Shredded Beef Burritos
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4.9
26 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
8
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Mexican
Shredded Beef Burritos
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Crispy burritos filled with juicy Mexican Shredded Beef with a rich sauce, Mexican red rice and cheese. These are MADE for freezing - perfect standby meal! This recipe is for 8 burritos. However, 1 batch of Mexican Shredded Beef makes enough for around 15 burritos. If you aren't freezing the burritos, feel free to add other things inside such as avocado, fresh salsa, pico de gallo, lettuce and tomato! (These are not suitable for freezing which is why I don't use them)
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Ingredients
- 8 flour tortillas 10"/26cm, large, extra soft
- 1 1/2 to 2 cups cheese I used Monterey Jack, shredded
- 3 to 4 cups shredded beef tossed or separated (Note 1, Mexican style, plus sauce
- 2 cups red rice Mexican style
- 400g/14oz corn kernel drained, canned
- 400g/14oz black beans drained, canned
Instructions
- Microwave half the tortillas very briefly to warm them up (15 seconds or so). This ensures they don't crack when you roll them.
- Place 1 tortilla on a workbench - cover the rest with a tea towel to keep them warm.
- Place cheese down the middle of the tortilla, then top with 1/3 cup of beef, some corn, beans, then 1/4 cup rice.
- Roll the burrito up. (Note 2) Wrap in foil to hold it together.
- If you are serving it immediately, heat a skillet over medium heat. Cook the burritos for around 4 to 5 minutes on each side to make the tortilla brown and heat the inside through.
- If freezing, place in the freezer. To reheat, you can either bake from frozen (with foil on) at 350F/180C for about 40 to 45 minutes, or thaw and cook in the skillet per above. You could microwave it (remove the foil) but I like my burritos a bit crispy!
Notes
- If I make the Mexican Shredded Beef ahead of time or a freeze it, I keep the sauce separate so the beef doesn't get too soggy. To make the burritos, you can either toss the beef in the sauce or you can simply drizzle sauce on the beef when you place it on the tortilla.
- I only use beef, rice and cheese in this freezer friendly burrito because they freeze perfectly. My other favourite fillings include pico de gallo or just plain sliced/diced tomatoes, cilantro/coriander, avocado, salsa, sour cream (yes, I love putting sour cream in the burrito!) and lettuce. But none of these freeze well which is why I haven't included them in my freezer friendly burrito. :-)
- This is how I roll a burrito - I am not very good and I put that down to having small hands! If you are stuffing the burritos with a lot of filling, like I usually do, I find it handy to use a knife to help hold the filling in place as I fold up the bottom.
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