1. Warm sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and season with salt and pepper.
2. After meat has browned, drain grease and add garlic, onion, cumin and chile powder. Allow to cook for a few minutes more, until spices start to become fragrant.
3. Add tomatoes and water to ground beef mixture. Turn heat to low and allow mixture to simmer until thickened. Once thickened, remove from heat and set aside.
4. Pour enough canola oil into another sauté pan to line the bottom of the pan and warm over medium heat. Place one tortilla in pan. Place small amount of cheese on one half of the tortilla, then add small amount of the meat mixture, top with slice of avocado and a few sprigs of cilantro. Fold over other half of tortilla. Brown on both sides or until cheese melts.
5. Repeat with remaining ingredients

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* Large avocados are recommended for this recipe. A large avocado averages about 8 ounces. If using smaller or larger size avocados adjust the quantity accordingly.