- 3/4 pound hot Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 2/3 cups drained and rinsed canned black beans
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 pound Monterey jack or Cheddar, shredded
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 4 9-inch flour tortillas
- Lime wedges, for serving
- 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 off all but 1 tablespoon fat from the pan and reduce the heat to low. Add the beans and salt and cook, mashing the beans with the back of a wooden spoon, until heated through, 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, 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.