# High Protein Mexican Cheesy Beef Burritos

These high protein Mexican cheesy beef burritos are a delicious, quick and easy meal prep with 51 grams of protein that you can store in the freezer and reheat in minutes.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 800 g lean ground beef (5% or less)
- Taco seasoning
- 1 medium red onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 200 g fajita sauce (brand: old el paso)
- cooking spray
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp cayenne
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 15 g light butter
- 200 g washed rice
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp onion powder
- 0.5 tsp cayenne
- 1 tsp salt
- 35 g tomato paste
- 400 ml chicken stock (brand: oxo)
- 6 protein tortillas (brand: mission)
- 180 g low fat cheese

## Instructions

1. Add lean ground beef to a pan with some cooking spray and cook on high heat till about halfway done.
2. Then add some taco seasoning, diced white onion and bell pepper, stir till soft.
3. Then add fajita sauce and mix well till it looks just like this.
4. Melt down some light butter.
5. Then add washed rice, these seasonings, tomato paste.
6. Toast till fragrant.
7. Then add chicken stock, bring to a bubble and simmer for 15 minutes till fully cooked.
8. To assemble on a warm tortilla, add 1/6 of your rice, 1/6 of your beef, low fat cheese.
9. Then fold in the sides, roll it into a burrito and repeat for six.
10. Toast to seal.
11. Store in the freezer and reheat when you're ready to eat.

## Equipment

- pan

## Tips

- Allow the burritos to cool before wrapping in foil.
- To reheat, remove the foil, wrap in a damp paper towel and microwave for 3-4 minutes from the fridge or 5-6 minutes from the freezer, flipping over at halfway, unwrap carefully from the paper towel air-fry or toast in the pan for a couple minutes to get crispy.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdmwgH5x/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1cf7b48b-77d8-4114-a7b6-6846dd93a47f
- Extracted: 2026-02-10

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