Carnitas Burrito With Salsa Verde
Our carnitas burrito with salsa verde is juicy, tender, and drenched in a spicy verde sauce and perfect for a restaurant-style dinner at home. Just don’t forget the margaritas!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ¼ cup red onion diced
- 1 jalapeno diced
- 2 cups slow cooker carnitas or store-bought carnitas
- 1 cup brown rice cooked
- ¾ cup refried beans
- ½ lime juiced
- ½ cup Mexican-blend cheese shredded
- 2 burrito-size flour tortillas about 10 to 12 inches
- 1½ cups Mexican verde sauce
Instructions
- First, make the burrito filling. Heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add diced onion and jalapeno and cook until softened, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Next, add carnitas to the pan and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the carnitas are lightly crisped and warmed through.
- Stir in the rice and beans, then add lime juice. Stir to combine and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes until warmed through.
- Finally, lower heat and stir in the shredded cheese until melted. Then remove from heat and set aside.
- Next, warm the tortillas in the microwave between two dampened sheets of paper towels, for about 15 seconds per tortilla. Then transfer tortillas to a plate for wrapping the burritos.
- Assemble the burritos. Spoon about half of the filling into the center of each tortilla and shape it into a log. Fold opposite sides of the tortilla in towards the center (on the short sides of the filling "log"), then roll the burrito in the other direction to close, tucking the far side in with your pinky fingers.
- Plate the burritos seam side-down and top with a generous helping of verde sauce. Serve hot with a side of rice and beans, or chips, salsa, and guacamole!
Notes
Slow cooker carnitas: We recommend making our slow cooker carnitas for this recipe, however you can use store-bought carnitas or pulled pork as well.
Turn pulled pork into carnitas: Sauté pulled pork with a little bit of mexican seasonings (cayenne, cumin, paprika, onion, garlic, and mexican oregano) and citrus juices (lime, orange, and pineapple are our favorites) to make a carnitas-like mixture.
Mexican verde sauce: We also recommend making our homemade verde sauce to kick this burrito up a notch. The fresh flavors from scratch made salsa verde is just so much better than what can be found in a jar.
Nutrition
Serving: 1burrito | Calories: 800kcal | Carbohydrates: 97g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 1313mg | Potassium: 844mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 708IU | Vitamin C: 47mg | Calcium: 295mg | Iron: 5mg
