Smothered Three-Bean & Rice Burritos
with Enchilada Sauce, Lettuce, Tomato & Sour Cream
- Wheat
- Soy
- Milk
Smothered burritos—aka burritos covered in sauce and sprinkled with melty cheese—are a favorite for a reason, and this vegetarian-friendly version is no exception. After stuffing tortillas with rice, three kinds of beans, cheese, lettuce, and tomato, you’ll crisp the burritos in a pan, then top ’em off with enchilada sauce and a blend of Mexican cheeses.
Ingredients
2 unit
Flour Tortillas
(Contains: Wheat, Soy)
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Baby Lettuce
1 unit
Three-Bean Blend
1 unit
Tomato
¾ cup
White Rice
½ cup
Mexican Cheese Blend
(Contains: Milk)
10 ounce
Mild Red Enchilada Sauce
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
In a small pot, combine rice, 1 cup water, ¼ cup enchilada sauce, and a pinch of salt (2 cups water, ½ cup enchilada sauce, and a big pinch of salt for 4 servings). Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender, 15-20 minutes.
Keep covered off heat until ready to use in Step 4.
While rice cooks, wash and dry produce. Trim and discard root end from lettuce; halve lengthwise and thinly slice crosswise. Dice tomato into ¼-inch pieces.
Heat a second small pot over medium heat. Add beans and their liquid, ½ cup enchilada sauce (1 cup for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. Simmer until sauce has reduced slightly and beans are warmed through, 4-6 minutes.
Turn off heat; taste and season with salt and pepper.
While beans simmer, wrap tortillas in damp paper towels; microwave until warm and pliable, about 30 seconds.
Lay tortillas on a clean work surface. Place about ⅓ cup rice in a line on the bottom third of each tortilla. Using a slotted spoon, top rice with about ½ cup bean mixture; sprinkle with half the Mexican cheese blend. Top with a pinch of lettuce and a pinch of tomato. (Save any remaining rice, beans, lettuce, and tomato for serving.)
Fold up bottom side of each tortilla over filling, then fold over left and right sides toward filling. Roll up tortillas, starting with filled sides, to form burritos.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add burritos, seam sides down. Cook, turning occasionally, until golden brown and crispy all over, 3-5 minutes.
Divide burritos between shallow microwave-safe serving bowls. Pour remaining enchilada sauce over burritos; sprinkle with remaining Mexican cheese blend. Microwave each dish until sauce is warmed through and cheese melts, 30-60 seconds per dish.
Dollop burritos with sour cream. Serve with any remaining rice, beans, lettuce, and tomato on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Some found it bland; consider adding extra spices, hot sauce, or lime juice for more depth 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Tortillas were tricky to wrap; try using larger ones or making smaller burritos for easier handling.
- Suggestions: Add onions, peppers, or pico de gallo for extra flavor and texture. Consider topping with guacamole.
- Portions: Generous servings; many enjoyed having leftovers for another meal.
- Texture: Crispy exterior was a hit; some preferred adding lettuce after cooking to maintain crunch.
Reviews from our home cooks
Delicious and great portion size! Loved that it was a complete, well balanced meal with a huge burrito, a salad, and rice and beans 🤗
Excellent meal and made enough for extras the next day. Would never have thought to put the enchilada sauce in the rice while cooking! Will definitely look for again.
Pleasantly surprised! I didn't wrap the lettuce or tomato in the burrito - I don't like warm veggies but added them after ... Really good
I actually liked this better than any other previous burrito meal. I think adding the sauce topper helped rather than a handheld
This was very good but I didn't know how to keep the burrito closed when putting it in the pan. It didn't look pretty but it still tastes very good
Very fun to cook, and probably one of my favorite recipes. (I added my own peppers that I needed to use for spice)
Great flavor and nice use of the enchilada sauce for multiple components.
Good portion sizes, i would like to see a few more toppings such as onion, hot sauce, guacamole include
All the ingredients were good, but it's really, really hard to make and fold up a burrito with all those ingredients (unless they're tiny, tiny burritos), so we added a couple more tortillas and made enchiladas instead (where I didn't have to fold over the ends), but because of that I didn't have enough sauce but it all was okay in the end. Didn't use the lettuce on that meal, used it the next night for a salad.
This has so much potential (hello, enchilada sauce!) but was so so bland. Maybe black beans only, throw in some of your southwest spice and guac?? I'm not sure what the answer is, but I wouldn't order again as is, and I love Mexican food and all things enchilada sauce.
