The Taco Bell Bean Burrito Challenge

I've been fascinated with Taco Bell's bean burrito lately. It's a tasty marriage of kidney beans, onions and cheese stuffed into a hot chewy tortilla. Tasting it , I realized this is pretty easy to replicate. After all the homemade version is sometimes better than the original.

It was.

It's an easy recipes with these ingredients for the filling, Two cans of red kidney beans, one  small , yellow onion and one small can of tomato sauce.

The onion was quartered and put into my chopper ,

Then sauteed in olive oil for a few seconds.

The beans and tomato sauce were then added. Most recipes for the Taco Bell bean burrito call for refried beans but I wanted texture.

Two teaspoons of red wine vinegar are added for tang as well.

The spices were garlic salt and a must have in Mexican cooking -cumin.

Add a good dash of both along with a healthy dash of chili powder too.

Then it comes time to mash

Use an old fashioned potato masher for this and someone with a strong hand (Like a brother) This give the filling a new textured mouth feel. Cheese is also a big flavor booster in this, 

I used Lite Life vegan cheddar and just shredded in the pieces.

It's mashed more to get the cheese integrated and gooey.

It's also the time to get the tortillas ready. I used Old El Paso.

Each side was painted with water. They'll steam better in the microwave if you do this. Cook for 15 seconds.

This is unrolled.

This is rolled.

How was the taste? Exactly like Taco Bell's but better. This is definitely going to be one of my new go to recipes. It's easy to do and very flavorful. I like how all the spices came together and added so many dimensions to just a simple beans, onions ,and tomato sauce dish.

Try the Taco Bell Bean Burrito challenge. It's just a fun way to reinvent a classic and enjoy a tasty dish. It's sure to be a family favorite.