No matter the season, I am always on a quest for quick weeknight dinners. Summer recipes have been a little easier since we can use the grill, but that isn’t an option for every night. We were planning to have burgers on the grill one day last week until a storm hit. Instead of grilling in the rain, I came up with this easy weeknight dinner: cheeseburger burritos.
A spin on an American favorite
Burgers are one of our favorite summer dinners. There is just something about a burger on the grill! And for as much as we enjoy them, we don’t eat them much in the winter. Burgers just never taste them same in the oven as they do on the grill! After the weather forced us to change our dinner plans last week, I decided to turn regular cheeseburgers into cheeseburger burritos. This isn’t the first time I transformed the traditional cheeseburger. You may remember this cheeseburger pizza I made last year. We have pizza every Friday and this is still one of our all-time favorites! I used the same “sauce” for the ground beef and similar toppings but this time, I stuffed all the toppings into a tortilla.
Quick weeknight dinners
Not only are quick dinners an important factor for me when deciding on a recipe, but also the number of dishes used. There is nothing worse than cleaning up a ton of dishes after a long day at work! I am happy to report that the number of dishes is very limited with this recipe. Three in total: a skillet, cutting board and dinner plates. And like with so many of the recipes I share, you can easily customize the burger toppings (or in this case, filling) to your liking. Since this is one of our new favorite dinners, we will more than likely be seeing this once a week in our house!
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| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | 10 minutes |
| Servings |
burritos
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- 4 flour tortillas, burrito sized
- 1 pound ground beef (I used 90/10)
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup dill pickles, chopped
- 1/3 cup tomatoes, chopped
Ingredients
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- In a large skillet, brown the ground beef until cooked through and no longer pink. Turn the heat off and add the ketchup, barbecue sauce, Dijon mustard and yellow mustard to the ground beef. Stir to combine. Wrap tortillas in a damp paper towel and microwave for 30 seconds. To assemble burritos: divide the ground beef into fourths and place ground beef in the center of each of the 4 tortillas. Top with the shredded cheese, dill pickles, tomatoes and any other ingredients you like. Wrap the tortilla around the filling, closing up the ends, and place seam side down on a microwaveable plate. Microwave the burrito for 30 seconds to melt the cheese. Serve with potato wedges or any other side. Enjoy!
These look so yummy and I love this whole concept..a burger in a burrito!! My boys will love them!!
Beautiful post!
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Hi! Thanks for sharing.. This is a great idea. Have you tried doing the make ahead and freeze for later thing? If you have , what was the reheat time? Have a great day!
Hi there! Thanks so much! That’s a great idea to make ahead and freeze. I haven’t tried it, but I’m planning to make these again for dinner this week and I will save one back to freeze. I would assume it would work, depending on what toppings/filling you use, but I will give it a try and let you know! Thanks so much for reading! -Rachel
This looks so good! I am all about easy weeknight dinners.
Amy Ann
Straight A Style
I mean this looks so neat and delicious. Yum. Will share.
Yum! This sounds so good! We’ve done Cheeseburger Casserole before, but this sounds like a really great grab and go alternative!
Omg what?! These look so amazing! I love anything cheeseburger!
<3 Shannon
Upbeat Soles
These look so delicious! Yummy! This wrapping method is amazing!
These would be great for those quickly approaching busy school nights. Thanks for sharing on #TastyTuesdays
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We will really enjoy your delicious cheeseburger burritos! Hope you have a fantastic weekend and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us here at Full Plate Thursday. We hope to see you again real soon.
Miz Helen
Yum! These sound really good!!! Such a great way to have a burger without it being the same old burger!