Veggie Burritos

Our easy homemade veggie burritos are ready in only 25 minutes. They are loaded with fresh vegetables including red onion, corn and bell pepper, plus we have added in black beans along with pre-cooked brown rice, salsa cream and guacamole all wrapped up in soft flour tortillas. They can be made ahead for an easy meal-prep dinner or to heat up at work for lunch.

Why We Love This Recipe For Easy Veggie Burritos

We are obsessed with these easy veggie burritos as a quick weeknight dinner and meal-prep lunch! They’re so simple to make – all you have to do is saute the veggies and beans, then add your favorite toppings. You can also customize your vegetarian burritos with your family’s favorite vegetables! 

We love the tender spiced bell peppers, onions and corn, the creamy guacamole, and hearty rice and beans all wrapped up in soft flour tortilla. They make the most satisfying meal!

Key Ingredients for this Vegetarian Burrito Recipe

• Vegetables: Onion, corn and red or green bell peppers
• Black Beans: Drained
• Seasonings and Herbs: Chili powder, ground cumin, coarse kosher salt, cilantro
• Flour Tortillas or Wraps: Can use whole wheat tortillas or low carb tortillas to cut back on carbs and calories
• Avocado oil
• Salsa: Or use pico de Gallo for a chunkier sauce. Here’s our homemade pico recipe.
• Greek Yogurt: Healthy alternative for sour cream. We mixed this with the salsa to make a simple salsa cream for the burrito sauce.
• Guacamole: you can use homemade guacamole or store-bought. Find it in the deli section at your grocery store.
• Brown rice: Cooked and heated as directed
• Shredded Jack cheese: Colby jack, Monterey jack, or a mild cheddar cheese. You can also use a vegan cheese (and sub plant-baes yogurt or sour cream for the yogurt) to make these vegan.

How To Make Vegetable Burritos

Step 1: Cook Vegetables

Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat and add the onion and pepper. Cover and cook the veggies, removing the lid to stir often until they’re softened and starting to brown. This should take about 8 to 10 minutes.

Step 2: Add Beans and Seasonings

Stir in the drained beans, corn, chili, cumin, and salt into the vegetable burrito filling and cook, stirring through until the spices are fragrant. This would only take about 1 to 2 minutes, and then you can remove from the heat and stir in the fresh cilantro.

Step 3: Mix Salsa Cream

Whisk the yogurt in a medium bowl and then whisk in the salsa until completely combined.

Step 4: Compile Burritos

Lay the tortillas on your work surface and spread the guacamole over the tortillas, dividing evenly. Add the rice into the middle of the burrito, and then spoon the vegetable and bean mixture on top. Top with rice, cheese, and sauce.

Step 5: Wrap Burritos

Wrap up the burritos, tucking the sides in so the burrito filling isn’t coming out.

Step 6: Brown the Burritos

Coat a non-stick skillet with cooking spray and set it over medium-high heat. Lay the burritos seam-side down in the skillet and cook until they’re browned on the bottom, which will take about 2 to 3 minutes. Flip them and cook the other side until it’s browned, about 2 minutes. Cut your burritos in half to serve. 

FAQs and Expert Tips

Substitutions and Variations To Try

• You can use cauliflower rice instead of brown rice for a lower-calorie option.
• We love the ease of pre-cooked brown rice, but you can use your favorite rice. Jasmine rice or another wite rice such as basmati work well too. Or add in additional flavoring: for example, mix your cooked rice with fresh lime juice and some additional fresh cilantro to make cilantro lime rice.
• Instead of wrapping your vegetable burrito filling into tortillas, arrange it over chopped romaine lettuce or mesclun green to enjoy it as a burrito bowl.
• Use a gluten-free toritllas or wraps instead to make gluten free veggie burritos. But keep in mind you will have to make smaller vegetarian burritos (8 or 9). Be careful when heating them in the skillet as they can burn easily.
• If you want a little more kick, top your burrito with hot sauce.
• Instead of using chili powder and cumin, you can grab a pack of taco seasoning to season your bean and veggie mixture. Or for additional smoky heat, add in a little minced chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.
• Other veggies you can add to your burrito include zucchini, sweet potatoes and mushrooms. You can also roll burritos with aditional fillings such as ripe black olives, chopped tomatoes or shredded lettuce.
• We also tested this recipe cutting the peppers and onions into strips like fajita veggies, which would work too.

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Happy Cooking! ~Katie

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