Taco Bell Quesarito (Print Version)

A quesadilla made with two tortillas and melted cheese, stuffed with seasoned ground beef, rice, nacho cheese sauce, sour cream, and chipotle sauce, rolled like a burrito.

# Ingredients:

→ For the Seasoned Beef

01 - 1 lb ground beef
02 - 1 oz packet taco seasoning
03 - 1/2 cup water

→ For Assembly

04 - 8 large flour tortillas (burrito size)
05 - 2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese (divided)
06 - 1 cup cooked seasoned rice (Spanish rice or cilantro lime rice)
07 - 1/2 cup nacho cheese sauce (or queso)
08 - 1/2 cup sour cream
09 - 1/4 cup creamy chipotle sauce

# Instructions:

01 - In a skillet over medium-high heat, cook and crumble the ground beef until fully cooked and no longer pink. Drain any excess grease and put the beef back in the skillet.
02 - Add the taco seasoning and water to the cooked beef. Stir and simmer until thick. Remove from heat and set aside.
03 - Warm one large flour tortilla in a separate skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle about 1/2 cup of shredded Mexican cheese blend onto the tortilla, leaving about a 2-inch border around the edges. Top with a second tortilla and let the cheese melt together, creating a cheesy quesadilla shell. You can flip it if one side is getting too dark - just make sure the cheese is fully melted. Cover the skillet if needed to help the cheese melt.
04 - Remove the quesadilla from the heat and add a line of ingredients down the middle: about 1/4 cup seasoned rice, some taco meat, about 2 tablespoons nacho cheese sauce, about 2 tablespoons sour cream, and about 1 tablespoon creamy chipotle sauce. Use as much or as little as you like, as long as you can still roll it up!
05 - Roll it up tightly like a burrito, folding in the sides as you go.
06 - Place the quesarito seam-side down back in the warm skillet for 1 to 2 minutes to seal it and lightly toast the outside.
07 - Slice in half and serve warm! Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make more quesaritos. This is just like the drive-thru!

# Notes:

01 - Spanish rice or cilantro lime rice both work great - use whichever you prefer or have on hand.
02 - You can find Taco Bell Creamy Chipotle Sauce in most grocery stores, or make your own with mayo and chipotle peppers.
03 - Don't overfill or it won't roll up properly - less is more when it comes to the fillings.
04 - The cheese quesadilla on the outside is what makes this different from a regular burrito!
05 - This recipe makes 4 quesaritos - 2 tortillas per quesarito (one becomes the quesadilla shell).

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