The Best Meal Prep Chipotle Beef Burritos

Name: The Best Meal Prep Chipotle Beef Burritos
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oil (we use avocado oil); 1/2 white or yellow onion, diced; 1 pound ground beef (we use 93% lean); 4 ounces canned chopped green chiles; 1/2 of a 14.5 ounce can of diced tomatoes; 1.5 teaspoons cumin; 1/2 teaspoon chili powder; 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, diced (about 1 cup); 1/2 onion, diced; 1 jalapeno diced, seeds and membrane removed; 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Juice of 2 limes; 1/2 cup sour cream or greek yogurt; 1.5 teaspoons mayonnaise; Juice of 1/2 lime; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 2 chipotles in adobo sauce + 1 tablespoon sauce; 1.5 cups shredded cheddar cheese (shred your own!)

6 steps

Prep:15minCook:15min

These meal prep chipotle beef burritos come together quickly and can be refrigerated for three or four days. We reheat ours in our air fryer, and they taste just as good as they do fresh! Great for meal prep, and they're totally customizable--if you don't like something that's in ours, just leave it out and add whatever you like.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:48:05 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories397.1 kcal (20%)

Total Fat31.3 g (45%)

Carbs8.5 g (3%)

Sugars2.6 g (3%)

Protein21.1 g (42%)

Sodium744.8 mg (37%)

Fiber1.4 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a pan over medium heat and add onion. Cook for a couple of minutes, then add ground beef, breaking it up as it cooks, and and cook until it's cooked through, about ten minutes. Then add canned tomatoes, canned green chilis, cumin, chili powder, ground cayenne, garlic powder, and salt, and cook for another two or three minutes, allowing the flavors to combine and the tomato juice to reduce down a bit.

Step 2

To make the pico de gallo, combine diced grape or cherry tomatoes, diced onion, diced jalapeno, chopped cilantro, salt, and the juice of two limes. Set aside.

Step 3

To make the chipotle sauce, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, chipotles in adobo sauce, salt, and the juice of a lime in a food processor and process until smooth. Set aside.

Step 4

To compile the burritos, add the following to each tortilla:1 tablespoon sour cream1 tablespoon chipotle sauce1/2 cup ground beef1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese1/4 cup pico de gallo

Step 5

Sear the bottom of the burritos in a dry pan over medium heat (and the sides if you'd like!) to seal them up. We do it for about 30 seconds, but check them to make sure they're not burning every ten seconds or so--the pan gets hotter as you go.

Step 6

Enjoy! We like to serve them with extra chipotle sauce for dipping.

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