Freezer standby meals don’t get any better than this – burritos filled with Mexican Shredded Beef in a rich, thick sauce, and stuffed with Mexican Red Rice and cheese. SO GOOD! You will love this Shredded Beef Burritos recipe.
Shredded Beef Burritos
Last week, I shared my Mexican Shredded Beef recipe. Beef slow cooked with classic Mexican flavours then shredded and tossed in the glorious sauce the beef was cooked in. The beef is really juicy, fall apart tender, and the sauce is really something else!
To be honest, it’s hard to go wrong with the braising liquid from anything slow cooked. 🙂
The recipe for my Mexican Shredded Beef makes a LOT of beef. When you shred meat, it always makes it seem like so much more which is a good thing because it goes further! Look at this mound of goodness…….
In that post, I made tacos out of the beef. And today I’m sharing burritos made with the same beef. Freezer friendly ones! I had a ridiculous amount of beef (from testing the recipe multiple times) so I made them freezer friendly so I didn’t have to worry about ensuring they were consumed within a couple of days. 🙂
I stuffed my burritos with the shredded beef, cheese and Mexican Red Rice. There is a bit of an art to rolling burritos. I must admit, I struggle. I blame my hands. Bay Hands (i.e. abnormally small hands) are NOT made for rolling up generously stuffed burritos! Here’s how I roll them. The little extra step I do is using a knife (blunt side down) to help keep the stuffing in place while I pull the bottom part of the tortilla over the filling. I’m pretty sure that people with larger hands will not need the knife!
I made these burritos freezer friendly but if you are making them to consume immediately or you want to do a “DIY Burrito Spread”, feel free to add other burrito fillings. I only use beef, rice and cheese because all the ingredients freeze perfectly. My other favourite fillings include pico de gallo or just plain sliced/diced tomatoes, cilantro/coriander, avocado, salsa, sour cream (yes, I love putting sour cream in the burrito!) and lettuce. But none of these freeze well which is why I haven’t included them in my freezer friendly burrito. 🙂
But here’s a photo of a non-freezer friendly burrito, in case that’s what you want to make! I’ve included some notes in the recipe too.
Time to get stuck into my lunch! I’m having this one! – Nagi x
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Shredded Beef Burritos
Ingredients
- 8 large extra soft flour tortillas (10"/26cm)
- 1 1/2 to 2 cups shredded cheese (I used Monterey Jack)
- 3 to 4 cups Mexican Shredded Beef plus sauce , tossed or separated (Note 1)
- 2 cups Mexican Red Rice
- 400g/14oz can corn kernels , drained
- 400g/14oz can black beans , drained
Instructions
- Microwave half the tortillas very briefly to warm them up (15 seconds or so). This ensures they don't crack when you roll them.
- Place 1 tortilla on a workbench - cover the rest with a tea towel to keep them warm.
- Place cheese down the middle of the tortilla, then top with 1/3 cup of beef, some corn, beans, then 1/4 cup rice.
- Roll the burrito up. (Note 2) Wrap in foil to hold it together.
- If you are serving it immediately, heat a skillet over medium heat. Cook the burritos for around 4 to 5 minutes on each side to make the tortilla brown and heat the inside through.
- If freezing, place in the freezer. To reheat, you can either bake from frozen (with foil on) at 350F/180C for about 40 to 45 minutes, or thaw and cook in the skillet per above. You could microwave it (remove the foil) but I like my burritos a bit crispy!
Recipe Notes:
No nutrition today. Too difficult to calculate because this uses 2 recipes!
So I have a dirty little secret. I have a love grocery store freezer burritos. I love them because they’re quick, easy, and relatively satisfying. They’re not great – in fact, they’re kind of bland. But they get the job done. So imagine how stoked I was when I heard you were working on freezer friendly burritos! Finally! I can heat a burrito for a quick meal and I know it will taste amazing!
Umm….store bought frozen burritos? Seriously????
Lady, you should be knighted (dame’d?) for services to food. This is an epic idea! I can only imagine how excited misses 7 and 9 would be if I pulled these from the freezer as a standby meal.
I know, right?? Kids love these!!
Love this idea!
Love make ahead recipes! these look so so goo ! I am totally making it this weekend.. Pinning! 😀
Thanks Arpita! I do hope you try it…and LOVE IT!!! N x
I spotted this on Instagram, Nagi, and really liked the being able to freeze them part. I love having freezer standby meals at the ready (great for lazy people!)
Thanks for the tip about not putting the avocado etc in before freezing – I probably would have done that … duh.
I’d pile them on fresh though just before eating!
The only reason I know is because I did it!! The texture was just so wrong afterwards. Yuck! 🙂
I can’t wait to try these! Freezer friendly burritos?! Dream come true!!! 🙂
SO GOOD. Makes me do the happy dance!! 😉
I need to start thinking about easy meals and dinners for the family for the new year, as I finish up my final stint of maternity leave and return to work in February next year. These burritos will be SOOOOO good after a long day at work. Can’t wait to give these a try in the next couple of weeks!
