Sometimes a homemade burrito recipe can be daunting and time-consuming. Not this one! You can make this one in a half hour or less and still enjoy a lot of great flavors.
We love to try and do a meatless meal once a week and this recipe works great for that. You still get the protein you need with the beans and cheese. Plus you get the wonderful healthy fats from the delicious lime infused diced avocado.
Since you build each burrito you can make it how each of your kids will like it. Maybe one likes more beans than rice, you can customize it to make mealtime a success!
If Mexican food is a hit in your house, take a look at our other fabulous burrito recipes like our cheese burger wraps, freezer meal slow cooker bean burritos, and don’t forget our crispy steak burritos. All of them are delicious and have their own flare.
This homemade burritos recipe is so simple that we even give you a list of exactly what you’ll need to make our favorite family dinner recipe!
Bean and cheese burrito recipe ingredients:
- Boil in bag brown rice
- Salsa
- Cilantro
- Avocado
- Lime juice
- Flour tortillas, taco size
- Shredded Mexican blend cheese
- Black beans
If you want to give this recipe a little extra special touch, you can even make your own tortillas. While our first instinct might be to buy them, you can make tortillas fairly easy with this homemade tortillas recipe from Taste of Home.
Be sure to have these items as well for these healthy burritos:
- Medium pan
- Colander (THIS is a great one!)
- Medium bowl
- Rubber spatula
- Knife
- Measuring cups
- Large nonstick skillet (one like THIS would work great)
- Spatula
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How to make our easy homemade burritos recipe:
When starting this recipe, begin by cooking the boil in a bag rice according to the directions on the package. This should take about 10 minutes.
Then, drain the rice and place it in a medium size bowl.
Add the cup of salsa to the rice, along with the cilantro and mix it all together well.
Next, take your ripe avocado and dice it up. After it is cut up, place it in a bowl and add the fresh lime juice to the avocado and toss it until the avocado is covered.
Now, place the six tortillas on your counter and sprinkle ⅓ cup of shredded cheese in the center on each shell.
Next, add a ¼ cup of the strained and washed black beans on each shell on top fo the cheese.
After that is done, scoop another ⅓ cup of the rice mixture on top of the beans for each of the shells.
To finish building, spread the avocado evenly amongst the six shells.
Now, fold in one side, then its opposite side, then begin to roll the bottom up to the top to keep the filling inside making your burrito shape.
Then, spray the tops and bottoms of the burritos with nonstick cooking spray.
On a large nonstick skillet pan, heated to medium-high heat, place three of the burritos seams down for about 1 minute on each side or until they begin to get golden brown and crispy.
Once those three are done, do the same for the remaining three, then eat and enjoy!
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Crispy Bean and Cheese Burritos
Ingredients
- 1 3.5 ounce boil in bag brown rice
- 1 cup salsa
- 1/3 cup cilantro chopped
- 1 avocado diced
- 1 Tablespoon lime juice
- 6 soft taco flour tortillas
- 2 cups Mexican blend cheese shredded
- 1 15.5 ounce can black beans drained and rinsed
Instructions
- Cook the boil in bag brown rice according to package directions, about 10 minutes.
- Drain and place in a medium sized bowl, add the salsa and cilantro and mix well, set aside.
- Put the diced avocado in a bowl and add the fresh lime juice and toss well. Set aside.
- Place the six tortillas on a work surface. Sprinkle 1/3 cup of shredded cheese in the center of each tortilla in a 3 inch strip. Top the cheese with 1/4 cup of black beans.
- Then place a heaping 1/3 cup of the rice mixture over the beans.
- Divide the avocado over the six tortillas.
- Fold up opposite sides and then the bottom and roll up to enclose the filling.
- Coat the top and bottom of the burritos with non-stick cooking spray. Place 3 burritos in the skillet seam side down. Cook for about 1 minute or until lightly browned and crisp. Turn the burritos and cook another minute until golden brown. Repeat with 3 remaining burritos.
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These look great, but I am wondering about the cheese. It calls for 1 cup in the recipe, but the directions say to put 1/3 cup on each of six tortillas. Should there be 2 cups of cheese or do you mean 1/6 cup per? Not a huge deal, just wondering. :)
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Can you freeze and reheat? They sound great for quick lunches!
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Oh my! These were just delicious. I used a bagged microwave brown rice (so easy!) and I always use a salsa with corn and red beans in it. Yum! For cheese I used a cheddar mix as well as pepper jack, and it gave it just the right zing. I didn’t use spray, but put a little oil in the pan, and it worked very well. I need to practice folding the tortillas though! ?. The flavors of the cilantro and avocado with the lime juice made this very flavorful. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe!
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Hi! Just wondering how much cooked rice this would be equivalent to if we didn't buy the boil in a bag rice. Thanks!
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I had this tonight for dinner omg it was amazing would have took a picture but me and my husband were hungry and totally forgot. Thanks for sharing this was so good!
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Such a lovely recipe, very quick..easy and filling for the whole family. 😋👍
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I can't wait to make this but I want to add a protein. Do you think some shredded chicken would be ok to add?
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These are amazing. Best I've ever tasted. We love them. The cilantro, which I wasn't sure about, adds a very necessary freshness to the dish. Well Done !
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Had your Crispy Bean and Cheese burritos for supper on homemade gluten free tortillas. Mmm good! Will make again. Thank you so much.
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Making today for some families. How would they reheat?
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Can you use pintos if you don’t have black beans on hand?
