Slow Cooker Beef Burritos
The ultimate comfort food, Slow Cooker Beef Burritos are packed with flavor and loaded with hearty ingredients. Perfect for a busy weeknight dinner, these burritos are sure to satisfy your cravings. Give them a try tonight!
Equipment
- Crockpot
- Storage Containers
Ingredients
- 6 cups veggies roughly chopped veggies such as carrots, onion, sweet potato, and/or butternut squash
- 4 cloves garlic smashed and peeled
- 1 pound ground beef
- 3/4 cup crushed tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups rice fully cooked short grain brown or white rice
- 8 tortillas fajita-size tortillas (or medium tortillas about 8 or 10 inches)
- Salsa or sour cream or guacamole (optional)
Instructions
- Place the bell pepper or carrot, onion, sweet potato, and garlic into a food processor. Grind until finely chopped.
- Add to a slow cooker along with the beef, crushed tomatoes, and spices.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours or LOW for 7 to 8 hours.
- Stir in prepared rice and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Place about ½ cup into the center of each tortilla. Sprinkle with cheese and warm for about 10 to 15 seconds in the microwave.
- Roll up into burritos, folding the sides in and then rolling up. Serve warm with salsa, sour cream, or guacamole as desired.
Notes
- Storage: Store the leftover filling and use as a topping for rice as burrito bowls.
- Freezing: Make additional burritos and wrap individually in plastic wrap or foil and store in the freezer. Remove from wrapping and reheat in the microwave for 1 to 2 minutes, turning halfway through.
- Meal prep: You can make the filling ahead of time and/or make the whole recipe ahead and store in the fridge or freezer until ready to serve.
- Mild salsa: Use mild salsa to keep the flavors mellow enough for the kids.
- Tortilla size: Try not to overfill your tortillas to ensure that they are easy to roll up.
- Tortilla type: I like the smaller size of tortillas meant for fajitas since they are often a more proportional size for kids.
- Rice prep: Prepare your rice ahead of time or use purchased precooked rice.
- Served with sides: Serve some of the filling alongside cut-up strips of tortilla for little kids.