Burrito - 6 step-by-step homemade recipes

Burrito is a Mexican dish that is a variety of filling wrapped in a soft wheat cake. This is one of the most famous and popular Mexican dishes. So that you can repeat it at home, we have selected these 6 great recipes.

The classic homemade chicken burrito recipe

You don't need to be a professional chef to make the famous Mexican burrito. This recipe is a great family-friendly snack of the classic chicken burrito.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 4-5.

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  Finely chop the green onions and garlic cloves. Sauté the onion and garlic in vegetable oil.
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  Cut the chicken fillet into small cubes and fry separately until golden brown in vegetable oil. Finally, salt the meat to taste.
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  Add onion, garlic and chopped bell pepper to the pan to the meat, fry all together for 3 minutes.
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  Next, add canned beans, corn, cumin, chili peppers and tomatoes. Mix the ingredients well and cook for 3 minutes.
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  Grate the cheese on a fine grater, add it to the pan and stir. Once the cheese has melted, remove the pan from the heat.
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  Now you can proceed to collecting burritos. Place 3-4 tablespoons of the filling on top of the tortillas. Fold the bottom edge first, then the sides. Wrap the bottom edge of the burrito in parchment or foil to prevent the filling from leaking out.

Bon Appetit!

How to make a delicious minced burrito?

For the preparation of burritos, wheat tortillas, minced chicken and fresh vegetables are used. This is a great way to grab a quick and satisfying snack at home or outdoors.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 8.

Ingredients:

• Minced chicken - 0.5 kg.
• Wheat cakes - 4 pcs.
• Leaf salad - 16 pcs.
• Canned beans - 400 gr.
• Tomatoes - 3 pcs.
• Bulgarian pepper - 1 pc.
• Green onions - 1 bunch.
• Bulb onions - 2 pcs.
• Tomato paste - 0.5 tbsp.
• Ground cumin - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Finely chop the onions. Mix the tomato paste with a little water, caraway seeds and onions, simmer the mixture for 15 minutes, stirring constantly.
2. Then put the minced meat in the pan, continue to simmer until it is cooked.
3. Next, lay out the beans, stir, salt and season to taste.
4. Cut the bell peppers into strips, the tomatoes into thin slices. Chop the greens finely.
5. If the cakes are very large, cut them in half. Put the lettuce on the tortilla, then a few tablespoons of the filling, vegetables and herbs.
6. Wrap the filling in a tortilla and the burrito is done.

Bon Appetit!

Step-by-step recipe for making burrito with beans

Great veggie burrito option and a delicious Mexican appetizer with beans and vegetables. The dish turns out to be no worse than the classic version with meat, it also has a high nutritional value.

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• Tortillas - 6 pcs.
• Canned beans - 1 can.
• Tomatoes - 2 pcs.
• Bulgarian pepper - 1 pc.
• Chili pepper - 2 pcs.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 1 head.
• Sour cream 15% - 3 tablespoons
• Dill - 0.5 bunch.
• Parsley - 0.5 bunch.
• Cilantro - 0.5 bunch.
• Salt - 0.5 tsp
• Ground black pepper - 0.5 tsp
• Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons
• Cheese - 100 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Finely chop the onion and garlic. Pour vegetable oil into a preheated pan, fry the onion and garlic until golden brown.
2. Throw the canned beans on a sieve to drain the liquid. Add the beans to the skillet with the onions and garlic, stir and continue to fry for 2 minutes.
3. Cut the tomatoes and bell peppers into small cubes.
4. Finely chop the hot chili. You can use fresh or pickled peppers.
5. Add all the chopped ingredients to the pan, salt, season and stir.
6. Wash the greens and chop finely with a knife. Mix herbs with sour cream.
7. Grate the cheese on a fine grater. ¼ set aside some of the cheese, add the rest to the pan to the filling, stir and continue simmering until the cheese is melted.
8. Now you can proceed to collecting burritos. Brush the flatbread with a mixture of sour cream and herbs.
9. Then add a few tablespoons of the filling.
10. First, wrap one side of the flatbread, sprinkle it with a little cheese, then overlap the other side of the flatbread.
11. Serve the burrito straight away or heat it up in the microwave to melt the cheese.

Bon Appetit!

How to make a corn burrito quickly and deliciously?

