| Ingredients: |
1 medium onion, cut into 1/3 inch slices
1 green bell pepper, quartered
1 small summer squash (about 6 ounces), cut lengthwise into 1/3 inch slices
1 small zucchini (about 6 ounces), cut lengthwise into 1/3 inch slices
1/2 cup Italian dressing
1/2 lb mushrooms, stems discarded and caps wiped clean with a damp cloth
8 ten-inch whole wheat tortillas
1 1/2 cups canned chili beans or mexi beans, heated and mashed
1 1/2 cups reduced fat cheddar or monterey jack cheese, coursely grated
commercially prepared salsa (optional)
sour cream (optional) |
| Directions: |
Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees.
1. In a large shallow pan, toss all the vegetables except mushrooms with the dressing. (Make sure the onion slices do not separate into rings). Let the vegetables marinade for 10 minutes.
2. Add the mushrooms, toss them to coat with the dressing, and marinate for an additional 10 minutes. Remove the vegetables from the marinade and grill them on an outdoor grill or on a grill pan on the stove for at least 10 minutes a side, or until they are tender. (The peppers will take a little longer. You can also broil the vegetables.) Chop all the vegetables and toss them together.
3. Arrange tortillas in one layer on a couple of baking sheets. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of cheese on top of each one, and bake the tortillas for 3 minutes or just until cheese melts.
4. Remove tortillas from oven. Spread 1/2 cup of the grilled vegetables and 3 tablespoons of the beans on each tortilla. Roll up burritos tightly, folding the edges.
Serve with your favorite salsa and other toppings of your choice, like sour cream, black olives, or an extra sprinkling of cheese.
NOTE: Mark and I were wondering why this recipe called for grilling the veggies in such big chunks. To us, it seems easier to chop all the veggies smaller from the beginning. We finally figured out two reasons. One, if you are going to cook them on an outdoor grill, the veggies have to be cut large so they don't fall through! Also, you want the veggies to be a tender-crunchy for the burrito, so if you cut them small from the beginning they will cook into mush. Mushy burritos...eeewwww! |