Hatch Chile brings this Classic Bean & Cheese Burrito to life with real flavor from Hatch, New Mexico. In this Fresh Chile Cookin’ episode, Randy takes a Southern New Mexico staple and gives it the Fresh Chile treatment with creamy green enchilada sauce, 575 sauce, and a red and green Christmas style finish.
A Southern New Mexico Classic
If you grew up in southern New Mexico, bean and cheese burritos were part of everyday life. Randy talks about growing up with them, his dad growing up with them, and now his grandkids still eating them today. That is what makes this recipe special. It is simple food with deep roots, and it still holds up every single time.
This version keeps all the comfort of the classic burrito but adds a little Fresh Chile flavor. With homemade beans, good cheese, a toasted tortilla, and both red and green chile, it turns an everyday meal into something that feels straight out of New Mexico.
Ingredients
- Large flour tortillas
- Cooked pinto beans
- A little bacon
- Salt
- Mexican style grated cheese
- Fresh onion, optional
- 575 Green Chile Sauce
- Taste of Fall
- Creamy green Hatch enchilada sauce
Instructions
- Soak your pinto beans overnight, then cook them low and slow until tender. Randy keeps them simple with just a little bacon and a little salt.
- Heat a large flour tortilla on a hot surface until it bubbles and gets lightly browned on both sides.
- Add a layer of beans to the tortilla, then top with a generous amount of grated Mexican style cheese.
- Add red chile to one side and green chile to the other. Randy uses Taste of Fall on one side and 575 Green Chile Sauce on the other to make it Christmas style.
- Add fresh onion if you like a little extra bite.
- Roll the burrito up tightly while everything is still hot.
- For an enchilada style finish, place the burrito on a plate and smother it with creamy green Hatch enchilada sauce.
- Serve hot and enjoy it with a fork, New Mexico style.
A Burrito Worth Smothering
Around southern New Mexico, burritos like this are more than just quick meals. They are part of the table, part of the family, and part of the way people grow up eating. Randy’s version stays true to that tradition while bringing in the flavor of Fresh Chile Company products to take it up a few notches.
Whether you go red, green, or Christmas style, this is the kind of meal that proves simple food can still be the best food.
Final Bite
A Classic Bean & Cheese Burrito does not need much to be great. Good beans, good cheese, a warm tortilla, and real Hatch chile can do the job every time. This one is rooted in southern New Mexico and made even better with Fresh Chile flavor.
Eat more chile.