The Easiest Burrito Recipe
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The Easiest Burrito Recipe
Description
The Easiest Burrito Recipe starts with cooking lean ground beef seasoned with taco mix. The filling is assembled by spreading beans over the tortilla, followed by rice, the cooked beef, corn kernels, and cheddar cheese. After the fillings are added, the tortillas are folded in burrito style with the seam side down in a baking dish. Baking covered until heated through melts the cheese and melds flavors.
The combination offers richness from the seasoned beef and cheese, creaminess from beans, and sweetness from corn. The texture balances the softness of rice and tortilla with the hearty filling. Optional toppings like diced onion, tomato, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, and cilantro add freshness and color when serving.
Burritos can be prepared in advance, wrapped individually in foil, and frozen. When baking from frozen, remove foil and bake longer to ensure the center heats through. This makes the recipe convenient for meal prep and leftovers.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef lean
- 1 (1 ounce) taco seasoning mix packet
- 1 ½ cups refried beans or 1 1/2 cups drained and rinsed black beans
- ¾ cup corn kernels
- 3 cups rice I like to use Uncle Ben's microwaveable Ready Rice for a quick option, cooked
- 6 flour tortilla I like to use Mission brand "burrito size" tortillas, large, 10-inch
- 1 ½ cups cheddar cheese shredded
- onion optional garnish; onion finely diced; tomato or salsa diced; guacamole as alternative to avocado
- lettuce
- tomato
- sour cream
- cilantro
- avocado
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray 9 x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- Cook beef with taco seasoning mix, according to seasoning package instructions.
- To prepare 1 burrito: spread ¼ cup beans down center of tortillas; top with ½ cup rice, beef, 2 tablespoons corn, and ¼ cup cheese.
- Fold in opposite sides of each tortilla, then roll up, burrito style. Place, seam-sides down, in prepared dish. Repeat with remaining ingredients to prepare 6 total burritos.
- Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes (until heated through). If you are baking the burritos from the refrigerator while they’re still cold, it will take about 30-35 minutes for them to heat through.
Notes
- Freeze individual burritos wrapped in foil for convenient storage and reheating.
- Bake foil-wrapped burritos from frozen at 350°F for 45-55 minutes until heated through.
- Customize toppings with diced onion, tomato, guacamole, and sour cream for added flavor and freshness.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 6burritos
Amount Per Serving
Calories 659 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1burrito | |
| Calories | 659kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 74g | 25% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 11.4g | 57% |
| Cholesterol | 76.7mg | 26% |
| Sodium | 1269mg | 53% |
| Fiber | 5.4g | 22% |
| Sugar | 2.8g | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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