Skillet Covered Burritos – An easy and delicious one pot weeknight dinner idea!
I love one-pot quick meals especially at this time of year. My family is so busy every night with something, so I really enjoyed this little recipe.
What makes this one so unique is that the burritos are filled with cheese and rest in the meat sauce. Serve it with some rice and beans and dinner is done!
Even my son ate this one minus the green onions and olives, of course. Cheese is definitely his weakness!
Skillet Covered Burritos
Author: Jaren
Serves: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 1b. ground beef
- ½ cup onion, diced
- 1 can cream of mushroom
- 1 10 oz red enchilada sauce
- 2 tbsp chopped green chiles
- ⅓ cup milk
- ½ cup sliced black olives
- 2½ cups shredded cheese ( I used Colby Jack)
- 8 flour tortillas (I prefer burrito size and just trim the ends after rolling)
- Optional: green onions, sour cream
- Suggested Sides: Refried beans, Mexican rice
Instructions
- Brown ground beef and onions. Drain.
- Stir in cream of mushroom, enchilada sauce, chiles, and milk. Reduce heat, cover, and cook for about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile prepare your tortillas by filling each with shredded cheese and olives and rolling them up. Once meat sauce has simmered, simply nest the burritos in the sauce, carefully rolling it around to get it mostly coated in the sauce while being careful not to let it open up. Place them seam side down in the pan.
- Cover skillet with lid and cook for another 5 minutes. Top with more cheese, olives, and green onions. Cover again and cook until cheese melts.
- Top each serving with sour cream and some more green onions. Enjoy!
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Cheryl King says
November 6, 2013 at 6:34 amI haven’t made burritos in a long time, and never in the skillet, but these look so good I might just try! Thanks for sharing on Saturday Night Fever.
Gloria @ Simply Gloria says
November 7, 2013 at 8:28 pmCheese is always my weakness, too! I’m loving this super easy creation…already pinned and want to make soon!
Michelle says
November 9, 2013 at 7:06 pmWell I am just so in love with this, I have to feature it during next week’s link-up! Going to make this very soon. We love Mexican/Tex Mex and I always need easy on weeknights.
Thank you for linking with See Ya in the Gumbo. It’s nice to have you stop by and to meet another LA girl!
Maureen says
September 4, 2014 at 9:48 pmI found this on Pinterest and made it tonight. I put refried beans in them instead of olives and made the sauce a bit spicier. I made it about as close to recipe as I’m capable of doing. 😉 My family loved it! Thank you so much for such a different and easy new revcipe. 🙂 This will become a standby.
Jaren says
September 4, 2014 at 10:17 pmThanks so much Maureen for letting me know! This is one of my favorite recipes. I love to hear how you changed it up!
stacie says
November 6, 2014 at 6:37 pmI made this and i guess i messed up does not look like the pic help
Jaren says
November 6, 2014 at 8:29 pmHi Stacie! I’m sorry to hear that it did not look like the picture. I read through my directions to make sure they were clear, and I adjusted a few things. Did you roll up the tortillas before putting them in the sauce? They are basically a cheese enchilada covered in a meat sauce.
Liz says
January 7, 2015 at 7:40 amNice recipe. Thank you Jaren.
Jaren says
January 7, 2015 at 1:06 pmThanks Liz!!
Raquel says
March 1, 2015 at 9:18 pmI was thinking about putting the ground beef inside the burritos with the cheese. Do you think that would be ok?
Jaren says
March 1, 2015 at 9:28 pmHi Raquel! It would be fine to do that. I love cheese enchiladas and my hubby likes meat, so we both win with this one since the meat sauce is still there and can be put on top. Plus, the enchiladas cook in the sauce. Thanks for visiting!
Raquel says
March 2, 2015 at 9:08 pmSo I made it tonite using shredded chicken inside the burritos instead of ground beef in the sauce. It was very good!! My whole family liked it. Definitely a keeper but next time I am going to put a layer of refried beans inside with the cheese and chicken, then put some avocado slices on top before serving. Very good, thanks for sharing!
Jaren says
March 4, 2015 at 9:24 amI love your idea of using shredded chicken Raquel!! Thanks for visiting!!
Raquel says
April 14, 2015 at 6:25 pmYou’re welcome! I am making them again tonite. This time I am going to put some fresh spinach in with the shredded chicken and put the beans on the side. Thanks for sharing this recipe. It’s awesome and so versatile!
Angela says
April 7, 2015 at 8:19 pmThese look amazing. Did you use corn or flour tortillas?
Jaren says
April 7, 2015 at 9:12 pmHi Angela! I use flour tortillas. Thanks for visiting!
Max Howard says
July 2, 2015 at 11:33 amThis sounds delicious! I was making out my grocery list, so I will add what I need to try this.
Jaren says
July 3, 2015 at 7:16 amThanks Max!! I hope you love it! It is one of my favorites!