Hard

Black Bean and Rice Burritos

Total Time
2h 30m
35m prep · 115m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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🥬 Vegetarian ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

These black bean and rice burritos are easy to expand upon — add bacon, avocado, pico de gallo, or whatever you want. Add lettuce and sour cream, then sprinkle each burrito with Cheddar and Monterey Jack. Wrap, eat, and be happy.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup white rice
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 0.5 sweets yellow onion , chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic , minced
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder , or more to taste
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 0.25 teaspoons ground cloves
  • 0.25 teaspoons freshly ground nutmeg
  • 1 , 15 ounce
  • 1 , 8 ounce
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 8 large flour tortillas , warmed

Instructions

  1. 1

    Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.

  2. 2

    Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in melted butter until onion is translucent, 5 to 6 minutes. Add remaining 1 tablespoon butter and let melt. Stir in chili powder, paprika, cumin, black pepper, cayenne pepper, cloves, and nutmeg; cook, stirring often, for 2 more minutes.

  3. 3

    Stir in black beans and tomato sauce, then bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and cook until flavors blend, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in cilantro. Let sit until cilantro wilts, about 5 minutes.

  4. 4

    Fill warm tortillas with bean mixture and rice.

Nutrition Facts

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