A Wet Burrito is a burger filling wrapped with a soft tortilla shell, topped with a red enchilada sauce and shredded cheese.
Broiled to perfection and finally topped with your favorite toppings like lettuce, tomato, black olives and sour cream. This wet burrito recipe is quick and easy and can be made in under 20 minutes.
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What is a Wet Burrito
A wet burrito is a wrapped beef burrito that is smothered in red enchilada sauce, and then topped with shredded cheese. The cheese is melted and finished off with your favorite toppings.
What is a Burrito
The difference between a burrito and a wet burrito is a wrapped and eaten with your hands. But a wet burrito is covered in a red enchilada sauce and melted cheese, so it needs to be eaten with a fork.
Wet Burrito Sauce
The wet burrito sauce that I use in this recipe is called a red enchilada sauce. This sauce comes in mild, medium and hot flavors.
My preference of an enchilada sauce is the Old El Paso brand. If you would like to be adventurous and make your own sauce, try this homemade enchilada sauce recipe from The Two Bite Club.
How to Make Wet Burritos
Gather all of the ingredients to make your recipe.
In a small pot over medium heat, brown your hamburger with the salt and pepper. With your cooking utensil or wooden spoon, as the burger cooks, chop the meat into small crumble size pieces.
Once browned, drain all of the excess grease from the burger. While the meat is cooking, dice up the lettuce, tomato and olives.
Burger (beef) Burrito
In our family, everyone likes their’s a different way. I like an all-beef burrito which is filled with all burger. Place the ground burger in the center of the soft tortilla shell.
How to Fold a Burrito
Fold opposite sides of the soft shell into the center. Carefully, fold the ends in and roll over so everything is tucked under the burrito.
Fold in both sides of your burrito. Fold in the ends and flip over your burrito.
Burger and Bean burrito
My husband and daughters like a burger and bean burrito. This burrito has a smear of refried beans spread across the center of the soft tortilla shell.
Smear refried beans onto center of soft tortilla shell. Top cooked burger over-top of refried beans.
The cooked burger is then placed on top of the refried beans and folded as described above. My oldest daughter likes to combine her refried beans and ground burger together and then placed onto the center of the soft tortilla shell.
Wet Burrito Topping
After you have folded your burrito and flipped it over on your plate, pour about ½ cup of the red enchilada sauce over top the burrito. Sprinkle about ¾ cup of the shredded cheese over the sauce.
Pour red enchilada sauce over your burrito. Shredded Cheese onto of enchilada sauce.
Melt the cheese in the microwave or under a broiler.
Covered wet burrito in microwave. Microwave melted cheese wet burrito. Wet burrito under the broiler. Broiled Wet Burrito
Top with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes or onions, sliced olives, a dollop of sour cream or avocado guacamole. Serve piping hot with your favorite beverage.
Filling Options
The traditional filling is ground burger with an option of adding refried beans. But if you would like to jazz it up, think about making a shredded beef or even a shredded chicken burrito.
What is the Difference Between a Wet Burrito and an Enchilada?
There are two differences between a wet burrito and an enchilada. The first difference is the rolling technique of the soft tortilla shell.
An enchilada shell is folded in the center but not the ends. A wet burrito is folded in the center as well as the ends.
The second difference is that the enchilada is baked after the sauce and cheese is added over-top the soft shell. Whereas the other is warmed or broiled to melt the cheese.
Wet Burrito
A Wet Burrito is a burger filling wrapped with a soft tortilla shell, topped with a red enchilada sauce and shredded cheese. Broiled to perfection and finally topped with your favorite toppings like lettuce, tomato, black olives and sour cream. This wet burrito recipe is quick and easy and can be made in under 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- Hamburger 1 lb
- Tortillas, Soft Taco Shells 4 each
- Refried Beans 1 lb
- Enchilada Sauce, Red 10 oz
- Lettuce, Shredded 2 cups
- Cheese, Shredded, Colby Jack 4 cups (16 oz)
- Sour Cream 4 Tablespoons
Instructions
- How to Make Wet Burritos
Gather all of the ingredients to make your wet burrito recipe. - In a small pot over medium heat, brown your hamburger with the salt and pepper. With your cooking utensil or wooden spoon, as the burger cooks, chop the meat into small crumble size pieces.
- Once browned, drain all of the excess grease from the burger.
- While the meat is cooking, dice up the lettuce, tomato and olives.
- Burger (beef) Burrito
In our family, everyone likes their wet burrito a different way. I like an all-beef burrito which is filled with all burger. Place the ground burger in the center of the soft tortilla shell. - How to Fold a Burrito
Fold opposite sides of the soft shell into the center. Carefully, fold the ends in and roll over so everything is tucked under the burrito. - Burger and Bean burrito
My husband and daughters like a burger and bean burrito. This burrito has a smear of refried beans spread across the center of the soft tortilla shell. The cooked burger is then placed on top of the refried beans and folded as described above. My oldest daughter likes to combine her refried beans and ground burger together and then placed onto the center of the soft tortilla shell. - Wet Burrito Topping
After you have folded your burrito and flipped it over on your plate, pour about ½ cup of the red enchilada sauce over top the burrito. - Sprinkle about 1 cup of the shredded cheese over the sauce. Melt the cheese in the microwave or under a broiler.
- Top the wet burrito with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes or onions, sliced olives, a dollop of sour cream or avocado guacamole.
- Serve piping hot with your favorite beverage.
Notes
What is a Wet Burrito
A wet burrito is a wrapped beef burrito that is smothered in red enchilada sauce, and then topped with shredded cheese. The cheese is melted and finished off with your favorite toppings.
What is a Burrito
The difference between a burrito and a wet burrito is a wrapped burrito is eaten with your hands. But a wet burrito is a burrito that is covered in a red enchilada sauce and melted cheese, so it needs to be eaten with a fork.
Wet Burrito Sauce
The wet burrito sauce that I use in this recipe is called a red enchilada sauce. This sauce comes in mild, medium and hot flavors. My preference of an enchilada sauce is the Old El Paso brand. If you would like to be adventurous and make your own sauce, try this homemade enchilada sauce recipe from The Two Bite Club.com.
Wet Burrito Filling Options
The traditional filling for a wet burrito is ground burger with an option of adding refried beans. But if you would like to jazz up your burrito, think about making a shredded beef or even a shredded chicken wet burrito.
What is the Difference Between a Wet Burrito and an Enchilada?
There are two differences between a wet burrito and an enchilada. The first difference is the rolling technique of the soft tortilla shell. An enchilada shell is folded in the center but not the ends. A wet burrito is folded in the center as well as the ends. The second difference is that the enchilada is baked after the sauce and cheese is added over-top the soft shell. Whereas the wet burrito is warmed or broiled to melt the cheese.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 624Total Fat 31gSaturated Fat 15gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 13gCholesterol 102mgSodium 1722mgCarbohydrates 52gFiber 7gSugar 6gProtein 34g
Note: For exact nutritional information, consult your dietitian. All nutritional information is simply a guideline.
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