Enchilada Style Burritos is an easy to make and delicious meal where piping hot tortillas are stuffed with cheese, sauce, beans and rice, and served with delectable sides. Be sure to try this out if you love Mexican food.
When I first came to United States, my husband and I used to frequently visit Mexican restaurants. The reason for this was, Mexican and Indian cuisines make of similar spices and herbs in their dishes, and as I was a vegetarian then it allowed me to try different items from the menu. I have tried to replicate the enchilada style burrito that I had as the very first Mexican meal here in the U.S. This was served with pica de gallo, salsa, lettuce, sour cream and guacamole. Yes, it is quite a heavy meal. A single enchilada burrito is filling on its own. So the sides are completely optional. I will share the recipes for each side soon.
I have used store bought red enchilada sauce for this recipe. Always taste the sauce and use it as desired. You can also substitute the rice and black beans in the recipe by one single black beans rice.
Detailed recipe for Enchilada Style Burritos
Enchilada Style Burritos is an easy to make and delicious meal where piping hot tortillas are stuffed with cheese, sauce, beans and rice, and served with delectable sides. Be sure to try this out if you love Mexican food.
- 1/2 tbsp Butter / Olive oil
- 1/2 Onion chopped
- 15 oz ( 1 can) Black beans
- 1/2 tsp Red chile powder
- Salt (to taste)
- 1 cup Mexican cheese blend
- 1 cup Enchilada sauce
- 2 Tortillas (Homemade or store bought)
- 3/4 cup Raw rice
- 1 Green chile / Serrano / Jalapeno chopped
- 2 tbsp Cilantro / Coriander leaves chopped
- 1 tbsp Butter / Olive oil
- 2 tsp Lemon juice
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Prepare the dough for tortillas and keep it aside for 30 minutes. You can also use store bough tortillas.
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In a pan, add butter or oil. Add raw rice and saute till it develops some color, about 3 to 4 minutes on medium heat. This step will impart a nutty flavor to the cooked rice.
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Now add in the green chillis, cilantro and mix. Add the water as per package instructions (for rice) and cook the rice.
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Add in the lemon juice and mix. Keep this aside.
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Meanwhile, heat 1/2 tbsp of butter or oil in pan. Add onion, pinch of salt and saute till it becomes translucent.
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Add in the black beans and red chilli powder. drizzle water and saute it for 2 to 3 minutes.
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Preheat the oven to 350 deg. F and then put it on broil mode.
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Divide the tortillas dough into two equal parts. Using a rolling pin, roll them as big as the size of your non-stick pan / tava / griddle.
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Cook the tortilla on one side or until underside develops light golden color and the surface starts to bubble.
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Then flip and cook on the other side. Repeat this for the remaining tortilla.
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Place two tortillas in two separate round baking pans.
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Add in the rice prepared at the center followed by the black beans mixture. Now pour the sauce, Mexican cheese blend. Roll it up and place it fold side down.
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Pour the remaining enchilada sauce on top of the tortillas. Sprinkle the remaining cheese.
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Broil in the oven for about 3 to 5 minutes or until the cheese melts and sauce bubbles.
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Remove the burritos from the oven, add sour cream, salsa, lettuce, guacamole if desired.
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Enchilada Style Burrito is now ready. Serve hot and enjoy.
- Also use meat of your choice if desired.
- You can use store bought tortillas for the recipe.
- You can also substitute the rice and black beans by one single black beans rice.
- I have used jasmine rice for this recipe. Use any rice of your choice but see that you saute it first to get the nutty flavor.
- I have used mexican cheese blend that consists of shredded Cheddar, Monterey Jack, Asadero, Queso Blanco. You can use any one cheese or a mixture of all.
- You can use substitute black beans with pinto beans.
- Nicely drain and wash the canned black beans to reduce the sodium.
- If using dried black beans :
- Soak the black beans in water for 3 hours adding little baking soda and drain them. Adding soda makes it cook faster.
- Cook the black beans in pan or pressure cooker for one whistle. Add salt while cooking.
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115 Responses
Gwen
WE eat Mexican food several times a week here in Phoenix! These looks great!
Kushi
Thank you Gwen 🙂
Carol Camargo
This looks really good. I love and my family loves Mexican food.
Kushi
Thank you Carol 🙂
peter @feedyoursoultoo
This looks so good. All the cheese and the enchilada sauce. I would devour it.
Kushi
Thank you Peter 🙂
Dawn @ Words Of Deliciousness
I love Mexican food. Your enchilada style burrito looks really yummy!!
Kushi
Thank you Dawn 🙂
Christina | Christina's Cucina
Oh my goodness, I’m salivating looking at these photos! Great recipe and I’m sure it tastes as good as it looks, too!
Kushi
Thank you Christian 🙂
Brian Jones
Oh wow this looks fantastic, I have only just started playing around with tex mex flavours, it is a cuisine that has not really ventured across the Atlantic so is pretty unknown to me… Gotta give this one a try.
