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Beef and Bean Burritos

Beef and Bean Burritos

Quick and easy beef and bean burritos with a sneaky green punch. Everyone in the family will love them and are much healthier and tasty alternative to those fast food burritos.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6

Equipment

  • Rice Cooker
  • Sheet pan
  • Mixing Bowls
  • 12 inch non stick skillet

Ingredients
  

Rice

  • 1 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup long grain white rice
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, minced

Burritos

  • 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
  • 1 15 oz can pinto beans
  • 1 Tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 Tbsp cumin
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp chipotle chile powder
  • 12 oz 90 percent grass fed ground beef
  • 1 Tbsp lime juice
  • 2 cups swiss chard, stems removed and chopped
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 6 flour tortillas
  • 10 oz sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
  • sour cream and salsa for serving

Instructions
 

For Rice

  • In my rice cooker I saute rice, garlic and salt until fragrant. Then add broth, close and cook according to instructions with cooker. Once done add cilantro and fluff with fork, set aside

Burritos

  • Meanwhile, combine broth and half of pinto beans in bowl and mash with fork or potato masher. Heat oil in 12 inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion and cook until just beginning to brown. Stir in tomato paste, garlic, cumin, oregano, and Chile powder and cook until fragrant, about a minute. Add beef, breaking up pieces with spoon, and cook until no longer pink.
  • Add swiss chard, and bean mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until nearly all liquid has evaporated. Stir in remaining whole beans, lime juice, and salt. Remove from heat, cover and set aside.
  • Adjust oven rack 3 inches from broiler and heat broiler. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil. Wrap tortillas in clean dish towel and microwave until soft and pliable about 90 seconds. Arrange tortillas on counter. Dived rice, beef and bean filling and all but 1 cup of cheese among tortillas. Dollop each tortilla with 1 Tbsp of sour cream if desired. Fold sides of tortilla over filling and roll tightly into burrito form. Transfer to prepared sheet, seam side down.
  • Sprinkle remaining 1 cup cheese over burritos. Transfer to oven and broil until cheese is melted and starting to brown, about 3-5 minute, rotating sheet halfway through. Serve with additional sour cream and salsa

Calories per burrito 566kcal, Fat 25.7, Saturated Fat 14.3, Cholesterol 105mg, Sodium 991mg (should be less if you rinse your beans) Carbs 46.1g Fiber 4.4g Sugars 2.9g, Protein 36.5g

    Notes

    Burritos can be made ahead of time and froze for later use. Just pull out and wrap in paper towel and microwave for about 4-5 minutes.
    Or if you are like me and you like to buy the raw tortillas (I get mine at Costco) because you love the warm fresh taste. Store the ingredients separately and warm up and assemble when you are ready to eat. Filling will keep for 24 hours in the fridge or longer if frozen.
    I like to buy my tomato paste in the tube so that I don't have to worry about wasting a whole can that I open.
    You can definitely switch the beans to black if you prefer or the swiss chard to any other leafy green. Don't be afraid to make it your own and let me know what combinations you do.
    I buy my sour cream at Frys because they have one without carrageenan and other additives and its not anymore then the other ones.
    Recipe adapted from Cooks Country April/May 2013