Easy beef burritos are the perfect meal when you're short on time but still want something tasty. Simply add some beef, beans, cheese, and your favorite toppings.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
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Easy Beef Burritos
Copycat Burrito Brothers Big-Beef Burrito
Burrito Brothers started in the 1960s in California, serving only tacos, quesadillas, and their soon-to-be-famous Big-Beef burrito.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Green Chile Enchiladas With White Queso
A little green enchilada sauce goes a long way! Gloriously cheesy thanks to plenty of queso blanco, this dish can be made with either chicken or beef.
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Grilled Beef Fajitas
Made with salsa, sour cream, flour tortillas, lime juice, beef sirloin steak, onion, green bell pepper, fajita seasoning
Method: sandwich maker
Time: under 30 minutes
Baked Tacos
An easy baked version of tacos made by filling flour tortillas with ground beef, beans, salsa, and seasonings.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: under 30 minutes
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Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Fajitas
Tough flank steak turns into tender fajita meat when it's slow cooked in the crock pot.
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Slow Cooker Smoky Shredded Sirloin Soft Tacos
Beef sirloin is slow cooked with onions and green peppers in a tangy sauce made with red wine, ketchup, vinegar, garlic, liquid smoke, cumin and hot sauce....
Method: crock pot, oven
Time: over 5 hours
Debbie's Mexican Shredded Beef (Carnitas)
A beef version of Mexican carnitas made with chuck roast, salsa, garlic, oregano, cumin, and stewed tomatoes. Both oven and crock pot instructions are...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos
Mix taco seasoning, onions and water in the crock pot and watch magic happen to your roast. Serve the tender pulled meat in a warm tortilla with salsa and your favorite...
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Enchiladas, South Texas Style
This dish is perfect for a weeknight meal or to feed a crowd. With ground beef, cheese, and tortillas smothered in a flavorful chili gravy, everyone will love these...
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Copycat Chi Chi's Seafood Chimichanga With Cheese Sauce
This seafood filled chimichanga served with a rich, savory cheese sauce is a favorite copycat from Chi Chi's mexican restaurant.
Method: microwave, stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Baked Ground Beef Taquitos
These tasty rolled tacos are filled with spicy ground beef and creamy cheese. Bonus: they are baked instead of fried so they are lighter on calories than the usual restaurant...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Corundas
Corundas are similar to tamales but instead of dried husks they use fresh ones and they don't typically have a meat filling (just the masa harina mixture). They are a specialty of Michoacan...
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Copycat Bonefish Grill's Warm Mango Salsa
You're going to want to put this marvelous mango and charred onion salsa on everything from fish tacos to tortilla chips.
Method: outdoor grill, microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Ranch Burrito Wraps
A simple blend of shredded chicken, ranch seasoning, sour cream, and salsa is heated and rolled into tortillas for an easy burrito-style wrap.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Beef And Chicken Enchiladas
Satisfy your craving for Mexican cuisine with this easy recipe for enchiladas. Featuring a delicious blend of ground beef, chicken, and fluffy rice, wrapped in flour...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Copycat Ninfa's Showcase Fajitas
Ninfa's is known for their Mexican and Tex-Mex specialties. Now you can copy their famous steak fajitas at home. This recipe uses a citrus marinade on skirt steak which...
Method: outdoor grill
Time: 2-5 hours
Buffet Taco Salad
The best thing about the buffet taco salad is that everyone can customize it to their liking. Load it up with beans and cheese or a double dose of guacamole. Make it how you like it!
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Dulce Zacatecano
A delectable dessert from south of the border. Butter-fried bananas are good enough on their own, but top them with sweet, freshly whipped cream and you'll find yourself in paradise.
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
South Texas Cheese Enchiladas with Chile Gravy
Made with mild cheddar cheese, olive oil, chili powder, water, flour, cumin, ground oregano, garlic powder, garlic salt, grated mild cheddar cheese
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Baked Chicken Cheese Enchiladas
Flour tortillas are filled with shredded chicken mixed with a creamy sauce made with cream cheese, sour cream, salsa, corn, and seasonings.
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Shredded Chicken Burritos
Made with Mexican cheese, large flour tortillas, whole chicken, taco seasoning mix, stewed tomatoes, onions, green bell peppers, cornstarch
Method: crock pot, stovetop, oven
Time: over 5 hours
Cheesy Enchilada Casserole
Rich in flavor and easy to prepare, this ground beef casserole boasts layers of cheese, beans, and corn tortillas, ideal for weeknight dinners.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Copycat Canyon Cafe's Pancho's Enchiladas
Chicken enchiladas are topped with a three-pepper cream sauce and served with a fresh tomato salad, just like the Canyon Cafe in San Antonio serves it!
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Low-Fat Chicken Enchiladas
When you think of enchiladas, it's a gooey, cheesy, decidedly not low-fat picture that comes to mind, right? Doesn't have to be. Keep the cheesy and keep the gooey with this...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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