Two words: FROZEN BURRITOS
I found out how easy it is to make & freeze burritos when I was pregnant. When I got the nesting bug (which came mainly in cooking form) I stocked up our freezer with these burritos from Everyday Food. Two months after Cooper was born, I found a batch of them in the back of my freezer and they were like gold! Three minutes in the microwave and this momma was nourished just like that! The best part was that I was able to feed my husband...who really deserved a home cooked meal after all the countless diapers he changed!
While some of us have a whole weekend afternoon dedicated for cooking for the week, most of us don't. If you have a little less than an hour one night of the week, carve out some time and make some burritos to freeze. Your future self will thank you for hooking you up with something delicious, tasty, and something you've always wanted---your very own personal/customized frozen burrito! And really, the longest part of the process is waiting for the rice to cook. It's a great way to get rid of stuff in your fridge & pantry all at once.
This is how I do it:
I make a batch of rice in my rice cooker. I add a can of diced tomatoes, 1 chopped onion, a clove of minced garlic & some chili powder and let it cook. When it's done, I add some cilantro to make it more colorful.
On this batch, I have a can of refried beans, black beans, grated cheese, fresh cut cilantro & a hot sauce/greek yogurt combo for my sour cream. Don't forget your hot sauce! Tapatio is one of my faves!
I take a dish cloth and run it under the faucet to moisten it, making sure to squeeze out any extra liquid. I then wrap up a stack of burrito sized flour tortillas in the towel and toss them in the microwave for 1 minute. It helps make the tortillas more pliable for wrapping. In that minute, I make a stack of aluminum foil sheets so I can easily wrap burritos up right after I fold them.
I load each tortilla with our favorite toppings (not TOO much) and wrap it up!
It takes a little practice at first, but in no time, you will be come an expert!
Wrap it up in foil and then tuck them away in your freezer, for safe keeping!
I would write a date on them in sharpie, but they are never in our freezer long enough to warrant that extra step.
So when you are ready to eat one, you just:
1. Unwrap frozen burrito from foil
2. Wrap burrito in damp paper towl
3. Microwave for 3 mins on high.
4. Wait to cool, then eat!
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Love this idea - way healthier and greener, too!
OK, they look so good and thanks for the idea. But now I am so, so hungry and it's still hours away from lunch time!
I can tell already that this will be another one of your awesome ideas that we adopt at my house. We still say thanks to you a couple times a week for the cous cous / feta / tomato / basil / sausage dinner idea you had on here.
Thank you!
yeah, this is genius. totally doing this. you are my foodie hero. matty is here too, saying YESSSSS.
i loved chatting with you + alex the other night, BTW. we have to make that happen again!!!
it's true janet! I can reuse the foil too, because it doesn't get dirty!
lindsey- that is pretty much the sweetest thing ever. I am soo happy that that dish is in your rotation. This makes me so excited
jenny- YES! I was looking for you today...you musta bean bizzy! I am sure that if Casey gets this excited over frozen burritos, Henry & Matty are gonna go nutso!! xoxoxo
This is great! I will be adding it to my recipe file! The month of January I will be putting great ideas like these in to motion!
okay, I'm dumb. When you make the rice, you add all that good stuff before you cook it? So basically you just reduce the amount of water you cook it with and replace it with tomato juice from the can?
yup! you got it regan. I added it all to the rice maker and made sure the water line went up to the appropriate number line. The tomatoes really didn't add that much liquid. They were really chunky not watery. Hope that helps!
I made these last night and they were delicious...I now have 4 protein bombs waiting in my freezer
Brilliant idea! I buy those Amy's ones for my boys but homemade would be so much better. My husband would love these for the nights I am out.
My teenager is going to love these because I don't buy the one from the store:)
He'll appreciate having quick food although he'll have to cook them in the toaster oven.
Nice Tracy! Love it!!
I don't think these will even make it to the freezer!
Just discovered your site and in the last week have made the freezer burritos (wow how good are they), mexican chicken soup and the chicken pot pies. Keep up the fabulous recipes and I'll send you my gym membership bill ;)
WOW!!! LISA!!! Look at you go!! I am so glad you tried them & THANK YOU for stopping by!!!