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Bean and rice burrito

Name: Bean and rice burrito
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican American
Ingredients: 4 large flour tortillas flour tortilla; 2 cans black or pinto beans drained black beans, dry; 2 cups cooked rice cooked rice; 3 tbsp tomato puree; 1 small chopped onion; 2 cloves minced garlic; 1 1/2 tsp cumin powder (ground cumin); 1 tsp paprika; 1 1/2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1/3 cup water; a handful shredded lettuce; 1 diced tomato; 1 chopped green chilli; a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); 1/2 large sliced avocado; 2 tsp lime or lemon lemon juice; Salt, to taste

Smoky beans, tomato rice and salsa rolled tight. The taqueria's humble hero.

35 minTime

16 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayBeans, rice and salsa in a flour tortilla.

The original

527kcalsame

16 gproteinsame

11 gfibresame

35minutessame

The classic bean burrito.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Flour tortilla4 large flour tortillas

Black beans, dry2 cans black or pinto beans, drained

Cooked rice2 cups cooked rice

Tomato puree3 tbsp

Onion1 small, chopped

Garlic2 cloves, minced

Cumin powder (ground cumin)1½ tsp

Paprika1 tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1½ tbsp

Water⅓ cup

Lettucea handful, shredded

Tomato1, diced

Green chilli1, chopped

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Avocado½ large, sliced

Lemon juice2 tsp lime or lemon

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Cook the onion in half the oil, add garlic, cumin and paprika, then the beans and water. Mash roughly as they simmer.
2Fry the cooked rice in the remaining oil with the tomato puree and a pinch of salt until each grain is coated red.
3Mix tomato, chilli, coriander, lime and salt into a salsa.
4Warm the tortillas, layer beans, rice, salsa, lettuce and avocado, fold in the sides and roll tightly. Toast seam side down.

Serve it like this

Cut on the diagonal, serve on a plate with extra salsa, lime wedges and a handful of tortilla chips.

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Bean and rice burrito

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