Mexican Veggie Burrito Recipe || Healthy Lunch & Dinner || CSV YummY Recipes

flour tortillas

🥗Healthier: whole wheat tortillas

💰Cheaper: corn tortillas

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

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Greek yogurt provides protein with fewer calories.

black beans

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Lentils are high in protein and cook faster.

Prepare sour cream by mixing 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream with 1-2 teaspoons lime juice and a pinch of salt until thickened.

Prepare tomato salsa by chopping 2 roma tomatoes, red onion, and cilantro, then mixing with lime juice and salt.

Prepare corn salsa by mixing corn, chopped onion, cilantro, salt, and lime juice.

Sauté bell pepper and onion for fajita veggies for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a plate.

In the same pan, sauté 1 clove of garlic and chopped onion for 2 minutes, then add 1 cup of black beans and cook for 5 minutes before mashing coarsely with a fork.

Assemble the burrito by adding refried beans, corn salsa, tomato salsa, sour cream, fajita veggies, avocado, and shredded mozzarella cheese to a whole wheat tortilla.

Roll the tortilla to form the burrito and serve with red chili salsa.

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