This is a delicious recipe for beef and cheese burritos.

I love Mexican food and this burrito recipe is so tasty, I want to make it every time I see it.

It calls for two cheeses, cream cheese and grated cheddar or Monteray Jack cheese.

Prep time: 30 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:
1 pound ground chuck
1/2 cup chopped onion
3 ounces Neufchâtel or cream cheese, softened
4 ounces of cheddar cheese or Monteray Jack cheese, grated
1 sweet green or red pepper, chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried whole oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
10 6-inch flour tortillas
vegetable cooking spray
5 cups shredded lettuce
plain low fat yogurt
sliced fresh green chilies (optional)
16 ounces canned whole tomatoes
4 ounces canned diced green chillies, drained
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
1 teaspoon ground coriander

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Combine the ground chuck, chopped pepper and onions in a large skillet. Cook until the beef is browned. As the meat cooks add the salt, oregano, cumin and garlic powder. Add the cream cheese and stir until combined. Drain off the pan drippings.

Fill each tortilla with 1/4 cup of beef mixture. Sprinkle each burrito with a bit of grated cheddar cheese. Roll up and place seam side down in a 12"x7"x2" baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.

While the recipe is baking, combine the tomatoes, diced chilies, cornstarch, sugar and coriander in the container of a blender. Process until smooth. Pour the tomato mixture into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat. Simmer for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Place each rolled tortilla on 1/2 cup of lettuce. Top with the tomato sauce and a dollop of yogurt. Garnish with fresh chillies, if desired.

Makes 10 servings.

• I like to pour some of the tomato sauce over the tortillas before you bake them. That way the tortilla shells don't dry out in the oven. Covering them as the recipe states does help, but I think they still dry out a little.
• I also add a bit of grated cheddar cheese to the top before baking.
• If you don't want the two types of cheese you can replace the cream cheese with the cheddar.