Basic Bean Burrito Recipe – “It’s Delicious, Nutritious, And It Will Make You Ambitious.”

My delicious bean burrito recipe. I don’t know if it will make you ambitious but it is good.

That was a phrase my dad used to always say in our Mexican restaurant. Sometimes I can’t resist saying it too.

What I love about this recipe and my kids do too, is I can freeze the left overs and they have some delicious snacks whenever hunger strikes.

These burritos make a delicious snack which are great for a quick meal on the go. And they are way healthier than fast food.

So if you have freezer space, take advantage of it as these burritos freeze well by wrapping them in foil and then placing in ziploc bags.

You can also make these vegetarian by leaving out the cheese.

If I’m making a bean burrito for my boys, I just put beans, rice and cheese in their burritos. They like them plain and simple. Heaven forbid I try and sneak anything “exotic” in there, if you know what I mean.

But if I make these for myself and other adults, I like to spruce these up with the optional items.

Nothing beats some lettuce with my favorite apple cider vinegar dressing in my burrito in particular and my Mexican food in general.

Have I ever mentioned that to you? It’s so awesome. Apple cider vinegar dressing with Mexican food is amazing I tell ya.

And if you plan to freeze some of these burritos, leave out the optional ingredients as they don’t freeze well.

Here’s My Video On How To Make Burritos

Here is where you can buy a Fabric Tortilla Oven that I showed you in the video.

Bean Burrito Recipe

Ingredients:

• Spanish rice, 4 cups cooked
• refried beans, 4 cups cooked
• shredded mild cheddar cheese
• 2 dozen flour tortillas
• sour cream, optional
• guacamole, optional
• shredded lettuce, optional
• oil and vinegar dressing, optional

Directions:

Once you have your beans and rice made, whether you are using Costco’s cook and serve flour tortillas or regular store bought, it’s important to start with a hot tortilla. This will ensure the tortilla is pliable, easy to fold and less likely to tear or break.

Heating Your Tortillas

Have I got a boat load of different ways for you to heat your tortillas.

1. Place 2 tortillas on a plate, cover with a damp paper towel and microwave for 20 seconds on high.

2. Place tortilla on a hot comal or dry frying pan and turn over to heat both sides.

3. Take a clean white damp cloth and cover tortillas and place in an oven-proof dish. Heat for 20 minutes in a *250 degree F. oven.

4. If you have a steamer, place a stack of flour tortillas wrapped in foil in the steamer. Place a clean white towel over the top of tortillas and steam until warm.

5. Get yourself a tortilla oven to heat and keep warm up to a dozen tortillas at a time. These things are amazing and inexpensive. I’ve given these as gifts and people love them.

Assembling Your Bean Burrito

Place one hot tortilla on a plate. Then place a scoop of hot beans down the center of your burrito about 2 inches wide and 3/4 distance down. Leave one end empty so you can fold that part up.

Add a scoop of rice on top of the beans. Then add a nice sprinkle of cheese.

You want to be sure and spread all the ingredients evenly across the burrito so that you get beans, rice and cheese in every bite.

Nothing bugs me more than a burrito that has all the guacamole or sour cream at only one end of the burrito. You are left wondering “Where is my sour cream and guacamole?” Only to get it all in one bite.

That ever happen to you?

Annoying isn’t it? So spread those delicious ingredients evenly. The burrito fanatics will love you.

Once you have all the ingredients that you plan to put in that burrito, fold up the bottom and then roll the sides, leaving the seam side down.

Serve and eat or wrap and freeze.

With left over rice and beans, I love to make up the rest of the burritos, wrap in foil and place in those ziploc bags. These will keep a couple of months easy but your family will probably eat them up before that time. Mine always do.

I’m lucky if they last a week.

Beyond The Basic Bean Burrito

Once you have your beans and rice made, you have the foundation to take these burritos to the next level.

What do I mean by this?

I’m sure there are times when you want to add some meat or seafood to your burritos. All you need to do is prepare our Mexican beef recipe for a delicious beef burrito.

Feeling like some fish? Margarita shrimp would be great in these burritos.

How about adding carne asada or pork chalupas to your burrito.

If you are in a time crunch, here is what you can do. Buy a rotisserie chicken, take the meat off the bone, chop it into bite size pieces and you have chicken burritos fast and easy.

Really the possibilities are endless.

If you get a chance, try the apple cider vinegar and lettuce in your bean burrito and let me know how you like those flavors.

Enjoy that bean burrito!

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