The Easy, Cheap, and Delicious 3 Ingredient Burrito

January 19, 20212 Comments

I don’t always have enough time to make myself a full lunch. Life is busy, and, as much as I love Larabars, I have found myself eating one as a meal much too often. About a year ago, I decided to create some fast (but delicious) ways to concoct a meal, and this burrito is one of my favorites.

So, what’s in this burrito? Well, there’s rice, beans, cheese, bell pepper, sour cream, corn, and salsa all wrapped in a delicious flour tortilla! Oh, and it has 8 grams of protein! Okay, I know what you’re thinking: how is that only three ingredients? My secret is a frozen dish that is retailed at just $1 at stores near me. For more details, scroll down!

The Ingredients

Flour Tortillas

For the base, all you need is two or three small flour tortillas (or 1 or 2 large ones). Of course, if you prefer corn tortillas, that would work too, but I like flour ones for this recipe.

Eat2Live Vegetable Burrito Bowl Frozen Dish

I use this frozen dish as the main filling of the burrito. It contains rice, sour cream, red beans, black beans, green bell peppers, cheese, corn, and lots of seasoning. The dish is only 290 calories, but provides you with 8 grams of protein. You can find information on the product at this website. Of course, if you can’t find this specific frozen dish, there are other inexpensive ones that will work as well. Here are some ideas:

Lean Cuisine Santa Fe Style Rice & Beans (I’ve tried this one before)
Smart Ones Santa Fe Rice & Beans (I’ve tried this one before)
Marie Callender Cheesy Chipotle Rice & Beans Bowl (I haven’t tried this one but I usually like Marie Callender meals)

Salsa!

The final ingredient in this burrito is salsa. My favorite brand is Willy’s Fresh Salsa and you can find the website here. I’ve only used mild for this burrito, but I’m sure a spicy salsa would taste good as well. If you want to skip salsa altogether, I recommend purchasing some pico de gallo, but it goes bad quicker.

The Process

Step One: Cook the frozen rice and bean dish according to the package’s instructions. Then, transfer the rice mixture to the center of the tortilla(s). If you want to use up all of the rice mixture, evenly divide contents between 3 small or 2 large tortillas. If you want to save some rice to eat on the side, only use 2 small or 1 large tortilla.

Step Two: Scoop preferred amount of salsa on top of rice mixture that is inside the tortilla(s).

Step Three: Carefully roll the tortilla(s) into the shape of a burrito. Now you’re done! If you have some rice mixture remaining, serve it on the side.

Delicious 3-Ingredient Burrito

With just 3 ingredients, this burrito will astound you with the mount of flavor it contains, despite the minimal effort it takes to make it!

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Prep Time 3

Cook Time 3

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 1 person

Equipment

Microwave

Ingredients

1 package frozen Santa Fe Style Rice & Beans dish
a few spoonfuls salsa
3 small flour tortillas OR 2 large flour tortillas If you want to save some of the rice and bean mixture to eat on the side, just use 2 small tortillas/1 large tortilla

Instructions

Cook the frozen rice and bean dish according to the package’s instructions.
Transfer rice mixture to the middle of the tortilla(s). If you want to use up all of the rice mixture, evenly divide contents between 3 small or 2 large tortillas. If you want to save some rice to eat on the side, only use 2 small or 1 large tortilla.
Scoop preferred amount of salsa on top of rice mixture that is inside the tortilla(s).
Carefully roll the tortilla(s) into the shape of a burrito. Now you’re done! If you have some rice mixture remaining, serve it on the side.

Want more easy recipes? Try my Best Italian-Style Microwave Eggs recipe!

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