Homemade Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito


My no. 1 craving in Korea is Taco Bell’s Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito.  The only Taco Bells in Korea are in Seoul or on the American military bases and since I don’t have access to those places, I had to create my own.  The good news is that it is healthier than Taco Bell!  The combination of the zesty sauce, creamy beans, and Mexican rice in this recipe creates the Taco Bell taste.

Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito

Homemade Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito

Servings: 3

Ingredients:

For the Rice

-1/2 cup uncooked short grain brown rice (or white if you prefer)

-1 chicken bouillon cube (or vegetable bouillon for vegetarian)

-1/4 cup salsa (I used Pace medium)

-2 cups water

For the Beans

-1 (15-16 oz) can whole black beans or pinto beans, undrained

-1/4 tsp ground black pepper

-1/2 tsp garlic powder

For the Zesty Sauce

-1 (~ 1/4 to 1/3 cup) container lowfat plain yogurt (or light sour cream!)

-2 Tbls light mayonnaise

-2 1/2 tsp taco seasoning (I used mild, low sodium is preferred)

Additional Ingredients

-3 large flour tortillas (I like whole wheat, but they don’t have them in Korea)

-3/4 cup shredded cheese (I used part-skim mozzarella)

Directions

For the Rice:

1) In your rice cooker or a pot, put in the rice, water, chicken bouillon, and salsa.  Cook like you would regular rice.  It should take 30-40 minutes.  * More water is used in this recipe to make the rice fluffier than Asian style sticky rice.

For the Beans:

1) In a pot, add the whole can of beans with liquid, the garlic powder and the pepper.  Cook over medium heat for about 5-7 minutes until there is just a little liquid left in the beans, this makes them creamy and easy to mash.

2) Remove from heat and mash the beans with a fork or potato masher to make ‘re-fried beans.’ *I like doing this rather than buying canned re-fried beans, they taste more authentic in my opinion.

For the Sauce:

1) Combine the yogurt, mayonnaise  and taco seasoning.  This can be made the day before and kept in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

For the Burritos:

1) Make your burritos by putting about 1/3 cup of rice, 1/2 cup of beans, 1/4 cup cheese, and about 2 Tbls of the sauce in a warmed tortilla.

Enjoy!

Below are the ingredients used in this recipe.  The bouillon, salsa, yogurt, beans and mayonnaise can be found at Home Plus.  The tortillas and cheese can be found at Costco and the taco seasoning can be purchased online here.

Nutrition Information

For 1 Serving (1 Burrito): 473 Calories, 12.6 g Fat, 5.6 g Saturated Fat, 19.5 mg Cholesterol, 1.485 mg Sodium, 74 g Carbohydrates, 8.3 g Fiber, 5 g Sugars, 21.2 g Protein.  *Use low sodium taco seasoning,  low sodium chicken bouillon and low sodium beans to reduce the sodium, they are just hard to find in Korea.

6 thoughts on “Homemade Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito

  1. This looks so delicious that I might have to recreate from your recipe! The extra toppings included inside and my personal favourite to add is cheese and extra chillies.

    I myself made a spicy burritos recipe and have been perfecting it over lockdown to share with other spicy enthusiasts:
    http://www.nyamwithny.com/nyam-recipes-burritos/

    I’d love it if you can check it out and comment on what you’d think of my recipe!

  2. This look so delicious that I might have to recreate from your recipe! The extra toppings included inside and my personal favourite to add is cheese and extra chillies. I myself made a spicy burrito recipe and have been perfecting it over lockdown to share with other spicy enthusiasts: http://nyamwithny.com/nyam-recipes-burritos/

    I’d love it if you can check it out and comment on what you’d think of my recipe!

  3. The cheese bean and rice burrito at Taco Bell is a huge guilty pleasure of mine as well! Have you tried freezing your burritos for easy reheating? I was wondering if you had any suggestions for time/power percent for reheating it. Thank you!

  4. I was traveling during the Thanksgiving week, as I returned, I felt so tired from all the rich foods that I had eaten, weighed me down, but there was nothing in Wyoming to eat but Mickey D’s. To my astonishment they actually had all the nutrition info(oxymoron) listed next to each sandwich/meal. Your’e cooking is definitely far superior, even in the sodium range. I bring this up because you are in another country and cook healthier than what 70% of us Americans are consuming as a regular diet. Take heed all you obese americans, you could learn a lot from Hungry Girl in Korea!

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