Chile Colorado Burritos

We are not going low-fat or low-cal today. I repeat, NOT low-fat or low-cal. Don’t worry, we’re still going full flavor, so fasten your seat belt for what is easily the simplest and best burrito recipe north of the Pecos. Allow me to introduce the chile colorado burrito. For those familiar with chile colorado you’ll remember it's simply beef (pork is evidently an abomination in this here recipe) cooked in red sauce. In this instance I slowly cooked beef stew meat in enchilada sauce I fortified with bouillon cubes. Three little ingredients, people! After it cooks, shred the beef, stuff it into flour tortillas with refried beans, then top with the remaining sauce and cheese. Done. Serve these burritos with a simple salad like Marinated Green Beans with Cilantro and Garlic because…well, you'll see the calorie count below. Or just avert your eyes amigo; your choice!

Chile Colorado Burritos (adapted from chef-in-training.com)

1 1/2 lb. beef stew meat
1 (15 oz.) can red enchilada sauce
2 beef bouillon cubes
1 (15 oz.) can fat free refried beans
6 burrito sized tortillas
1 c. shredded cheese (cheddar, co/jack, pepper jack)

Place the beef, enchilada sauce and bouillon cubes in a 4 qt. slow cooker, stir to combine, cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or on high for 2-4 hours. Remove the beef from the slow cooker with a slotted spoon (saving the sauce to top the burritos later) and shred with two forks. Preheat the oven to 375. Heat the beans in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Build your burritos by smearing 1/6 of the refried beans on a tortilla, followed by 1/6 of the meat then roll, folding in the sides so it will stay closed and place in a 9X13 baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining ingredients then spread the remaining sauce on top of the burritos and sprinkle with cheese. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake another 5 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and browned. Serve immediately (with salad)!

6 servings (321 calories each serving) according to my calculator on loseit.com