Taco Bell Frito Burrito

5 from 3 votes

Taco Bell Frito Burrito is the ultimate copycat recipe made to mimic the fast food menu item, but even better because it's healthier. Filled with fresh and flavorful ingredinets, making a homemade Mexican meal takes only minutes to make with all your favorite fixings folded inside a flour tortilla.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American, Tex-Mex

Servings: burritos

Calories: 873kcal

Author: Jennifer Fishkind

Ingredients

3 cups cooked Mexican rice see tips
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
½ cup chopped yellow onion
1½ pounds lean ground beef
½ cup water
1 ounce packet of taco seasoning
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
15 ounces can Ready-to-Use Nacho Cheese sauce warmed according to can directions
1½ cups Fritos Original corn chips
6 large flour tortillas burrito size

Instructions

Cook the Mexican rice according to the package directions. While the rice is cooking, you will prepare the ground beef and the other filling ingredients.
In a large skillet, on medium-high heat, add the unsalted butter and chopped onions. Cook the onion for 1-2 minutes or until the onions are soft.
Add the lean ground beef to the skillet and cook the beef for 7-8 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Drain any excess fat from the skillet.
Turn the heat down to medium-low and add the water, the packet of taco seasoning, salt, and black pepper to the ground beef. Stir to coat all the ground beef with the seasonings. Cook for another 4-5 minutes or until the liquids have reduced and the ground beef is completely coated in taco seasoning sauce. Remove from the heat.
To assemble each burrito, you will lay one large flour tortilla onto a plate. In the bottom third of the tortilla, add ½ cup of prepared Mexican rice. You will want to spread it into an even layer but avoid going all the way to the edge. You will use the edges to fold up your burrito.
Top the rice layer with ½ cup of the seasoned ground beef, followed by 1½-2 tablespoons of the warmed nacho cheese sauce, then a handful (about ¼ cup) of Fritos corn chips. You will want to make sure that you are not overfilling your flour tortilla, or it will be very difficult to fold up.
Once you have added all your filling ingredients (including any of the optional ones suggested in the tips), you will fold the bottom portion of the tortilla up and over the filling ingredients.
Next, you will fold both sides of the flour tortilla up to meet the filling ingredients.
While holding the folded-up sides of your tortilla, you will very gently roll the tortilla up, starting from the bottom and rolling towards the top until your filling is all enclosed into the large flour tortilla.

Notes

Storage:

To Store: You can prepare and store the cooked rice and ground beef in separate lidded containers in the refrigerator up to 24 hours ahead. Do not assemble until you're ready to eat.
To Reheat: Reheat in the microwave before assembling.

Tips:

I used a 6.4-ounce box of Rice-a-Roni brand Mexican Rice cooked according to the box instructions. It yielded the 3 cups needed. Feel free to use whatever brand you choose. You just want to make sure you have 3 cups.
The large burrito-size flour tortillas work best to assemble the burritos as written for the recipe. You can certainly adapt this recipe to use smaller (soft taco-sized) flour tortillas. You will need to note that you will need to reduce the amounts of each filling ingredient for the assembly if this change is made. You will also need to note that you will yield more than 6 burritos if the smaller tortillas are used.
You can feel free to add additional toppings to your burritos according to your taste. Some great additions include sour cream, sliced black olives, shredded iceberg lettuce, or diced tomatoes. Any, or all, of these would be delicious. You will need to note that if you choose to add some or all of these toppings, then you will want to reduce the amount of rice and ground beef in each tortilla so that you do not overstuff your tortilla, making it hard to close.
You can substitute the original Fritos chips for the chili cheese or hot fire spiced ones if you want to add extra flavor or heat to your Taco Bell Frito Burritos.

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