Tonight I made a big pot of beans and a big pot of rice… and turned that into 16 rice & bean & cheese burritos (+ a “burrito bowl” for my dinner tonight!) for about 79 cents/burrito! Super excited to have these to grab out of my freezer to take to work for lunch. I work at a grocery store and I’ve gotten way too comfortable lately spending $4.24 on a slice of pizza instead of packing something.
by Sssbc
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A pound of burger with taco seasoning adds a lot to those. Can also put in some onions if you want.
Great idea. It’s so easy to just pay for a lunch but what you make at home saves so much money and you make it the way you like it.
I like to have my filling a little more integrated so I would mix the blended beans and rice together along with some cheese. That way I don’t get a bite that has all beans and no rice or vice versa.
Also, when you are planning on using your rice for burritos, try adding in finely chopped veggies, celery, carrots, onion, a can of tomatoes. If you have leftover cooked veggies, chop those up and mix in when you combine the rice and beans. This way you are getting some veggies in the meal as well.
Another cost savings is to reuse the bag your tortillas come in, either to put the burritos in the freezer or when taking them in your lunch. Why pay for another bag when you have a perfectly good one already?
Good luck.
Burritos are a staple!
I don’t eat red meat so mine are black beans, refried beans or refried pinto beans, rice, tomato, corn, onion, cheese, peppers, and seasoning (usually cook it all together in a huge wok and mix in chili powder, cayenne, paprika, garlic salt. Throw in some lime juice and voila!
Very filling, and with the size of my wok I make such a huge quantity
But when I have friends or family who do eat it, I just add some ground beef
How do you thaw / heat them for eating?
I’ve been meaning to make these for years. Is it really that easy? Do you truly just make, roll, and freeze?