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Beyond Meat Burritos
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Beyond Meat Grilled Burritos

These Beyond Meat Burritos are filled with cilantro lime rice, black beans, salsa cheddar, meatless crumbles, & then grilled to perfection.
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Grilling time30 mins
Total Time1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 5 people
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Ingredients

For the rice:

  • 4 cups cooked white rice, I prefer basmati (in my rice cooker 1 ½ cups dry basmati makes 4 cups cooked)
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp butter or Eath Balance, diced into small cubes (or an additional 2 Tbsp olive oil)
  • ½-¾ tsp sea salt
  • ¾ cup cilantro, minced
  • 1-2 Tbsp lime juice, freshly squeezed

For the Meat Substitute:

  • 12 oz ground beef substitute, I prefer Morningstar Farms Veggie Griller Crumbles, but use your favorite ground beef substitute
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil

Everything else:

  • 1 14 oz can black beans, drained
  • 1 ½ cups freshly grated cheddar cheese, (use your favorite vegan cheddar to keep this recipe vegan)
  • 4 Tbsp salsa or pico de gallo, I recommend using a fresh salsa or pico de gallo (ie: not one from a can or bottle that stores on the shelf)
  • 5-8 Guerreo's Riquisimas Soft Taco or Riquisimas Burrito size tortillas, use whatever tortilla size and brand you prefer, but this is what I recommend

To serve:

  • Guacamole
  • Sour Cream
  • Lettuce
  • Salsa

Instructions

Make the rice

  • Make the rice via your favorite cooking method. (I prefer to use my rice cooker.)

Make the Beyond Meat/meat substitute

  • While the rice cooks, make the ground beef substitute.
  • Add the meatless crumbles/beef substitute and olive oil to a frying pan. Cook on medium heat until warm and slightly browned, about 10-15 minutes. Taste, and add additional salt if needed.
  • Note: if using Beyond Meat crumbles, you will need to add salt to bring out the flavor. I recommend adding ½ tsp salt.
  • While the crumbles and rice cook, you can drain the black beans and grate the cheddar.

Season the rice

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Once the rice is done cooking, let it cool uncovered for 10-15 minutes. Allowing the rice to cool for a few minutes will help keep it from clumping together when we add the seasonings.
  • Now add the butter/Earth Balance, olive oil, salt (start with ½ tsp; you can add an additional ¼ tsp later, if needed), cilantro, and 1 Tbsp lime juice.
  • Mix until everything is completely incorporated, the butter/Earth Balance cubes have melted, and the cilantro is evenly distributed.
  • Taste, and add the remaining ¼ tsp salt and the additional Tbsp of lime juice if desired.

Layer the casserole

  • Grease a 9x9 inch pan. Spread the rice in the bottom of the pan. Use an offset spatula to get the rice even and level.
  • Now spread the meat substitute evenly over the rice.
  • Next, dollup the salsa evenly over the meatless crumbles by the tablespoon. Use your offset spatula to spread the salsa out. Don’t worry if the salsa does not spread completely evenly. The salsa won’t touch every square inch of the casserole and that's ok. The flavor will still carry.
  • Now spread the drained black beans in an even layer on top of the salsa.
  • Last, sprinkle the cheddar/vegan cheddar over the black beans.
  • Bake the casserole, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 15 minutes, until the cheese has melted and every layer is warmed through.
  • Let the casserole cool for 15 minutes. At this point, you can enjoy the casserole as is, or use it as a filling in grilled burritos.

Grill the burritos

  • Place a generous amount of the casserole filling inside a tortilla. Try to maintain the casserole layers so that each bite of the burrito will have something from each layer. Fold the tortilla up into a burrito. (Allowing the casserole to cool for 15 minutes before compiling the burritos will help you maintain the layers as you transfer the filling to the tortilla.)
  • Heat a few Tbsp of canola or olive oil in a skillet over medium heat until the oil is warm, about 1 minute. Now add the burrito to the skillet.
  • Grill/fry the burrito over medium heat until the tortilla side that is face down in the skillet turns golden brown, about 3-4 minutes.
  • Flip the burrito so the other side is now face down in the skillet, and fry for an addition 3-4 minutes, until this side is also golden brown.
  • Remove the grilled burrito from the skillet, and place on a paper towel-lined plate to remove excess oil.
  • Repeat the burrito grilling process until you've used all the casserole filling.

Serve and enjoy!

  • Serve these grilled burritos with greens, and garnish with salsa, guacamole, sour cream, hot sauce, etc. Enjoy!

Notes

This casserole filling alone is a great meal if you don't feel like grilling burritos.
This dish is vegetarian.
This dish is vegan if you use vegan cheddar (or omit the cheddar) and use a vegan meat substitute, like Beyond Meat Beef Crumbles or Morningstar Farms Veggie Griller Crumbles.
This dish is gluten-free if you use gluten-free tortillas and a gluten-free meat substitute, like Gardein Beefless Ground.