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cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often cheaper.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides creaminess with fewer calories.

flour tortillas

🥗Healthier: whole wheat tortillas

💰Cheaper: corn tortillas

Whole wheat adds fiber, while corn tortillas are often less expensive.

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

Add chopped onion and minced garlic; sauté until translucent, about 3-4 minutes.

Add ground beef to the skillet; cook until browned, breaking it apart, about 5-7 minutes.

Stir in cumin, chili powder, salt, and black pepper; cook for another 2 minutes to combine flavors.

Remove from heat and let cool slightly.

Warm flour tortillas in a dry skillet or microwave until pliable.

Spread a layer of refried beans on each tortilla.

Add a portion of the beef mixture on top of the beans.

Sprinkle cheddar cheese over the beef mixture.

Add jalapeños and cilantro as desired.

Roll up the tortillas tightly to enclose the filling, folding in the sides as you go.

Heat a grill or pan over medium heat; place burritos seam-side down.

Cook until golden and crispy, about 3-4 minutes per side.

Serve warm with sour cream on the side.

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