The Sneaky Chef: Incognito Burritos

My mother-n-law gave me The Sneaky Chef cookbook for Christmas and I finally got a chance to look at it the other day! I decided to give it a shot and made this recipe last night. The burritos were very good and the veggies are practically undetectable. I'll try to post recipes from this book as I make them. Parents can use some help with this stuff!

Incognito Burritos
Ingredients:
1/2 cup canned low-fat refried beans
1/4 cup White Puree (see below)
4 6-inch flour tortillas (whole wheat preferred)
1/2 cup low-fat shredded cheddar cheese
Optional toppings: salsa, shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream, etc.

Directions:
Combine beans and white puree in skillet and mix while heating through on low heat. (Or, combine in bowl and microwave.) Place tortillas between moise paper towels and microwave for 30 seconds. Spoon about 2 tbsp. of bean mixture onto the bottom 1/3 of each tortilla, top with 1 to 2 tsp. of cheese, and any additonal toppings. Fold the end of the tortilla closest to you over the ingredients and then fold the right side over the ingredients and roll up.

White Puree

Ingredients:
2 cups cauliflower florets
2 small to medium zucchini, peeled and roughly chopped
1 tsp fresh lemon juice 3-4 tablespoons water, if necessary

Directions:
Steam cauliflower in vegetable steamer over 2 inches of water, for about 10 to 12 minutes, or until very tender. Or, place cauliflower in bowl, cover with water, and microwave 8-10 minutes, or until very tender. While waiting on cauliflower to steam, pulse raw zucchini with lemon juice only in food processor or blender. Drain the cooked caulifower and add slowly to the zucchini puree, adding water as necessary. Puree until smooth. Makes about 2 cups. Store leftovers in fridge up to 3 days or freeze in small portions.

I used fat-free organic refried beans and frozen cauliflower and they turned out great. I also added a can of tomatoes but don't recommend that because it made the beans a little runnier than I wanted. Mrs. Lapine is right: they are very similar to Taco Bell's bean and cheese burritos, which I happen to love! Hope somebody finds this useful! Noah will only occasionally eat sweet potatoes, no other veggies. (Except for his babysitter. He has eaten corn, mushrooms, and peas for her.) So I feel compelled to make things where he won't notice that he is eating them.