Black Bean and Cheese Burritos with Chorizo Queso Sauce
A delicious recipe from one of our most popular "Milford NH Recipe Sharing" group contributors.
Servings: 8 burritos
Equipment
- Large skillet
- Colander
- Food processor
- Microwave
Ingredients
Chorizo Queso Sauce
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 9 oz pork Chorizo (I find it at Walmart)
- ¼ onion chopped finely
- 2 large jalapeño peppers chopped, retaining some seeds
- 3 cloves fresh garlic chopped
- 4 Tbsp butter
- 4 Tbsp flour
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 cups evaporated milk
- 1 Tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp chipotle powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 cups shredded white Cheddar cheese
Burritos
- 1 28oz can black beans
- 1 15oz can black beans
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp roasted ground coriander
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp chipotle powder
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp oregano
- 1 Tbsp ground cumin
- 8 large (burrito-size) tortillas
- 2½ cups pepper jack cheese
Instructions
Chorizo Queso Sauce
- Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Add chorizo, and cook, leaving it alone for a few minutes, letting it crisp up, about 10-12 minutes.
- Remove Chorizo from pan, and strain on a paper towel.
- Keep drippings in skillet, and add another Tbsp of olive oil. Add chopped onion, and jalapeño, and cook for a few minutes.
- Add garlic, cook for a minute or two, then add butter and flour. Mix well, and cook until the flour taste is gone, a minute or so.
- Add milk, and evaporated milk, then spices. Cook until the sauce starts to thicken. Stir well continuously.
- Remove from heat, add Chorizo and cheese. Place back on heat, and mix well until melted.
Burritos
- Preheat oven to 400℉
- Open both cans of beans into a colander. Rinse the beans well, and add to the food processor. Add all spices and oil
- Purée beans, spices, and oil until smooth.
- Add tortillas to a plate, place a paper towel on top, and microwave for 20 seconds.
- Take a tortilla, one at a time, add a generous scoop of bean mixture, and use a spoon to spread the mixture out to within about ½ inch of the edges if the tortilla. Add a portion of cheese to the top, and wrap the tortilla. Add the filled tortilla to the baking dish.Repeat until all eight tortillas are done.
- Once the oven reaches 400℉, Bake the tortillas for 20 minutes until they are lightly browned and crunchy.
- Serve, covered with the Chorizo Queso sauce.Enjoy!
