Easy, Cheesy Beef Burritos filled with seasoned ground beef, gooey cheese, rice and refried beans. Freezer-friendly, quick meal for tonight!
Create the perfect Mexican dinner at home by serving these beef burritos with Spanish Rice (Mexican Rice), Corn Salsa, and Restaurant Style Salsa.
Sabrina’s Beef Burrito Recipe
Skip Taco Bell and make these delicious beef burritos at home instead of your favorite taqueria. The prep can be done beforehand, and the results are delicious and a total breeze to freeze for later meals. Burritos is the perfect make-ahead meal, especially those made with freezer-friendly ingredients.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef , 85/15
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 cups Mexican rice , prepared
- 15 oz can refried beans
- 2 cups cheddar cheese , shredded
- 8 tablespoons sour cream
- 8 large 10-inch flour tortillas
Instructions
- In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, add ground beef, onion and garlic to skillet. Cook and crumble beef until no longer pink. Drain grease.
- Add tomato paste, cumin, chili powder, oregano, salt, lime juice and water to beef. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a slight boil. Reduce heat to low and cook for 5 to 8 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
- Remove from heat and let stand 15 minutes or until mixture comes to warm room temperature.
- Lay tortillas out on a flat surface and divide the beans, cheese, beef, rice, and sour cream among the 8 tortillas. Roll each into a burrito and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 850kcal | Carbohydrates: 107g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 3343mg | Potassium: 394mg | Fiber: 22g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 924IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 447mg | Iron: 8mg
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Chef’s Note: Great Mix-Ins
- Tomato: Fresh diced tomatoes or Pico de Gallo add so much flavor.
- Salsa: Jarred or fresh salsa is a great, healthy way to add volume to your burrito (but drain it well first.)
- Cheese: Shredded cheese would be great for easy melting, although cheese cubes provide great cheese pockets in the Beef Burrito.
- Lime Juice/Lime Zest: I add a little extra at the end for a splash of fresh flavor.
- Cilantro: Chopped and added to the burrito at the end for freshness.
- Sour Cream: Adds a nice, creamy, cool element to the recipe. Spoon some inside the burrito before wrapping it up.
- Guacamole: Adds richness and creaminess to the dish and enough flavor to avoid other fats. Serve it inside, or on the side of your burritos.
Ideas to Serve
- Tortillas: Use flour tortillas or corn tortillas for soft tacos instead.
- Tacos: Serve the mixture in hard taco shells topped with lettuce, tomato, or a creamy slaw.
- Salad: Create a large salad full of romaine, grape tomatoes, avocados, salsa, and sour cream.
- Bowl: Serve the beef as a rice bowl or over cauliflower rice for a low-carb option.
- Wet Burrito: Bake your burrito covered with enchilada sauce and sprinkled with cheese.
- Lettuce Wraps: Fill lettuce cups rather than tortillas to make a low-carb dinner option.
- Quesadilla: Chopped up leftovers stuffed inside of quesadillas will make a perfect, easy meal.
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Recipe doesn’t say anything about the rice, how did you make the Spanish rice? The pic isn’t really regular white rice
Here is our Spanish Rice Recipe!
https://dinnerthendessert.com/spanish-rice/
Thank you so much for the wonderful recipe! These have become a staple at our house.
very tasty recipe…thank you for posting!
Realized the next day I forgot to add the water, but this was so good! My favorite burrito recipe now. I sprayed them with cooking spray and air fried them!
The pictures don’t show ground beef. What did you use in those burritos? Is that some kind of steak?
Loved the burritos… good way to use up leftover Spanish rice.
GREAT RECIPES!
Wonderful recipes.
I don’t have a microwave. How would you suggest reheating in the oven?
I’d wrap it in aluminum foil and place it in a 350 degree oven to reheat. Might take up to 15 minutes. Enjoy!
This is an easy great tasting recipe that almost anyone should be able to make.
If I could give it more stars I would.
That’s so nice of you to say, Mike. Thank you!
Check your recipe. It’s says beans to begin with but then list decried beans????
You can actually use either for this recipe. If you want to use pinto beans, make sure they’re rinsed and drained. Sorry for the confusion.
I absolutely love all your recipes. We’ve made these burritos several times. I’ve also made these with a chuck roast slow cooked and then shredded. My husband devours them every time. We have several of these frozen in food saver bags for a quick weeknight meal. The chicken and cilantro rice ones are awesome as well. Keep up the great work!!
Thanks, Amanda. I’m so glad you’re loving the recipes.
Thanks for the recipe, it’s very helpful
You’re welcome.
I have my this recipe twice and my family loves it!! Thank you this is delicious!
Thanks for coming back to let me know, Crystal.
Your recipe calls for ground beef but in the picture it doesn’t look like ground beef. The picture looks awesome but I don’t want to use ground beef so what meat was used in the picture?
I used ground beef for this recipe.
It looks like carde asada which is like a skirt steak
In one place it says to wrap in foil but another says wrap in Saran wrap. Is it both?
I can see how that could be confusing Lisa. The foil is when the burrito is freshly made and you want to keep it warm on the serving platter. The saran wrapped burritos are when you choose to make ahead and freeze for a later time as saran wrap is a air tight way of preserving food. Hope that helps!
beautiful
Hello! These sound amazing! I plan to make them ahead of time for a camping trip. I’m guessing I would just use foil and hen can throw gen over hot coals? Would I double wrap them? Thanks!
I am definitely not a camping pro, haha but that sounds right. Have a great time!
What are the instructions for backing right away if not freezing?
You can follow the same instructions just don’t let the the filling cool down. Start making the burritos right away and serve. Enjoy!
This is very good and easy to make
I make them in large quantities I like having them in the freezer
So smart to do that!
should this be baked in the oven and am I the only one that noticed what to do with the cheese? all the ingredients sound great, but the directions are bare.
If frozen, I just reheated in the microwave. You’ll want to add the cheese in with the other ingredients as you’re laying out the burritos. Thanks for catching that it was missing. 🙂
My family loves this recipe! We make them ahead of time to eat through the week.
Very smart!
Wow! I can’t wait to give it a try! Love this beef burrito!
So delicious and easy – my whole family devoured them in no time!
Yay!! So glad you all loved it!
Wow!! These look SO delicious!! My family would love these!!
Such a great family friendly recipe, for sure!
This will now become a weekly staple for our family!
How awesome!!