Welcome to the third installment of our Mexican Mouthwatering Monday series! In case you missed the past couple weeks, don’t forget to check out Catalina’s Tamales and Al’s Homemade Guacamole. This week is dedicated to the burrito, one of my personal favorite foods! I’ve adapted this recipe from Vegan in the Freezer. These black bean burritos are super easy — just throw it all in the crock pot, it’ll cook while you’re at work, and dinner will be ready when you come home!
Ingredients:
2 15-ounce cans of diced tomato
2 15-ounce cans of black beans, rinsed
1 cup dry brown rice
1 cup of frozen corn
2 cups of water or vegetable broth
1/4 cup of salsa
1 sweet pepper, chopped (any color)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 packet of taco seasoning (or 2 tbsp of your own mixture)
3 tablespoons nutritional yeast (optional)
Rinse the black beans in a colander and dump into the slow cooker.
Add the brown rice.
Chop the sweet pepper and onion, add to the crock pot.
Add the rest of the ingredients and spices.
Give it a good stir.
Set your crock pot to low and let the burritos cook for 8 hours.
Scoop your black bean burritos into tortillas and add your favorite toppings — avocado, lettuce, sour cream, whatever! I had mine with spinach and a side of romaine and cherry tomatoes. Yum!
- 2 15-ounce cans of diced tomato
- 2 15-ounce cans of black beans, rinsed
- 1 cup dry brown rice
- 1 cup of frozen corn
- 2 cups of water or vegetable broth
- ¼ cup of salsa
- 1 sweet pepper, chopped (any color)
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 packet of taco seasoning
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast (optional)
- Rinse the black beans in a colander and add to the crock pot.
- Chop the pepper and onion.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and spices to the crock pot.
- Cook for 8 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high.
- Serve with warm tortillas and your favorite toppings. Enjoy!
33 Responses
Cat
You might be convincing me to get a slow-cooker…
Alex
It’s totally worth it, Cat! I have 3 and no regrets!
Thalia @ butter and brioche
love a good burrito.. i could so devour one right now!
Alex
Sing it, sister! I’m always craving burritos and make these in the crock pot all the time!
KC the Kitchen Chopper
My slow cooked could use lovin’. Your Slow Cooker Black Bean Burritos looks like just the solution. Thanks for bringing it to #theWeekendSocial. Please stop by again Thursday 9:00 PM EST. Pinned! theKitchenChopper.com
Alex
You won’t regret it, KC!
Are Jay Sea
These look absolutely amazing. I’ll be making these for sure. Thank you!
Alex
Thanks Are Jay Sea! You’ll have to come back and let us know your thoughts on the final product! Enjoy!
pam
Looks awesome! Does the nutritional information include the tortilla or no?
Alex
Thanks Pam! The nutritional info is just for the burrito filling, I didn’t include the tortilla since there are so many different kinds.
Pam
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. We have made it at least 5 times since August! It’s the #1 fave in our household now. Last night, I gave my sister some of it to try and she absolutely loves it! Sharing the link with her today
I also love the fact that there are leftovers because it’s such a large batch 
Alex
Yay! I’m so excited to hear that, Pam! I love the big batch too — I actually have a couple leftover burritos in my freezer right now.
Kathy Everingim
This looks delicious. So glad I found you.
Alex
Thank you, Kathy!
Emma
This looks awesome! I’m really hoping to get more use out of my slow cooker this winter. Keep the ideas coming!
Alex
Thanks Emma, you’ll have to come back and let us know how they turned out! I actually have these burritos cooking in the crock pot right now, I’m a little obsessed! 😉
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Julia
Made this today – it was wonderful – thank you!!
Alex
I’m so glad you liked it, Julia!
S
Can these be made on high for 4 hours, rather than low for 8? I don’t have the ingredients on hand, but by the time I go to the store and then get home and throw it all in, I won’t have 8 hours 😉
Alex
4 hours on high should work totally fine, S. Just do a quick taste to make sure the rice is fully cooked. I hope you love it!
S
4 hours on high was perfect!! My husband loved it, and both of my kids loved it too (and they don’t usually like anything!)
Thank you!!
Alex
Yay! Thanks for reporting back, S! So glad to hear that you and your family loved the burritos!
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Kelly
Can I freeze this for later?
Alex
Absolutely, Kelly! I have some burritos in the freezer that I made using this filling. I just microwave them for quick lunches.
Michelle
so quick, and simple! the 3 year old put together most of it! This really tasted delicious too, thank you! (btw, it made at least two meals, if not more, for our family of 5!)
Alex
Yay Michelle! I’m so happy to hear that your family loved the burritos! It’s so cute that your little one was able to help out too!
Leslie
Question.. Can you substitute quinoa for the rice?
Alex
I’m not sure, Leslie, I’ve never tried making quinoa in the crock pot. Sorry I can’t be more helpful!
Vanessa
this looks great! I know it’s suppose to be vegan but could you add chicken? If so cook same time?
Alex
Great idea, Vanessa! You could add a couple chicken breasts, cook for the same amount of time, shred them, then mix it all up together.
Karen
Just made this, and everyone loved it!
However, we only managed to eat half of it as sooo filling. I’m putting the rest in the freezer. Does anyone have tips for reheating it? Thanks