Mexican burrito bake
- 29.10.2021
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A bake made out of burritos It might sound a little strange, but its easy, fast and tastes great! Try it tonight!
Recipe «Mexican burrito bake» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 35 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 bunch English spinach, leaves removed, 800g butternut pumpkin, peeled, thinly sliced, 1 corn cob, kernels removed, 6 large burrito tortillas, 1 cup refried beans , 2 cups grated tasty cheese, 2 tbsp pepitas, Green salad, to serve , 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 brown onion, finely chopped, 1 long red chilli, finely chopped, 1 small green capsicum, finely diced, 1 tbsp tomato paste, 500g tomatoes, diced.
Ingredients:
- 1 bunch English spinach, leaves removed
- 800g butternut pumpkin, peeled, thinly sliced
- 1 corn cob, kernels removed
- 6 large burrito tortillas
- 1 cup refried beans
- 2 cups grated tasty cheese
- 2 tbsp pepitas
- Green salad, to serve
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 brown onion, finely chopped
- 1 long red chilli, finely chopped
- 1 small green capsicum, finely diced
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 500g tomatoes, diced
Instructions
- Make salsa: Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes or until soft. Add chilli and capsicum. Cook for 2 minutes or until tender. Stir in tomato paste and tomatoes. Bring mixture to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until thick. Remove from heat. Cool completely
- Wash spinach. Half-fill a large saucepan with water. Bring to the boil over high heat. Add spinach and cook for 1 minute or until just wilted. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a large bowl of cold water. Stand for 2 minutes. Using your hands, squeeze out excess water. Roughly chop.
- Add pumpkin to pan of boiling water. Cook for 2 minutes or until just tender. Using a slotted spoon, transfer pumpkin to a colander. Set aside to cool. Add corn to boiling water. Cook for 1 minute or until just tender. Drain and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 6cm-deep, 18cm x 24cm (base) ovenproof dish.
- Place a third of the pumpkin in dish. Place tortillas on a flat surface. Spread 1 side of each tortilla with refried beans. Place 2 tortillas over pumpkin, bean side up, trimming to fit. Top with half the spinach, half the remaining pumpkin and half the corn. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese over vegetables. Repeat layers. Top with remaining tortillas, beans side down. Spoon over salsa to cover tortillas. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese and pepitas.
- Bake burrito bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until filling is hot and cheese is melted. Stand for 10 minutes before cutting into pieces. Serve with salad.