These 5-ingredient vegetarian black bean freezer burritos are perfect for making a big batch of and then having for lunches throughout the week. I have just recently discovered the power of the freezer burrito, having a delicious burrito all ready to go and warm in a few minutes – it’s amazing!
Whomever I tell about my amazing ‘new’ discovery laughs at me because apparently everyone else has known about the magic of freezer burritos for years and has been keeping it a secret from me? Whatever the reason that I’m so late to this trend, I don’t care. I am serious in love with it.
Freezer burritos are great, you take half an hour one day to assemble them, and then store them in the freezer. Then, when you’re in need of a quick lunch, all you do is go to your freezer, take out a burrito and warm it and viola, you have yourself a delicious burrito.
Can I share something weird with you guys? I really don’t like the taste of microwaved meat, especially chicken! It’s so bad, but I just simply cannot eat it, the flavor isn’t the same and it just grosses me out, so when it comes to microwaving lunches, I’m ALL ABOUT VEGETARIAN options, which is why I made these freezer burritos vegetarian.
They’re filled with a delicious combination of black beans, brown rice, salsa and cheese, and then wrapped in a super soft burrito.
My hubby helped make the burritos as you can see above! Major props to him this week – it’s been so crazy busy, and he even brought me dinner when I was having a super late meeting this week, it was super sweet.
After you make your burritos, you wrap them in plastic wrap and store them in a ziplock bag in the freezer. Then when you need lunch, you just take it out of the freezer and microwave it (I shared on snapchat, username: sweetphi me enjoying these vegetarian freezer burritos this week!)
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5-Ingredient Vegetarian Freezer Burritos
Ingredients
- 1 cup dry brown rice cooked (yields about 2 cups)
- 10-12 soft tortilla shells
- 2 cans black beans drained
- 1 cup salsa to heat level of your liking
- 1 1/2 cups Mexican blend shredded cheese
Instructions
- Cook rice according to package instructions (I cook this ahead of time).
- Lay a tortilla shell on a board, add a few spoonfuls of brown rice, then topp with a few spoonfuls of black beans, salsa and a pinch of shredded cheese.
- Roll the burrito tightly.
- Wrap the burrito in plastic wrap and then put in a ziplock freezer bag. Repeat until all the burritos are made.
- To warm the burritos: I like the toaster oven method best- I remove the burrito from the freezer and remove plastic wrap. Put on a plate and cover with a paper towel and microwave for 30 seconds, then put in the toaster oven on high heat for 10 minutes, flipping half way through, until both sides start to brown slightly.
- If you don't have a toaster oven, simply microwave burrito on a plate on high, covered in a paper towel for 1 minute, then flip the burrito and microwave for an additional minute. Let sit in the microwave for one minute, then remove and enjoy. Sometimes I've had to microwave for an additional 30 seconds if the burrito is really stuffed!
Nutrition
Sarah says
HI! How long do these stay good for in the freezer before they start to go soggy?! Thanks!
They look great!
Sweetphi says
I’d say 2 months in the freezer (but I’ll admit, I have found some well after that hiding out in the freezer, and they’re still delish). The trick is heating them, I’d recommend thawing and baking them to get the crispy outside!
Dhrubaa Mukherjee says
OMG! This is the best idea ever! Do they need to be heated immediately? Or will they last 3 hours to serve as office lunch?
Little Cooking Tips says
Perfect! We have a very similar filling in Tacos in the weekend, we make our own taco shells by frying whole-wheat tortillas and they’re delicious. The difference was that we added Greek yogurt, avocado slices and Cayenne pepper as well:)
We never had burritos, only wraps (fajitas) and tacos, we’d LOVE to try your method and make some of those ahead for the week (we now wonder if avocado is something we can freeze or not, we’ll check it out, it’s full of fat so it should be ok)!
Thank you for another delicious idea dear Phi!
xoxoxo
Sweetphi says
Your additions to tacos (and your way of frying the tortillas) sounds great! Tacos/burritos are all about personalization! And I think that avocados would be ok as a filling, but they might get discolored and brown when reheating.
Thank you for your comment
Phi
Sarah says
Omg I am the EXACT same way! I literally will refuse any meat served to me out of the microwave. Beef is especially bad, but chicken has been getting to me lately too. Glad to see you’re on the burrito trend- I have to say- the fact that you can make saran-wrapped burritos look gorgeous means you have tons of talent girl. Way to go! 🙂
Sweetphi says
Isn’t it so weird how one can taste those subtleties? I love these freezer burritos because they’re vegetarian and sooo good when reheated 🙂
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
I have a whole draw in my freezer filled with burritos are various kinds. You can never have too many burritos, right?
They are just so handy for a grab and go meal.
Sweetphi says
One can never have enough burritos, you’re so right! I’ve never made other kinds, so I’m hooked on black beans ones right now. Do you have another flavor combo you like?
Jana says
I’m so relieved to hear someone else can’t deal with the taste of reheated chicken! My fiancé thinks this quirk of mine is so strange. If I eat reheated chicken it has to be DRENCHED in some kind of very flavorful sauce or I just can’t do it without grimacing the whole time I’m eating it. I’m so glad there’s someone else out there to make me feel less alone in my reheated chicken weirdness. I feel vindicated! ?
Sweetphi says
I’m SO WITH YOU!!!! My hubby always thinks I’m weird when I tell him that, but it’s true, to me reheated chicken just tastes funny! That’s why I love these vegetarian freezer burritos 🙂
shawnna griffin says
hey girl these look really good!
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much! These are great for having on hand when you need a quick lunch 🙂