Navajo Taco
High-fiber pinto beans and vegetables with a spicy meat sauce served atop native american fry bread. This special-treat recipe is ready in 30 minutes.
How many servings?From kitchen to table in 30 minutes.
canned pinto beans
tomato sauce
pepper
Italian seasonings
cilantro
lemon pepper
ground beef
tomato sauce
salsa
onion
green pepper
red pepper
lettuce
cheddar cheese
flour
baking powder
water
olive oil
Directions
- Drain and rinse pinto beans. Place in a saucepan with
tomato sauce, pepper, Italian seasonings, cilantro and lemon
pepper. Cover and cook over low heat. Check and stir often. Add tiny amounts of water if beans appear to be drying out. - Meanwhile, brown ground beef in a skillet
and drain. - Return ground beef to skillet. Add tomato sauce and salsa. Cook over low heat.
- Dice onion, green pepper, red pepper and lettuce and set aside.
- Grate cheese and set aside.
- Mix together flour, baking powder and water to form a soft dough.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- While oil heats, on a floured surface shape dough into a flat tortilla with your hands.
- Cook tortilla in hot oil until brown on one side. Turn and brown second side.
- Layer beans, meat, vegetables and cheese onto tortilla.