Pam's Beef and Bean Burritos

I have a few teenage boys who are always hungry when they come home from school and late night activities. I discovered that by making my own freezer burritos, they have something quick and filling to make.

Here's the recipe that I adapted mine from. I usually can get a lot more than 40 with this recipe. It's very basic, but when you cook them up you can add any topping to it you want.


Beef and Bean Burritos
(from "Fix, Freeze, Feast" by Kati Neville and Lindsay Tkacsik)
Make 40 + burritos

1 warehouse size tray (about 6 lbs.) lean ground beef
1 cup taco seasoning
3 cups water
40+ ten-inch tortillas
4 (28 oz) can refried beans

Brown beef in a large stockpot over medium hear until no longer pink, about 20 minutes. Drain and discard fat. Add the taco seasoning. Stir in water and simmer mixture over medium hear for 20 minutes, or until the liquid is almost entirely evaporated. Cool.

Spread 1/4-cup ground beef and 1/3 cup refried beans on each tortilla. Wrap burrito-style and then wrap each one individually in foil.(I just stick each one in a fold-oven sandwich bag.) Divide burritos into gallon-size freezer bags.

Seal and freeze.

To cook:
Thaw in the refrigerator or reheat them straight from the freezer.

Microwave: frozen about 2 minutes.

Oven: bake in foil at 375 for 30 minute if frozen.
300 for 30 minutes if thawed.