Title: Taco Bell Enchirito
Categories: Meats, Main dish
Yield: 10 Servings
1 lb Ground beef
1/4 ts Salt
1 ts Chili powder
1/2 tb Dried minced onion
30 oz Can refried beans
1/4 Onion; diced
1 cn La Victoria enchilada sauce
2 1/2 c Cheddar cheese; shredded
2 oz Can sliced black olives
1 Pkg flour tortillas
- (10 to 12")
Slowly brown the ground beef in a skillet, using a wooden spoon or
spatula to separate the beef into pea-sized pieces.
Add the salt, chili powder, and minced onion.
With a mixer, or potato masher, beat the refried beans until
smooth.
Heat beans in small saucepan or in microwave.
Warm tortillas all at once in a covered container, or wrapped in
moist towel in microwave. Set on high for 40 seconds or warm
individually in skillet for 2 to 3 minutes per side.
Spoon 3 tb beef into the center of each tortilla. Sprinkle on
1/2 ts diced fresh onion. Add 1/3 cup refried beans.
Fold sides of each tortilla over the beans and met. Flip the
tortilla over onto a plate.
Spoon 3 tb enchilada sauce over top of the tortilla.
Sprinkle on 1/4 cup shredded cheese, and top with 3 olive slices.
This item was quite popular until 1992, when sales started
flagging. Pepsico, owners of Taco Bell, said adios. The recipe is
preserved here for posterity.