How to make Baleada with Shelly Foltz

refried beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans save time and cost, while black beans offer a nutritious alternative.

cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Feta provides a tangy flavor with fewer calories.

cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with less fat.

hot sauce

🥗Healthier: salsa

💰Cheaper: homemade hot sauce

Salsa can be fresher and lower in sodium.

Warm a flour tortilla in a dry skillet until it puffs up and gets soft.

Scramble an egg in the skillet.

Warm the refried beans in the microwave until nice and warm.

Assemble the baleada by smearing warm refried beans on the tortilla.

Add scrambled egg on top of the beans.

Sprinkle feta cheese over the egg.

Add sour cream to taste.

Place slices of avocado on top.

Fold the tortilla to enclose the filling.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Dietary

Allergens