"While plenty delicious and popular as a handheld food, burritos can also serve as the base of some real hearty knife-and-fork dishes. The most popular version of this, and the easiest, is a burrito smothered in sauce, which is known as a "wet" burrito. It's a quick way to transform the flavor of your meal into something that maintains most of what people love about it but somehow feels totally different."
"Red enchilada sauce is usually smooth and made with red chiles, while green comes from tomatillos and green chiles, not that different from many salsa verdes. The cheese you want to use for smothering a burrito is pretty much any melting cheese you like. Different versions of Monterey Jack, like cheddar jack or pepper jack, are the go-to options, but you can also opt for a Mexican cheese option like Oaxaca."
A rolled burrito can be transformed into a hearty knife-and-fork meal by smothering it in sauce and melted cheese. The most popular and easiest version is called a wet burrito, which uses enchilada sauce and melting cheese. Enchilada sauce commonly appears in red and green store-bought varieties; red is smooth and made from red chiles, while green stems from tomatillos and green chiles similar to salsa verde. Any good melting cheese works for topping, such as Monterey Jack variants or Oaxaca. To prepare, assemble a burrito, place it on an oven-safe pan, cover with sauce and shredded cheese, and broil until the cheese is melted.
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