Black Bean Burritos

Black Bean Burritos (slightly adapted from AllRecipes, Servings 2-4, Total Time: 25 minutes)

Ingredients

·         Flour tortillas

·         1 small onion, chopped

·         ½ red bell pepper, chopped

·         1 tsp. minced garlic

·         1 (15 oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed

·         1 tsp. canned green chilies

·         3 oz. 1/3 less fat cream cheese

·         ½ tsp. salt

Directions

1.      Heat skillet over medium heat (can use oil if desired).  Place onion, bell pepper, garlic and chilies in skillet, cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

2.      Pour beans into skillet, cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3.      Cut cream cheese into cubes and add to skillet with salt.  Cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4.      Spoon mixture evenly down center of warmed tortillas.

It says it in the name of the recipe: delicious!  I wasn’t sure how good these would be, but I can say that I really enjoyed them.  The onion and peppers stay just a bit crunchy, and work nicely against the smoothness of the beans and cream cheese.  The filling is creamy and cheesy, but the cream cheese flavor is in no way overpowering.  I served the mixture in burritos on top of lettuce and tomato to cut back on calories and fat and amp up the vegetable content.