Our easy, homemade beef and bean burritos are freezer-friendly and can be reheated in the microwave for a delicious, fast meal. This Make-Ahead Beef and Bean Burritos recipe requires just a little bit of prep work and yields a batch of the best grab-and-go burritos you’ll ever have! Talk about an excellent payoff.
Make-Ahead Beef and Bean Burritos
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1 cup from 1 can (16 oz) Old El Paso™ Traditional Refried Beans
- 1 cup hot cooked rice
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 package (11 oz) Old El Paso™ Flour Tortillas for Burritos (8 Count)
- 1 cup shredded pepper Jack cheese (4 oz)

Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in water and taco seasoning mix; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until thickened.
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Step2Heat beans as directed on can. In small bowl, add hot rice, lime juice and cilantro. Stir to combine.
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Step3Heat tortillas as directed on package. Spread 2 tablespoons of the beans in middle of each tortilla, leaving 1-inch border around edges. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons cheese over beans. Spoon 1/4 cup beef mixture and 2 tablespoons rice mixture evenly down center of each. Fold bottom of each tortilla 1 inch over filling. Fold sides in, overlapping to enclose filling. Fold top over sides.
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Step4To freeze: Wrap each burrito in foil. Label 1-gallon resealable freezer plastic bag. Transfer burritos in single layer to bag; remove as much air as possible, and freeze up to 1 month. To heat: Remove 1 burrito from foil, and wrap in lightly dampened paper towel. Place on microwavable plate; microwave uncovered on High 3 minutes to 4 minutes 30 seconds, turning once, until heated through (at least 165°F).
Nutrition
330
Calories
15g
Total Fat
17g
Protein
32g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Burrito
- Calories
- 330
- Calories from Fat
- 140
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 23%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 33%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 16%
- Sodium
- 860mg
- 36%
- Potassium
- 210mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 32g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 17g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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