Easy Homemade Beef and Bean Burrito Recipe – A Classic Recipe Idea for Burrito Lovers

This classic, homemade beef and bean burrito recipe is perfect to add a little extra Mexican flare to your lives at dinner time. Packed full of delicious protein and Mexican flavors, this baked burrito recipe is sure to be a hit at home!

Our family loves beef and bean burritos, but purchasing the frozen burritos means added preservatives and huge amounts of sodium. While we love the idea of a quick dinner, it really doesn’t take much more time to make your own burritos.

Check out how you can make these perfect little mini beef and bean burritos for your family!

Easy Beef and Bean Burrito Recipe – Mexican Style

Serves 20
Preparation Time – 5 minutes
Cooking Time – 15 minutes

Classic Burrito Recipe Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 (15 ounces) refried beans or red beans (slightly smashed)
• 1 chipotle taco seasoning
• 1/4 cup water
• 20 flour tortillas
• 1 cup shredded cheese

How to Make Beef and Bean Burritos

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Brown ground beef.
• Add chipotle taco seasoning and water to the beef.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add both cans of beans to ground beef.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Place a scoop of bean and beef mix onto a flour tortilla.
• Add a pinch of shredded cheese.
• Fold in both sides.
• Fold up the bottom half.
• Then fold down the top half and place a toothpick in to hold it together.
• Place on the baking sheet.
• Cook at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes.

Get the printable burrito recipe below.

What cheese is best for burritos?

I’m partial to either a mild cheddar, Monterey Jack, or fiesta blend, but truth be told, you just want to have a cheese that is mild and easily melted.

What do you put in a burrito?

You can spice things up with this beef and bean burrito recipe by adding different burrito fillings!

You can add corn, bell pepper, change the beans to black beans, diced tomatoes, red onion, and sour cream just to name a few. If you are adding ingredients that are fresh like tomatoes, onion, and sour cream, you will want to add those after baking or reheating them if frozen. 

Can you have a burrito without beans?

You can…but who likes that? Well ok, I understand! Beans aren’t for everyone. A burrito can have beans but it doesn’t have to in order to be called a burrito.

If you are taking out the beans, I would add additional flavors mentioned above. 

Can you freeze beef and bean burritos?

Absolutely! These baked beef and bean burritos freeze really well. You can freeze them for up to 3 months and reheat them from a thawed or frozen state. 

How do you freeze burritos?

You can roll them up in a paper towel tightly and then wrap parchment or wax paper around them to store in a freezer bag in the freezer and they will reheat well.

How do you reheat homemade burritos? 

To reheat the frozen homemade beef and bean burritos, you can either thaw them out on the counter or reheat them frozen.

If you are thawing them out first, all you have to do is place the paper towel and parchment-wrapped burrito in the microwave for about 45 seconds to a minute. 

If you are reheating the burritos from a frozen state, all you have to do is place the frozen burrito in the microwave and reheat it for 2-2 1/2 minutes. 

Either way, this should reheat the burrito completely through. 

Be sure to pin this for later and be sure to print the recipe below! 

Here is the printable beef and bean burritos recipe. 

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