When my husband and I were newly weds, we lived in a one-bedroom apartment and both attended university full-time. When we visited his parents in Montana, his mom made a huge double-batch of freezer burritos and sent them home with us. I remember many times when we packed the burritos with us to go on campus because we knew we would be there late. During the day we just stored them in the fridge in my husband’s research office. They were so convenient!
I had a new baby a few weeks ago, and before she arrived, I made a batch of these burritos. Wow – if these came in handy when I was a college student, they were truly a lifesaver when, after a busy day, I was scrambling at 6pm to feed three little kids and myself, while my husband was still at work and I had a new baby to nurse. Not only are they quick and convenient, but they are tasty too! And my kids love them. Between lunches and last-minute dinners, we burned these through burritos at a fast rate, and now that we are all out, I’m missing them!
Assembling the burritos:
Wrapping them up in plastic wrap:
Ready to pop in the freezer:
PrintFrozen Burritos
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs hamburger
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- a few grinds of pepper
- 1 (31 oz) can refried beans
- 1 (7 oz) can chopped green chilies
- 1 (about 10 oz) bottle mild red taco sauce
- Half of a 10-oz can green enchilada sauce (or you can use about 5 oz from a bottle of green taco sauce)
- ¾ tsp cumin
- ¼ c. Pace chunky salsa
- 24 large flour tortillas
- 1 to 1 ½ lb shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Brown hamburger with onion and drain excess grease.
- Add remaining ingredients except tortillas and cheese and heat through. (You may add salt to taste.)
- Lay out tortillas and divide meat mixture and cheese among them.
- Roll up in plastic wrap, place in gallon-sized ziplock freezer bags, and freeze.
To serve, place one wrapped frozen burrito on a plate and microwave for 1 ½ minutes or so. Using kitchen shears, slice through the plastic wrap along the length of the burrito and discard. (If you discover the middle is still cold, heat it up a little more in the microwave.)
This recipe may be doubled.
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I just stumbled upon your website and am so thankful that I did! Your recipes looks delicious and I’m looking forward to making many of them! In fact, I’m starting here and am browning the meat for these right now – I am so excited to see how they turn out! I know my husband and kids are going to LOVE them~ quick, easy and best of all, homemade! You ladies – and your Mom – are all so beautiful and have put together a lovely website!
I just stumbled upon your website and am so thankful that I did! Your recipes looks delicious and I’m looking forward to making many of them! In fact, I’m starting here and am browning the meat for these right now – I am so excited to see how they turn out! I know my husband and kids are going to LOVE them~ quick, easy and best of all, homemade! You ladies – and your Mom – are all so beautiful and have put together a lovely website!
After a few hours in the kitchen, I had two (and a half) gallon bags of homemade frozen burritos in the freezer. Love it! Thanks for the idea. When you’re pressed for time, it’s easy to eat bad-for-you food. I think this will help curb that behavior for me.
Rice should be OK. personally I love to make my own refried beans on the back of the stove every month or so and I freeze several bags in the freezer. They were wonderful on these. thanks for the recipe
Nickie, it sounds like you are very busy serving loved ones. I am glad that this make-ahead idea has helped you. God bless you!
I wanted to thank you for sharing your recipes. This one was a hit my brother is dying of cancer and my dad just had knee surgery. I made these last night to help lighten my load. Thanks again!
Thamk you for these recipes, my family and I enjoy them a lot!!
I remember when you had these at BYU! Griff loved frozen burritos, too. I am going to have to make a batch of these for him (and for me, of course!)
Congrats on your new little one! I love this recipe! My boyfriend often works and has school late and picks up frozen burritos at the grocery/convenience store for a late dinner. These are much better, tastier and cheaper, than those store bought ones. I will have to make up a big batch for him soon!
Thanks so much for the idea! I made these tonight and they were a hit. I substituted a chuck roast for the ground beef just b/c that was what I had on hand. I’m happy to have some stocked away in the freezer for my husband’s lunches and future lazy dinner nights.
~Jamey in Kansas City, MO
Hey Bailey, I honestly don’t have much experience with freezing rice, but I would imagine that if you mixed it up with the meat filling it would be fine. Sounds like a good idea!
Do you think it would work with rice in the mix too? We really love adding cilantro lime rice to our burritos, but I’m not sure how well rice freezes/thaws. Do you have any experience with that?
Wow what a great idea! I bet my boys would love these! Thanks Erin:)