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Cheesy Potato Burritos Comfort Meal

Warm flour tortillas filled with creamy seasoned potatoes and melted cheese, toasted until golden for the ultimate comfort food burrito.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4 burritos
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Autumn
Calories: 420

Ingredients
  

Potato Filling
  • 2 lbs potatoes peeled and diced
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tsp salt or to taste
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 0.5 cup sour cream
  • 1.5 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Assembly
  • 4 large flour tortillas

Equipment

  • Large pot
  • Skillet
  • Mixing bowl
  • Spatula

Method
 

  1. Boil diced potatoes in salted water until fork-tender, then drain well.
  2. Mash potatoes with butter, olive oil, salt, pepper, and paprika, leaving some texture.
  3. Sauté onion in olive oil until soft, add garlic, and cook briefly.
  4. Stir onion mixture and sour cream into potatoes, mixing until creamy.
  5. Fold shredded cheese into warm potato mixture.
  6. Fill tortillas with potato mixture and roll into burritos.
  7. Toast burritos in a skillet until golden on all sides.

Notes

These burritos freeze well and can be reheated in a skillet or oven for a quick comfort meal.