Bean-and-Cheese Burritos

Photo: flickr user Rachel from Cupcakes Take the Cake

Ingredients

8 flour tortillas 6 inch

1 cup chopped onion

2 tablespoons water

1 can nonfat refried beans (16 ounce)

1 can green chili pepper (4 ounce) drained

and diced

several dashes bottled hot pepper sauce

cup monterey jack cheese lowfat, shredded

3 cups lettuce shredded

cup salsa (bottled)

Preparation

Wrap tortillas in foil. Heat in 300 degree oven about 10 minutes to soften.

Meanwhile cook the onion in the water in a medium saucepan until tender.

Donot drain. Stir in the refried beans, diced green chilli peppers, and hot pepper sauce. Cook and stir until heated through. Spoon about 1/3rd cup ofthe bean mixture onto each tortilla just below the center. For each burritosprinkle about 3 Tbl of the cheese atop the bean mixture; roll up tortilla.

Place on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake, Loosely covered, in a 350 degreeoven about 10 minutes or until heated through. To serve, place 3/4 cup of the shredded lettuce on each plate and top with 2 burritos. Serve with thesalsa.

Makes 4 servings.