Homemade Frozen Burritos Beef Burritos

Published 1/6/2020 • Updated 7/18/2023 Make Ahead Burritos are the best kind of meal prep if you ask me! Check out some of our other popular freezer burritos » Fajita Breakfast Burritos and Make Ahead Breakfast Burritos. Take an hour out of your day to prep 16 of these make Homemade Frozen Burritos. They’re made with beef, tons of veggies, and white rice. Bonus, they’re THE BEST lunch meal prep ever!

Amazing Lunch Meal Prep

There is seriously nothing worse than waking up in the morning with “nothing to pack for lunch.” That’s why we love making meals just like these burritos because they’re easy to freeze and thaw for lunch at work or school! Check out some other recipes that are good for freezing:

Beef Chili Recipe (freeze in single-serve containers!) Crockpot Lasagna Instant Pot Sweet Potato Curry

Are frozen burritos unhealthy? If you make your own make-ahead freezer burritos at home, they are going to be much healthier than the store-bought kind because you can monitor what goes in them!

How to Make Ground Beef Burritos

Step 1: All the Veggies

Fajitas actually inspired the veggies in these burritos. Re: adding fajita veggies to your burrito at Chipotle 😀 We kept things simple with peppers and onions and even repurposed more of our taco seasoning to flavor it! Feel free to choose whatever kind of bell pepper and onion your heart desires. We got fancy and used 3 different colors of bell pepper and a yellow onion. Method: instead of pan-frying these veggies, we actually decided to roast them on a baking sheet. The reason for this is that it’s hands-free and super simple AND these an cook while you make the other components of these burritos on the stovetop!

Step 2: Rice

Now that your veggies are in the oven, it’s time to get your rice cooking. We chose to use white rice for this recipe, but you can totally make this your own and use any grain!

white rice brown rice (try our cilantro lime brown rice!) quinoa cauliflower rice none at all!

Method: We used the stovetop, but you can also make one of these grains in your Instant Pot or really any method you prefer!

Step 3: Ground Beef

While your veggies are roasting and your rice is cooking, it’s time to whip up your meat! We’re super sneaky and actually used our ground beef taco meat recipe, cuz it’s that good! All you need are 4 ingredients to make the best taco or burrito meat and it all starts with a good lb. of high-quality beef.

ground beef tomato paste taco seasoning (we used our homemade taco seasoning!) water

Method: The easiest way to brown ground beef is on the stovetop. It takes less than 10 minutes and doesn’t need too much attention!

How to Wrap a Burrito

Wrapping a burrito is quite simple. The key here is making sure you use a tortilla that’s big enough to fit all of your fillings! Our biggest tortilla tip is: use a flour tortilla! Corn + whole wheat tortillas don’t hold-up as well as flour. Place all ingredients in the center of your tortilla. Make sure they are quite compact. Then, take one end of your tortilla and fold it over the ingredients, slightly tucking it under the ingredients. Then, fold outside ends in making sure nothing can fall and roll your burrito tightly to form a nice solid wrapping!

How to Freeze Burritos

How to Reheat a Frozen Burrito

How long do you cook frozen burritos? The easiest way to reheat a frozen burrito is by first unwrapping the tin foil and then defrosting it in the microwave for a few minutes before microwaving on high for 1 – 2 minutes. Oven option: this is where the tin foil comes in real handy! Preheat oven to 350ºF. Place frozen burrito(s) in the oven fully wrapped in tin foil. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the burritos are thawed and hot.