Burritos Con Queso (mexican Burritos With Cheese)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 28 ounces tomatoes (whole peeled, drained and chopped)
• 1 cup onion, finely chopped
• 4 ounces green chilies, chopped and drained
• 2 teaspoons jalapeno peppers, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 4 ounces green chilies, chopped and undrained
• 16 ounces refried beans
• 8 flour tortillas (8 inch size)
• 1 lb monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 6 radishes, washed and sliced

Recipe

• 1 prepare salsa: put tomatoes, onion, chiles, jalapeno peppers, garlic, salt, pepper, and chili powder in a bowl. mix well and cover. let stand at room temperature for about 20 minutes to let flavor develop. makes 2 1/2 cups salsa.
• 2 preheat oven to 350. make burritos: put butter in a 10 inch skillet and heat over moderately high heat.
• 3 when hot, add onion and saute, stirring frequently for 5 minutes or until onion is golden brown. remove skillet from heat.
• 4 add undrained green chiles and refried beans to onion in skillet. using a wooden spoon, stir bean mixture until ingrediens are thoroughly combined. set aside.
• 5 separate tortillas and spread one with about 1/4 cup of the bean mixture.
• 6 top bean mixture on tortilla with about 2 tablespoons of the shredded cheese and 2 tablespoons of the salsa.
• 7 fold one side of tortilla over the filling to the center, then fold opposite side over. repeat with remaining tortillas until all are filled.
• 8 arrange tortillas in a single layer, seam side down, in a 12x8x2 inch baking dish.
• 9 sprinkle remaining cheese down center of tortillas (you can also prepare recipe this far up to a day in advance and then cover and chill the burritos until you are ready to bake them).
• 10 place dish of burritos in preheated oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• 11 remove from oven and spoon remaining salsa along each side of the melted cheese. garnish with sliced radishes and serve.