We all love an easy beef mince recipe during the week, the latest is my easy Beef Burritos recipe, which gives us a delicious handheld meal-in-one for quick dinners, packed lunches or picnics. The only cooking involved here is making up the beef mince sauce filling (which is similar to my Chilli Con Carne recipe). The rest is all simple prep. Even the rice uses a pre-flavoured pouch of microwave rice as a handy shortcut. Everything is ready in 30 minutes, and you can make this a little extra by baking or frying a little before you eat if you like.
Why You’ll Love These Minced Beef Burritos
⭐️ Simple to make – ready in about 30 minutes ⭐️ Make ahead for lunches or add your fave sides ⭐️ Healthy, budget-friendly and packed with flavour Tasty Mexican/Tex Mex flavours really work with beef mince, but honestly, all of the add-ons for making burritos has sometimes put me off in the past. Here I’ve adapted the fillings a little to make them super easy to bring together and hardly any preparation required. Of course, if you prefer you could make homemade salsa, flavour your own rice and refry some beans. There’s a lot of debate about whether authentic burritos are actually Mexican or TexMex/American creations. They’ve been adopted by so many fast food chains, the version we know and love has certainly been adapted and evolved from it’s original name, which means “Little Donkey” in Spanish! [Source: TheRecipe.com]
Beef mince – I like to use 5% or 10% fat mince meat here Onion – Fresh or frozen, pre-chopped is fine if you want to save time Mild chilli powder Sweet smoked paprika Ground cumin Dark brown sugar Tomato puree Beef stock cube
For the burrito filling:
Large tortillas Microwave rice pouch – Mexican flavoured if you can Fresh salsa – The type from the fridge if possible Black beans – Tinned and drained Grated mozzarella – Other cheese will work, but we like the cheese pull of mozzarella!
In the freezer The meat filling is fine to be frozen. Just wait until it’s totally cold and then put into a freezer proof container and freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost thoroughly before reheating. Also I’d LOVE to see your cooking creations. If you’d like to share yours with me, you can tag me on Instagram (@tamingtwins).
