tex-mex comfort food

When I was growing up in San Antonio, my mom had weekly menu plans for our homeschool lunches. Something like this:

M: chicken nuggets
T: bean and cheese burritos
W: PB&J
Th: fish sticks and mac&cheese
F: (well, I can't remember the fifth one)

I'm totally over the nuggets and the PB&J, but the others remain as kind of comfort foods for me.

These days, this is how I make my bean and cheese burritos, and they are an extremely satisfying vegetarian dinner.

Homemade tortillas.

Retried beans without the refry.

Mexican rice. (use salsa instead of diced tomatoes)

Top with shredded colby jack, sour cream, and avocado slices, if you're feeling crazy.