Healthy Homemade Frozen Burritos

Make a batch of these healthy rice and bean burritos and freeze for on-the-go lunch or busy dinner nights.

Last year, I said bye bye to store bought wheat tortillas as I discovered this homemade whole wheat tortilla recipe from Lindsay @The Lean Green Bean.

These are so simple to make – the most laborious part is the rolling but that doesn’t even take all that long. My 7 year old loves to help make them and we’ve been eating a lot of quesadillas and burritos lately as a result.

So, for this month’s Secret Recipe Club Reveal Day,  I was assigned to Kirstin @Troyers Loving Life (–>more about her & her beautiful family here <—) and once I saw her Homemade Frozen Burritos post, I knew I was going to make them because despite all this burrito making going on in my kitchen, I’ve never actually frozen them (smack to the head.)

Kirstin was motivated to make these as a way to save some money and create a less processed frozen burritto, which sure appeals to me. Even the “healthier” store bought versions are loaded with sodium- mainly for preservation- so when you make them yourself, you can cut out a lot of extra sodium by using fresh ingredients.

I made, froze and re-heated a twist on Kirstin’s rice & beans version.

Healthy Homemade Frozen Burritos

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• Author: by Deanna Segrave-Daly, RD
• Yield: 8 servings. 1x

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Make a batch of these healthy rice and bean burritos and freeze for on-the-go lunch or busy dinner nights.

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Ingredients

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• 1 cup uncooked brown rice
• 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika, optional
• 1 (15 ounce can) black beans, drained and rinsed
• 6 ounces Colby Jack or Monterey Jack cheese, grated
• 8 whole wheat tortillas (recipe for Homemade Wheat Tortillas)

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Instructions

1. Cook rice according to package. Cool slightly
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil.
3. Add garlic and pepper, stir frequently and cook for 1 minute.
4. Add chili powder, cumin and smoked paprika; stir and cook an additional minute.
5. Add in black beans and heat through for about 2 minutes.
6. Add rice, mix together well and cook for about another 2 minutes until everything is heated through.
7. Remove from heat and mix in cheese.
8. To make burritos, spread about 1/8th of bean and rice mixture down the middle of tortilla. Fold each end slightly and roll lengthwise.
9. To freeze: wrap each burrito in foil or simply stack in plastic freezer bag.
10. To reheat: place in 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes in foil OR remove foil and heat on HIGH in microwave for about 1 minute.

Notes

Adapted from Kirstin @ Troyers Loving Life’s Homemade Frozen Burritos

And the best thing about this recipe is you can make vegan, vegetarian, cheese lover’s burritos – everyone’s favorite! Here are some more burrito filling ideas:

• Egg, Mushroom & Kale 
• Naked Chicken & Rice
• Fried Cabbage, Carrot & Rice
• Avocado, Bean & Chipotle Cheddar
• Freshwater Fish & Cilantro

What’s your favorite burrito, quesadilla or taco filling? Ever make your own frozen burritos?