Bean burrito casserole

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2cupsTomato sauce
3cups;water
¼teaspoonGarlic powder
5cupsPinto beans; mashed
1cupGreen onions; cooked
½teaspoonOnion powder
3tablespoonsChili powder
4tablespoonsCornstarch or arrowroot
½cupBlack olives; chopped
12Whole wheat tortillas

Directions

SAUCE

CASSEROLE

Sauce: Combine all sauce ingredients in a saucepan.

Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens, about 7 minutes.

Casserole: Place casserole ingredients in separate bowls.

To assemble: Spread 1 cup sasuce in the bottom of a coverfed casserole dish. Fill each tortilla with a mixture of the beans, green onions and olives. Roll up and place seam side down in the casserole dish. Pour remaining sauce over the rolled-up tortillas. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Variation: Substitute 2 cups of rice for 2 cups of beans.

402 cal per serving

From the files of DEEANNE