Crispy Bean + Cheese Burritos
Crispy Bean + Cheese Burritos Recipe – super crispy, super thin pan seared burritos. One of my kids favorite meals!
This is not keto. This is not Whole30. But it is my kids very favorite meal that I make them, and your kids are going to love this too.
Whenever I make my husband and I burrito bowls or fajitas, I make the kids these crispy burritos and they eat every bite.
Crispy Bean + Cheese Burritos
I love these burritos because they are super THIN, and when they get crispy they hold their shape perfectly. They don’t open up and make a burrito mess everywhere. My 4 year old and almost 2 year old can hold these no problem.
All that is in the burritos is refried beans and cheese. The secret is to spread the beans in a really thin layer. As thin as you would spread peanut butter on a sandwich. This way the burrito is easy for little hands to hold. Then sprinkle on cheese, fold and press.
It’s basically a rectangle bean and cheese quesadilla.
You could add in more things inside the burrito, but I keep it simple with just beans and cheese. I serve veggies, fruit, chips and salsa on the side for my kids.
I then slowly cook it in a cast iron skillet in ghee until oh so crispy. Super simple and VERY kid approved!
Watch Crispy Bean + Cheese Burrito Recipe Demo (2:54 minutes)
Crispy Bean + Cheese Burritos
Ingredients
- 1 flour tortilla
- 2 tablespoons refried beans
- 2 tablespoons shredded cheese
- 2 tablespoons ghee
Equipment
Instructions
- Heat your cast iron skillet over low heat for 5 minutes.
- Spread the refried beans in a thin layer on the tortilla. (As thin as you would spread peanut butter on a sandwich). Sprinkle on the cheese. Fold up the burrito like an envelope, and press to keep it thin.
- Add the ghee to the cast iron skillet. Start the burritos folded side DOWN. Cook for 8-10 minutes over low heat until very crispy. Flip, and cook another 8-10 minutes until very crispy.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool. The wire rack will prevent it from creating steam and getting soggy on the bottom.
- Serve warm. Watch your kids enjoy the best burrito of their lives!
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18 Comments on “Crispy Bean + Cheese Burritos”
I’m sorry, just full of ideas over here!
I bet this type of burrito would be good with a slice of American cheese, bacon, eggs and another slice of cheese. Yes, cheese lover here! Then cooked the same way! What cha think?
Me again! I’m sorry, just full of ideas over here!
I bet this type of burrito would be good with a slice of American cheese, bacon, eggs and another slice of cheese. Yes, cheese lover here! Then cooked the same way! What cha think?
Your idea about making the burrito into a breakfast burrito sounds delicious Larry!
Hello again Natalie!
Larry is back! I made these and they were horrible! Horribly delicious!!!! I put a smidge more beans and cheese in mine (the adult version!), and cooked them in butter as I had no “Ghee”. Sooooo easy and good!
Question: I have some leftover backed chicken in my freezer, and was wondering if you had a recipe for using the chicken, lots of cheese and yellow rice??
Thanks again!
Larry
Mobile, AL
You know I do have a recipe for a casserole that you may like to use your leftover chicken with Larry. It calls for cauliflower rice but you could substitute regular rice and add cheese:
https://www.tasteslovely.com/whole30-keto-creamy-chicken-cauliflower-rice-casserole/
I sure hope you like it!
Hey and thanks for what looks to be my new favorite! My question is this: can these be frozen for later? How do you recommend doing it.
Thank you and stay safe and posting more fantastic recipes we all need! Easy and yummy!!
Larry Turner
“Hungry for more”!
They can be frozen Larry. Ideally I would assemble them and put directly into the skillet frozen and crisp up that way. I like the texture to be super crunchy. If you want a time saver way of doing it, you could assemble them, grill them, then heat in the microwave. They will not be as crispy in the microwave but it would be fast!
I made these for my two teen vegetarians and they’re a huge hit! Thanks Natalie!
Yeah! I love that your teen vegetarians enjoyed them Jess.
Absolutely genius!! My kids love these!!!
I am glad they enjoy the crispy bean burritos too Raek! Those are my kid’s favorites!
Easy and delicious for kids and adults alike!!
Yeah! I am so glad you like my crispy burritos Ashley. I love to hear that they were easy and delicious. They are seriously my kids favorite food. I kinda like them too!
We are dont keto and did this the other night with our keto tortillas we just used meat and cheese and onions on the inside. Thanks for the inspiration- grilled stuffed burritos were a hit at our house! We topped with queso & guac- yum!
*doing keto
Oh my gosh, I love that you made this as a grown up Keto version of the burrito! Sounds absolutely delicious Christi! I love that you topped it with queso and guacamole! Yum!
Can’t wait to try!
Trust me, they are delicious Stephanie! I sure hope you like the crispy burritos!