How to Make Quick and Healthy Vegetarian Burritos

Make delicious, quick and healthy vegetarian burritos in less than 30 minutes. These are great as is, but you can also make many variations of this recipe by adding additional ingredients to suit your taste. This recipe makes 4 large servings.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Black beans (15 oz. can)
• Quick cooking long grain and wild rice
• Tortilla wraps
• Lettuce or mixed greens
• Tomatoes
• Sour cream
• Cheddar cheese
• Green pepper sauce

1. Start the rice first; cook according to package directions. Prep the other ingredients after you get it going.

2. Empty the can of black beans into a pot, cover and set to low heat.

3. Shred the cheddar cheese (about 1 cup) and set aside, or purchase pre-shredded cheddar cheese. Don’t worry if you shred more than you need, you can put it in a baggy and save it for next time.

4. Slice 2 tomatoes to desired size and shape. Set aside.

5. Shred about 2 cups of lettuce or mixed greens, or purchase a bag of shredded lettuce.

6. Check on rice and beans. The rice should almost be done. Get out 4 tortilla wraps and place them on plates.

7. Scoop out one fourth of the rice onto each wrap, sprinkle a ½ cup of cheddar cheese on each pile of rice, then with a slotted spoon, place 2 extra large spoonfuls of beans onto the rice and cheese.

8. Fold the wraps burrito style, and then turn them over so the flaps are underneath.

9. Place one fourth of the shredded lettuce onto each burrito, top with tomatoes and a dollop of sour cream. Finish off with a few sprinkles of green pepper sauce. Eat and enjoy.

Tips & Warnings

• Try adding sliced black olives and chopped raw sweet onions to the burritos.
• You can put the green pepper sauce inside or on top of the burrito.
• If you have meat lovers in your family, add taco meat to their burrito.
• You can add sautéd caramelized sweet onions and carrots to the inside of the burritos for a sweet contrast.
• For extra flavor try Spanish rice, or add a package of taco seasoning mix to the rice while it is cooking.