Bean and Beef Burittos

Beans fresh out of the crock pot, rinsed and draining. Some will be saved for dinner, the rest will be packed in bags and frozen.

In my (renewed) quest to save money AND stock up on freezer meals for when Little Miss comes, my thoughts have turned to dried beans.

Dried beans are a wonderful way to get bang for your buck, the amount of food you can produce for the amount of money spent, dried beans are one of the most cost effective foods you can buy. They are also full of nutrients, unprocessed, easy to cook (once you know how), and store forever.

One of my favorite go-to bean meals is burritos. They are very versatile, you can throw almost anything into them, whatever you have, and if you keep precooked beans on hand they can make up the bulk of the burrito. I serve them hot and cold, and they freeze beautifully.

Basic burrito made for freezing, cheese, beans, ground beef.

Rolled and ready for the oven. They don't need to be cooked before they are frozen, I just feel like they hold together better if they have been cooked first.

Fresh out of the oven, cooling, waiting to be bagged and frozen.

Once they are completely cooled, place in freezer bags and into the freezer they go. These will be warmed up later for a quick lunch or dinner.

4 thoughts on “Bean and Beef Burittos”

Hi, Aimee!
Hope you’re doing well:)I have one question re: cooking the burritoes before freezing them…at what temperature do you bake them at and for how long (I guess that is 2 questions–LOL). We like burritoes here and I am hoping that by summer’s end my life (and this house) will be more organized so I can do things like this.
BTW, am working on decluttering our home (yippee)!
Blessings,
Aimee

Momzoo on June 22, 2012 at 3:34 pm said:

I either pop them in the microwave for a couple minutes, or you can bake them at 350 for about 30 minutes. 🙂

What kind of seasonings do you use? I’ve tried making bean burritos with and without meat (in the vein of Chipotle) and they’re always super bland. Even using cumin and chili powder doesn’t seem to do much for them.

Momzoo on June 25, 2012 at 10:13 am said:

sometimes I use taco seasoning, sometimes just salt and pepper, sometimes I will mix salsa with the beans. It really just depends on what I have around and feel like doing at the moment. I do always serve them with cheese, salsa and sour cream (my kids like ketchup). So even if they don’t get seasoned much when I first make them, I serve them with something that will give them some kick. 🙂

Aimee on June 22, 2012 at 8:45 am said:

Hi, Aimee!
Hope you’re doing well:)I have one question re: cooking the burritoes before freezing them…at what temperature do you bake them at and for how long (I guess that is 2 questions–LOL). We like burritoes here and I am hoping that by summer’s end my life (and this house) will be more organized so I can do things like this.
BTW, am working on decluttering our home (yippee)!
Blessings,
Aimee
- Momzoo on June 22, 2012 at 3:34 pm said:
  
  I either pop them in the microwave for a couple minutes, or you can bake them at 350 for about 30 minutes. 🙂
StrivingSimply on June 23, 2012 at 10:56 am said:

What kind of seasonings do you use? I’ve tried making bean burritos with and without meat (in the vein of Chipotle) and they’re always super bland. Even using cumin and chili powder doesn’t seem to do much for them.
- Momzoo on June 25, 2012 at 10:13 am said:
  
  sometimes I use taco seasoning, sometimes just salt and pepper, sometimes I will mix salsa with the beans. It really just depends on what I have around and feel like doing at the moment. I do always serve them with cheese, salsa and sour cream (my kids like ketchup). So even if they don’t get seasoned much when I first make them, I serve them with something that will give them some kick. 🙂