bulk burritos.

yo! or, i guess i should say hola.. because this is a recipe post for burritos. so.. ¡hola!

a couple weeks ago i went to my favorite mexican fast food joint, hector’s. 

salt lake city locals KNOW how delicious hector’s is (it used to be called molca salsa, FYI.) there was actually a 2 year block in my life where i ate no less than 4 burritos a week from this delicious restaurant.

when i went to hector’s recently, i ordered an old favorite: the carne asada burrito. it has steak, pico, and guacamole and is rolled up in a GIANT homemade flour tortilla. it is amazing. 

a couple days later, i decided i had to recreate that burrito, but healthify it just a bit. so i did. and i made a whole bunch of burritos.. eight, to be exact.

i ate most of them, but i also passed a few out to friends and co-workers. actually there was a funny exchange between kerryne and i regarding the burritos…

hahah! anyway, they were good. real good. so good that i had to make another bulk batch tonight! i have orders coming in for these babies!

carne asada burritos
cook time: 2 hours (slow cooker)
prep time: 15 minutes
yield: 8 big burritos 

ingredients:

• 2.5 lbs flank steak, diced
• 12 oz jar salsa verde
• 8 large whole wheat tortillas
• 12 oz pico de gallo
• 3 medium ripe avocados
• garnishes of choice: cheese, hot sauce, etc
• aluminum foil

1. place diced steak and salsa in a crock pot and cook on low for two hours.
2. drain juices and place cooked steak in a bowl.
3. mash together avocados and pico to make guacamole. add a dash of salt, if you’d like. 
4. lay out 8 sheets of aluminum foil. place a tortilla on each sheet.
5. spread 1/8 of the guacamole on each tortilla.
6. layer 4 oz of cooked steak over each guac-ed up tortilla.
7. sprinkle with garnishes, if using.
8. roll burritos up in the foil, label if you need to, and store in the fridge.
9. you can also eat these immediately! or, if reheating: remove from foil, roll up in a paper towel, and microwave for 90 seconds. place back in foil and eat right out of the foil!
10. you could probably reheat these in the oven by baking them, but i am not that patient.

here are the stats per burrito, using la tortilla factory high fiber/low carb large tortillas. note, the fat content is higher due to the avocado–healthy fat! don’t fear it. lots of fiber and protein, too!