Lots of Burritos!
About a week or two ago, Carol was kind enough to refer me to a great recipe from the Maxwell Family, for a large number of burritos to freeze and reheat.
The recipe is located here.
Because my family is not nearly as large as the Maxwells, I split the recipe in half.
Two days ago, I cooked about 14 cups of pinto beans...stored them in the fridge till last night. Last night, I took them out, smushed them all up (with a mixer), and cooked the correct amount of onions and jalepenos to go in them.
Into one large bowl went about 1/3 of the beans, which was the spicy kind with the jalepenos. The other bowl contained 2/3 of the beans, and this kind only had onions and the spices.
Once all of the stuff was mixed in, I got the freezer paper out that I had bought,cut pieces out and laid them on top of each other, to save time....and I cut the freezer tape into little strips to save time as well (you can see them all along the side of the table in the picture below).
It was very easy and quick rolling the burritos and wrapping them in the freezer paper. Within 10 minutes, I had about 30 burritos wrapped:
Unfortunately, I ran out of tortilla wrappers! I have to go to the store today to buy about 60 more of them....That's about how many more burritos I have left to wrap!
I wrote "S" on all of these burritos to let us know they are the spicy ones. I'm pretty sure the kids wouldn't like to get ahold of one of the jalepeno ones!
The recipe is located here.
Because my family is not nearly as large as the Maxwells, I split the recipe in half.
Two days ago, I cooked about 14 cups of pinto beans...stored them in the fridge till last night. Last night, I took them out, smushed them all up (with a mixer), and cooked the correct amount of onions and jalepenos to go in them.
Into one large bowl went about 1/3 of the beans, which was the spicy kind with the jalepenos. The other bowl contained 2/3 of the beans, and this kind only had onions and the spices.
Once all of the stuff was mixed in, I got the freezer paper out that I had bought,cut pieces out and laid them on top of each other, to save time....and I cut the freezer tape into little strips to save time as well (you can see them all along the side of the table in the picture below).
It was very easy and quick rolling the burritos and wrapping them in the freezer paper. Within 10 minutes, I had about 30 burritos wrapped:
Unfortunately, I ran out of tortilla wrappers! I have to go to the store today to buy about 60 more of them....That's about how many more burritos I have left to wrap!
I wrote "S" on all of these burritos to let us know they are the spicy ones. I'm pretty sure the kids wouldn't like to get ahold of one of the jalepeno ones!
You come up with some great ideas!
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I will definitely have to try this one out. My husband loves having quick fixes for lunch and frozen burritos is a very common item. I'm sure this is a less costly way to do it. Thanks for the great idea!
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I have REALLY benefited from your site, especially the OAMC information. I'm gearing up to try it myself in the next couple of months and your info is invaluable.
You are probably well aware of this site, but thought I'd pass it on anyway - 30 day Gourmet - www.30daygourmet.com. Tons of stuff there, great message boards. Hope it helps you in some small way!
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Great job, Bethany! I'm planning on doing some oamc next week.
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Hi Bethany,
This looks wonderful! Do the flour tortillas hold up well after freezing and reheating? I've never frozen flour tortillas before, much less with a filling in them. Thanks for the great recipe!
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Could you please show step by step picture instructions on how to fold burritos? When I came over to America for a vacation two years ago, I noticed that burritos were folded differently than we do at home. Here, we fold up the bottom, and then the two sides over, leaving the top open. You guys, encase the whole thing closed... and I can't work out how to do it so that it stays closed!! I'm really liking this idea.
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Michelle, I think they should taste fine after reheating, but I'll try one out for lunch from frozen to check it out for you, and I'll report back when I know!
Jenny, I'll post a tutorial on folding burritos soon!
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Michelle, I reheated one from frozen and it turned out just as I would have expected. It was like the frozen burritos that you buy at the store...except the filling tastes so much better. I admit there is a slight difference in the texture of the flour tortilla when it is reheated from frozen, than if you just made it and cooked it right away. However, it's just a slight difference, and not a big deal. I love the taste of this filling...can't get enough of it! It's perfect with some cheddar cheese and sour cream also.
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These look yummy, Bethany!
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The freezer paper works amazingly well! It has a plastic coating on one side,...that's the side you put the food on, and then the other side is just paper. I think it works just as well as a plastic bag, but it couldn't hurt to put it in a bag too, if you want to!
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Thanks for joining me for Freezer Food Friday
I have never made these, but I will give them a go, thanks for the instructions too
Rachel xxx
A Juggling Mum
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Thank you!
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Bethany,
I wonder how these would be rolled in a corn tortilla for variety? We love Mexican food around here.
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Hi Bethany
I was wondering if you have frozen any burritoes with meat filling? I think I would like to make these but also do a few with a spicy beef filling. Do you think that would work as well as just the bean filling?
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I think it would probably work just as well! Hamburger meat freezes well. I'll have to try it sometime.
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hi. I was wondering how many this made??? in the end
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