
2 cans black beans OR 3-4 cups cooked dry beans
½ c. water
1 tsp. chili powder
½ tsp. cumin
6–8 large tortillas or cooked brown rice

Instructions

To make sauce:

Sauté onion and garlic and ¼ c. water or olive oil 5 minutes.
Add chiles and spices, stir and sauté a few minutes.
Add remaining sauce ingredients, mix well and simmer about 15 minutes.
Set aside.

To make filling:

Sauté onion, green pepper, mushrooms in water for 5 minutes.
Add other ingredients; sauté 10 more minutes.
You can just fill tortillas and eat smothered with sauce, or put a little sauce in the bottom of 9×13 pan, put the filling in tortillas, top with more sauce and cheese and bake 15-30 minutes at 350 degrees.