Smack Your Mama Good!: Smothered Burritos

This is a favorite of the hubby's and it's soooo incredibly easy, it's ridiculous. I like these because they are so easy to make, but my husband has a profound relationship with them. When he asks what's for dinner and I say Smothered Burritos his face lights up and says "Really? Good! Good!" I keep this recipe in a regular rotation to make my man happy. Isn't that the way to a man's heart? Through his stomach? Like I said before, he says he married me because of my chocolate chip cookies. So apparently, if you're lonely, just make a batch of those cookies and give them to every guy you know and you're bound to hook one. ;)
I found this recipe on Pinterest, and it led me to this blog Food Pusher and to the burrito recipe. She calls hers Chile Colorado Burritos and it's so easy, I just had to share with everyone. I call them Smothered Burritos because, well, that's exactly what they are. Lots of juice and cheese! You only need 3 ingredients in the crock pot and 2 more to assemble.

Ingredients:

2 lbs of stew beef (or as close to 2 lbs as you can find)
1 19 oz. can of mild enchilada sauce (I use Old El Paso because it's the best. Not too spicy)
2 beef bouillon cubes
Flour tortillas
Shredded cheddar cheese

Combine your beef cubes, red enchilada sauce, and 2 bouillon cubes (whole, just unwrap and throw those puppies in there) and stir together. Cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 3-4 (I always do the low setting). Sometimes the edges tend to burn, so be sure to look at it at around the 7 hour mark, if not, it's no big deal just discard the few pieces that got a little burned.
When the beef is done, lay out a tortilla and spoon in some of the beef (without the juice if you can) and I try to smash it down a little to spread it. If you're a fan of refried beans (which we're not) you can include some in the burrito. Fold the tortilla and spoon some juice on top of the burrito then cover it in cheddar cheese. I usually spoon more juice on top after the cheese to help the cheese melt some. You can also stick it under the broiler for a minute or so, but personally, I don't have time for that. The juice is so hot that it melts the cheese for me. Serve warm!

You can visit the original blog for other ways to cook the meat, like in your oven if for some reason you still do not have a crock pot. Best investment ever, by the way. Just sayin'. :)