Baked Bean and Cheese Burritos

by BudgetBites
Prep: 10m
Cook: 25m
vegetarian
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Ingredients
Servings:6
16ozrefried beans
1cupsalsa
1cupcooked long grain rice
2cupcheddar cheese
12flour tortillas
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Instructions
  1. 1

    Mix the filling

    Preheat the oven to 375°F. In a large bowl, combine the refried beans (grab the vegetarian kind if you're keeping these meatless), salsa, cooked rice, and 1 cup of the cheddar, shredded. Stir until everything is evenly mixed.

  1. 2

    Roll the burritos

    Spoon about 1/3 cup of filling slightly off-center onto each tortilla. Fold the sides and ends over the filling and roll up. Set each one seam side down in a greased 13x9-inch baking dish so nothing leaks out.

  2. 3

    Bake

    Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of shredded cheddar over the top. Cover the dish and bake until heated through and the cheese is melted, 20-25 minutes. Top with whatever you have around — shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, sliced olives, or avocado all work.

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Baked Bean and Cheese Burritos

Created by: BudgetBites

Prep Time: 10m
Cook Time: 25m
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 16 oz refried beans
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 1 cup cooked long grain rice
  • 2 cup cheddar cheese
  • 12 flour tortillas

Instructions

  1. Mix the fillingPreheat the oven to 375°F. In a large bowl, combine the refried beans (grab the vegetarian kind if you're keeping these meatless), salsa, cooked rice, and 1 cup of the cheddar, shredded. Stir until everything is evenly mixed.
  2. Roll the burritosSpoon about 1/3 cup of filling slightly off-center onto each tortilla. Fold the sides and ends over the filling and roll up. Set each one seam side down in a greased 13x9-inch baking dish so nothing leaks out.
  3. BakeSprinkle the remaining 1 cup of shredded cheddar over the top. Cover the dish and bake until heated through and the cheese is melted, 20-25 minutes. Top with whatever you have around — shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, sliced olives, or avocado all work.

Notes & Tips

This is what I mean by pantry-first cooking. A can of refried beans, a jar of salsa, a cup of leftover rice, and a block of cheddar — the whole pan costs around $6, which works out to about 50 cents a burrito. The rice is the quiet move here: it stretches one can of beans across 12 burritos without anyone noticing. These freeze great too — wrap them individually before baking and you've got grab-and-go lunches for weeks. Shred your own cheese from a block; it's cheaper and melts better than the pre-shredded bags.