Delicious Gourmet Bean and Spinach Burritos - Easy Recipe

INGREDIENTS

Avocado Relish (recipe) 1 pound spinach leaves, divided 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 cup finely chopped onion 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 cans (15 ounces each) black beans, drained 1 can (10 ounces) whole tomatoes with green chilies, undrained 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground oregano 8 flour tortillas (8-inch diameter) 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese Sour cream (optional)

PREPARATION:

1. Prepare Avocado Relish.
2. Wash and dry spinach. Remove and discard stems from spinach leaves. Set aside 24 to 30 large leaves. Stack remaining leaves and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide pieces. Set aside.
3. Heat olive oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir 5 minutes or until tender. Add beans, tomatoes, cumin and oregano. Simmer, uncovered, until mixture is dry. Remove from heat; mash bean mixture with potato masher.
4. Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange 3 to 4 whole spinach leaves on each tortilla. Spoon bean mixture onto bottom half of tortillas; sprinkle cheese evenly over bean mixture.
5. Roll up to enclose filling. Repeat with remaining tortillas, spinach and bean mixture.
6. Arrange, seam side down, in 12X8-inch baking dish. Cover with foil. Bake 20 minutes or until heated through.
7. To serve, arrange about 1/2 cup spinach pieces on each serving plate; top with 2 burritos. Serve with Avocado Relish. Garnish, if desired.

This recipe appears in: Mexican NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Serving Size: with 2 tablespoons Avacado Relish Sodium 2081 mg Protein 35 g Fiber 25 g Carbohydrate 87 g Cholesterol 50 mg Saturated Fat 12 g Total Fat 35 g Calories from Fat 39 % Calories 720 DIETARY EXCHANGE: Fat 4-1/2 Meat 2 Vegetable 2 Starch 5