Spicy Beef and Spinach Burritos, easy and crowd pleasing.

If you are like me, at around 6 pm, you are scrambling through the fridge searching for something to throw together for dinner.  Usually I can find some of the usual suspects in the fridge.  A random veggie here and there, some chicken or beef, and maybe some cheese.  This recipe is one that I almost always have all the ingredients for and it is really delish.  A total crowd pleaser.  My grandma used to make this for me in the good 'ole summ-ratime .  We would whip up these burritos and then go sit on the deck to enjoy our food, watch the trains go by, and listen to the sounds of a summer softball game.  Ahh, those were the days.  It's just as fun to do it now.  To top it off, these burritos are super easy.


Start by browning a pound of beef.  You don't really need to see a picture of that.

Then wash off your lovely spinach.  You could also use a package of frozen spinach if need-be.

Add your spinach to your ground beef.

While the spinach is wilting, add your spices.  Chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.

Perfectly mixed filling!

While everything else is cooking, you can make your salsa.  Chop up a jalapeño, if you wanna.

Add some finely chopped onion and tomato, salt and pepper, and some lemon or lime juice.

Now just grate your cheese and put it all together.  We only had small tortillas, so we made tacos, but burritos were the "orig".
Go ahead and give these a whirl.  I sure hope you like 'em!

Spicy Beef and Spinach Burritos

by Leslie

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**All measurements are approximate.  

Filling:

1 lb. ground beef, browned
6-8 cups fresh spinach
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
cheddar cheese to sprinkle

Salsa:

1 large or two small tomatoes, finely chopped
½ a red onion, finely chopped
1 jalapeno, finely chopped
1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice
salt and pepper to taste
(Let sit together before serving so the flavors can meld)

Brown your ground beef on the stove.  Meanwhile, chop your salsa ingredients and combine. Add fresh spinach to ground beef and let cook until spinach is cooked down.  Add spices.  Grate cheese.  Assemble burrito or taco to desired size.  Chow down.