Oh my gosh Gloria! You know what? I’m going to have to get my cataloguing sorted and create a collection of recipes especially for you 🙂 I might have to get your help to choose the right recipes!!! Freezer friendly and super fast midweek meals. My aim is to make your life easier because if I figure if I’m helping you, others will find it useful too!! N x
I’d love to see what meals you cook and freeze!
I am making these today, but I am curious why your rice is freezer-okay when inside a burrito but not by itself?
Hi Elizabeth! Rice by itself is FINE to freeze. It’s very common practice in Asia! All my Japanese relatives do it!!
Sounds like a plan! As you know, I’ve cooked many of your recipes, and the super quick and easy ones I’ve loved so far are:
– One Pan Risoni Bolognaise – the kids love this one too!
– Anything made with Charlie
– Broccoli Fritters
These are the ones that jump out at me right away. We love having a couple of boxes of your Shredded Beef Chili Con Carne in the freezer for emergency dinners – you know, those nights when you have every intention of making something that has been meticulously planned in the weekly menu, for which you have all the ingredients, and then, through no fault of anyone, I flake out and say “I don’t want to cook right now”. These are the nights when J Daddy shines – he grabs a box out of the freezer and reheats the chili, dumps the contents on some corn chips, and serves the dinner with a flourish.
I’ll go through my records to mark up all the recipes I’m dead keen on and let you know. Love your work. Love you! :-* x
These burritos look and sound delicious, Nagi! Love Mexican rice and meat! Excited to try the recipe! 😀
Thanks Jess! I know, hard to go wrong with that combo of flavours, right? 🙂
Oooh!These look so yummy. Now I believe a burrito by any other name is a wrap! I love fixing them — they are so easy to pack and eat. Psssst!! I have something to whisper — when i make wraps like the tuna wraps– I don’t – those hands are hubby’s — he has nice big hands that can easily wrap those big boys!! Of course I would hope readers would assume they are his — they are nice and hairy 🙂 These would be great for a picnic or lunch. Great recipe Naji
Yup, burrito is just a fancy word for wrap!! 🙂 You’re lucky your hubby does the rolling for you….makes your life much easier!! N x
I like your technique for rolling burritos – anything that works is good!
Thanks Susan!! I’m always having to come up with ways to compensate for my small hands…bah! So annoying! (Height is a challenge too…kneading is such hard work!)
I love having food like this in the freezer! And your shredded beef looks perfectly seasoned and has ideal texture. Another keeper, Nagi! Thank you…
Thank you Marissa! Means a lot, coming from a great cook as yourself! N x
Hi Nagi! I love recipes that can be repurposed into another dish! I am happy with just tortillas and beans! I have a cast iron tortilla press which I use when I get urge to make homemade tortillas. I think I was Mexican in a past life! 🙂
ME TOO!! I love that you make your own tortillas. 🙂 It’s on my list of things to try! PS I think I was Mexican in a past life too…. 😉
There’s this chain here called Moe’s (very similar to the incredibly popular Chipotle) that my daughter and I frequent. My daughter very often gets the most amount of fillings on a burrito as she can think of and then we watch in awes as those chaps roll the burritos up – but then she has such a hard time finishing it – I’m thinking these freezer friendly burritos would be a much better option than watching her try to stuff herself silly!
Ha ha!! I just had such sweet visions of your daughter ordering a fully-loaded burrito…TOO CUTE!!! N x
So easy to make and very convenient! I was not a fan of frozen foods, until recently! Now I try to freeze everything I can! These tacos look amazing!
As bloggers, it’s impossible to avoid freezing! So many leftovers!! 🙂
Nagi… I have to tell you… I just love that you showed how to roll the burritos. Truth be told I do NOT think it’s the Bay hands 🙂 I think it’s just HARD! Love the knife trick! And this just looks so good! I love that you do stirfry the rice! It’s just tastes so much better that way 🙂 Which reminds me…I need to take better photos of my rice 🙂 Love LOVE this dish! What a great freezer meal! Boy am I talky today!
THANK YOU! I am SO GLAD to have the difficult of burrito rolling validated by a chef!!! 🙂
Drooling!!!!! I need to come and raid your freezer!!!
I have the tiniest freezer at the moment. Once the house is finished I am hoping to replace my chest freezer and get a decent fridge freezer in the kitchen (I dream about my kitchen!!!! Well cooking food in my kitchen!)
I love this, so simple and I adore that you can cook them from frozen!! So good when you forget to get something out for dinner! Yum!!!
Pinning 🙂
The fact that you can be so upbeat and cheerful despite what you are going through is so wonderful Claire. You are a TOP CHICK!! <3
Awwww thank you.
What can you do, if you dwell on stuff it will just eat you up and turn you bitter. Might as well roll with it and believe that everything happens for a reason. Maybe the reason was so I can get a brand new kitchen? and walk in pantry 😉 (My pantry is in!!! You can’t really tell it is a pantry so I labeled it when I put it on instagram LOL)
At the end of the day, I can be cheerful and upbeat because I still have the things that truly matter to me and that is the most important thing of all.
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Nagi, this is so beyond convenient and so easy to make I will surely make it .. Beautiful photos too, as usual.. I am still reading your book an d alot of info about where to focus..
Hi Shobelyn! I’m so glad you got my book 🙂 Be sure to shout out if you have any questions!! N x