# HIGH PROTEIN MEXICAN CHEESY BEEF BURRITOS

These high protein Mexican cheesy beef burritos are a delicious, quick, and easy meal prep that yield 51g of protein and can be stored in the freezer.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 800 g lean ground beef
- taco seasoning
- 1 diced brown onion
- 1 diced bell pepper
- 200 g fajita sauce
- cooking spray
- 15 g light butter
- 200 g washed rice
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp onion powder
- 0.5 tsp cumin
- 0.5 tsp cayenne
- 1 tsp salt
- 35 g tomato paste
- 400 ml chicken stock
- 1 warm tortilla
- 30 g low fat cheese

## Instructions

1. Add some cooking spray to a pan.
2. Add 800g of lean ground beef to the pan.
3. Cook the ground beef on high heat until about halfway done.
4. Add taco seasoning to the ground beef.
5. Add 1 diced brown onion.
6. Add 1 diced bell pepper.
7. Stir until the vegetables are soft.
8. Add 200g of fajita sauce.
9. Mix well until it looks just like shown.
10. Melt 15g of light butter in a pot.
11. Add 200g of washed rice to the pot.
12. Add 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp cayenne, and 1 tsp salt.
13. Add 35g of tomato paste.
14. Toast until fragrant.
15. Add 400ml of chicken stock.
16. Bring to a bubble.
17. Simmer on low heat for 15-20 minutes until fully cooked.
18. On a warm tortilla, add 1/6 of the Mexican rice.
19. Add 1/6 of the taco beef.
20. Add 30g of low fat cheese.
21. Fold in the sides of the tortilla.
22. Roll it into a burrito.
23. Repeat for six burritos.
24. Toast the burritos with the folded side down to seal.
25. Store the burritos in the freezer.

## Equipment

- pan
- pot
- wooden spoon
- knife

## Tips

- Toast the burrito in the pan with the folded side down to seal it.
- Allow the burritos to cool before wrapping them in foil.
- To reheat, remove foil, wrap in a damp paper towel and microwave for 3-4 minutes from fridge or 5-6 minutes from freezer, flipping over at halfway.
- Unwrap carefully from paper towel, air-fry or toast in the pan for a couple of minutes to get crispy.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRVL2hwm/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f61e7a65-f405-43c7-b91c-5512a631828f
- Extracted: 2026-04-13

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