A traditional Mexican burrito is a mouth-watering package filled with a variety of ingredients: meat, vegetables, chicken, beans or corn. The flatbread can be wrapped in a variety of ways, for example, in the form of a half-closed envelope, so it is very convenient to eat burritos on the go.

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Servings: 4-6.

Ingredients:

• Tortillas - 4-6 pcs.
• Minced meat - 250 gr.
• Canned beans - 100 gr.
• Canned corn - 100 gr.
• Tomatoes - 300 gr.
• Cheese - 100 gr.
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 1-2 teeth.
• Salt to taste.
• Ground red pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - 2-3 tablespoons

Cooking process:

1. Fry finely chopped onions in vegetable oil until soft.
2. Next, add minced meat to the pan, continue to fry until the moisture evaporates.
3. Tomatoes must be peeled and finely chopped. Add the tomato mass to the pan to the onion and minced meat. Fry the filling over high heat until excess moisture evaporates.
4. Then add the canned corn and beans to the skillet. Season the filling with salt and season to taste, stir and remove from heat.
5. Place a few tablespoons of the filling in the middle of the tortilla, sprinkle with grated cheese and wrap the edges of the tortilla.
6. Fry the burritos on both sides in a dry grill pan and serve.

Bon Appetit!

Burrito with chicken and rice at home

Lovers of healthy fast food should pay attention to burritos. There are a lot of burrito recipes and everyone can easily find the best filling for themselves. We offer you an original and hearty version of burrito with chicken and rice.

Cooking time: 50 minutes

Cooking time: 50 minutes

Servings: 3.

Ingredients:

• Chicken breast - 1 pc.
• Rice indica - 1 packet.
• Tomato paste - 200 ml.
• Soy sauce - 2 tablespoons
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Hard cheese - 100 gr.
• Sour cream - 2 tablespoons
• Tortillas - 3 pcs.
• Ground hot pepper - to taste.
• Ground cloves - 1 pinch.
• Dried oregano - 1 tsp

Cooking process:

1. If you are using portioned rice, you can cook rice and chicken in the same saucepan.
2. Finely chop the onion and fry in vegetable oil, add cloves, oregano and tomato paste.
3. Next, pour in the soy sauce and simmer until the moisture evaporates.
4. Disassemble the finished chicken meat into fibers and add to the pan to the tomato mass.
5. Next, lay out the boiled rice, grated cheese and sour cream, mix everything, salt and remove the filling from the heat.
6. Spread an equal amount of filling on the tortilla, wrap the tortillas and the burrito is done.

Bon Appetit!

A simple and delicious recipe for shrimp burrito

Since burrito belongs to fast food, it is usually formed from ready-made ingredients or those that are prepared in a matter of minutes. You can put fresh and canned vegetables, seafood and various sauces in the filling.

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Servings: 2.

Ingredients:

• Tortillas - 2 pcs.
• Shrimps - 250 gr.
• Avocado - 0.5 pcs.
• Lemons - 1 pc.
• Shallots - 1 pc.
• Chili pepper - 0.5 pcs.
• Salad - 4 leaves.
• Garlic - 1 tooth
• Green onion - 2 stalks.
• Mint - 2 branches.
• Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon
• Curry - 0.25 tsp
• Salt - 1 pinch
• For the sauce:
• Mayonnaise - 1 tablespoon
• Ketchup - 1 tsp
• Tabasco sauce - 0.25 tsp
• Worcestershire Sauce - 0.25 tsp
• Salt - 1 pinch

Cooking process:

1. Defrost the shrimp completely.
2. Finely chop the shallots and garlic, fry them in vegetable oil.
3. Add curry and shrimp to the skillet.
4. Squeeze the juice out of the lemon.
5. Add chopped green onions, salt and half lemon juice to the shrimp, stir.
6. Also add the chopped chili peppers to the skillet, stir and continue to fry until the shrimp is done.
7. Peel the avocado, remove the pit and cut into strips. Drizzle the rest of the lemon juice over the pulp.
8. In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and tabasco. Salt the resulting mass.
9. Heat tortillas slightly in a frying pan.
10. Grease warm tortillas with sauce, put shrimps with vegetables, avocado, mint and lettuce in the middle. Roll up the cake. Shrimp burrito turns out to be very light and tasty.

Bon Appetit!