Ingredients
¾ lb hot Italian sausage, casings removed
1⅔ cups black beans, drained and rinsed from 115 oz.
¼ tsp salt
½ lb Monterey jack cheese, shredded
1 tomato, chopped
2 tbsp lime juice, from about 1 lime
1 red onion, chopped
9 flour tortillas
lime wedges, for serving
Preparation
Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large frying pan, cook the sausage over moderate heat, breaking it up with a fork or wooden spoon, until cooked through and just beginning to brown, about 10 minutes.
Remove. Pour the fat from the pan and reduce the heat to low.
Add the beans and salt then cook, mashing the beans with the back of a wooden spoon, until heated through for 2 to 3 minutes.
Most of the beans should be broken up, but don’t mash them to a puree.
Remove from the heat and stir in the sausage, half of the cheese, the tomato, lime juice, and onion.
Spread one-quarter of the bean mixture in a line just below the center of each tortilla.
Put the remaining cheese on top of the beans.
Roll up the burritos and put them seam-side down in a small baking dish.
Bake until the cheese is melted and the filling is hot for about 15 minutes.
If the tops begin to brown too much, cover loosely with a sheet of aluminum foil.
Serve the burritos with lime wedges.
