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Copycat Taco Bell Grilled Cheese Burritos

Copycat Taco Bell Grilled Cheese Burritos: Easy Turkey Bacon Twist

Try this Copycat Taco Bell Grilled Cheese Burritos recipe for a delicious twist featuring turkey bacon.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Servings 6 burritos
Calories 500 kcal

Equipment

  • saucepan
  • skillet
  • Mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

Spanish Rice

  • 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup uncooked basmati rice rinsed
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 tsp. onion powder
  • 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • ½ cup tomato sauce

Seasoned Beef

  • 1 Tbsp. neutral oil
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin
  • ½ tsp. chili powder
  • ½ tsp. kosher salt
  • ½ tsp. onion powder
  • ½ tsp. paprika
  • ½ cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • ½ cup tomato sauce

Chipotle Mayo

  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 Tbsp. chipotle sauce from a can of chipotle chiles in adobo
  • ½ tsp. kosher salt

Assembly

  • 6 (10") flour tortillas
  • ½ cup store-bought or homemade queso divided
  • 1 cup red tortilla chips broken into large pieces
  • 8 oz. cheddar shredded (about 1 ½ cups), divided
  • Sour cream for serving
  • hot sauce for serving

Instructions
 

Spanish Rice

  • In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add rice and cook, stirring occasionally, until toasted and golden brown, about 5 minutes.
  • Add garlic powder, salt, and onion powder and cook, stirring, until warmed through, about 1 minute. Add broth and sauce and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover saucepan with a lid. Cook, undisturbed, for 17 minutes.
  • Uncover and fluff rice with a fork.

Seasoned Beef

  • In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add ground beef and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until browned, about 7 minutes.
  • Add garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, salt, onion powder, and paprika and mix until combined. Add broth and sauce and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is mostly absorbed, about 5 minutes.

Chipotle Mayonnaise

  • In a small bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, chipotle sauce, and salt.

Assembly

  • Place a tortilla on a work surface. Fill the center of tortilla with ½ cup rice, ½ cup seasoned beef, 1 Tbsp. chipotle mayo, 1 Tbsp. queso, and 4 to 5 pieces of broken tortilla chips. Fold 2 sides of tortilla toward each other, bringing the bottom half up and over the filling, then tightly roll into a burrito and tuck in the sides. Repeat with remaining 5 tortillas.
  • In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, arrange ¼ cup cheese in a line about the length of a burrito in the center of skillet. Place a burrito, seam side down, directly on top of cheese. Once cheese starts to brown around the edges, gently flip burrito with a spatula, keeping cheese pressed to seam side of burrito. Continue to cook until other side is golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer burrito to a platter. Repeat with remaining burritos.
  • Serve burritos with sour cream and hot sauce alongside.

Nutrition

Serving: 1burritoCalories: 500kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 25gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 700mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 10IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 20mg
Keyword Comfort Food, Copycat Taco Bell, easy recipe, Grilled Cheese Burrito, Homemade, Turkey Bacon
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