Kushi
Thank you Brian 🙂
Luci
These look so yummy, I’ll have to show my OH and get them onto our dinner plans soon! But what’s raw rice? Is it just regular dry rice?
Kushi
Thank you so much. Yes its regular rice. I have used jasmine rice.
Nava K
The parcel packs a punch. This is it – the tempting meal.
Kushi
Thank you Nava 🙂
Angie@Angie's Recipes
That looks crazily DELICIOUS and comforting!
Kushi
Thank you Angie 🙂
Sam - Journo and the Joker
These look and sound delicious. I love that you have given options for substitutes as well.
Kushi
Thank you Sam 🙂
David @ Spiced
I have been craving Mexican food lately like you wouldn’t believe…and then I open up your site and see this! This looks delicious, Kushi! I’m making this for dinner soon!
Kushi
Thank you David 🙂
Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop
I make burritos and I make enchiladas….now I need to make enchilada burritos! These look great!
Kushi
Thank you Kathy 🙂
Alboni
Fabulous and delicious take on the go ….. 🙂
Kushi
Thank you Alboni 🙂
Jolly
WoW this looks fantastic Kushi…I never tried Mexican cuisine but this looks really interesting, wanna try soon..Thanks for this beautiful share dear 🙂
Kushi
Thank you Jolly 🙂
Manali@CookWithManali
these look absolutely delicious Kushi! YUM!
Kushi
Thank you Manali 🙂
Priya Santhamohan
Priya @asmallbite
This looks yummy and interesting.
Kushi
Thank you Priya 🙂
Crafty Cooking Mama
Looks delicious! I love Mexican food – I could eat it every day and be happy 🙂
Kushi
Thank you Amanda 🙂
Katerina
I love Mexican and this is right up my alley!
Kushi
Thank you Katerina 🙂
Matt
Good’ol enchiladas, such a classic. Great looking food!
Kushi
Thank you Matt 🙂
Denise Salcedo
Looks soooo good and big! haha
Kushi
Thank you Denise 🙂
Yaya @ Randomly Yaya
My mouth instantly started watering just looking at the pics. This looks soooooooo good
Kushi
Thank you dear 🙂
Julia
These look incredible! Mexican food is the best, and all that cheese is making me drool!
Kushi
Thank you Julia 🙂
Tori
I’m making this tonight!!!! maybe with jalepino corn bread
Kushi
Cool! Do share your experience!
Idriss
Looks soooo good !
Kushi
Thank you Idriss 🙂
Bree
This looks SO good! Yum! Great recipe!
Kushi
Thank you Bree 🙂
Michele
Making this! Love that it’s a veggie dish!
Kushi
Thank you 🙂 Do let me know how it turned out 🙂
Sara
I’m seriously drooling over here! These look INCREDIBLE!! I can’t wait to give them a shot! I wish they were just in front of me right now 🙁
Kushi
Thank you so much Sara 🙂
Christine - Jar Of Lemons
YUM! Sounds delicious. My husband would love these!
Kushi
Thank you Christine 🙂
Timothy
I just got his recipe from a dear friend that is making it tonight. I must say it looks soo good! I will do this for our family this weekend! I just wonder if I should double the recipe! For a family of four? And we only eat Jasmin rice here!!! I think this will end up on our menu for a long time to come.
Thanks so much for sharing it!
Kushi
Timothy, Thank you for your comment. Yes, simply double the recipe for four! I love Jasmine rice, and I have used it in this recipe. Don’t forget to let me know how it turned out!
Melody McMillan
Looks great. I don’t see the mix for the rice?
Kushi
It’s in the ingredient list and in step I too. If you are still not bale to get it you can substitute black beans and rice using this recipe which is loved by most of my readers 🙂 https://www.cookwithkushi.com/black-beans-rice/
Eileen Freehart
I was surprised to see that alot of reviews that I had read, so far, the people hadn’t actually tried the recipe yet LOL! But I understand all the excitement, I’ve tried this recipe with my family again and again. I loved that the burrito wasn’t overly loaded with spices because the enchilada sauce packs a lot of punch on its own! Overall the recipe was amazing, thank you so much for sharing your recipe.
Eileen Freehart
I was surprised to see that alot of reviews that I had read, so far, the people hadn’t actually tried the recipe yet LOL! But I understand all the excitement, I’ve tried this recipe with my family again and again. I loved that the burrito wasn’t overly loaded with spices because the enchilada sauce packs a lot of punch on its own! Overall the recipe was amazing, thank you so much for sharing your recipe.
Mel
This is fantastic, I made it for the first time earlier this week and the family already wants it again. I added chicken from a store bought rotisserie chicken. Easy and delicious!
Kushi
Thank you so much. I am glad you liked it!
Diana Tidswell
Woww! Another burrito recipes! Im such a burrito lover, it’s healthy and makes me feel full for hours. I won’t miss this burrito recipe.
Lyosha
Haven’t had burrito for ages I dunno why. I just need to cook it and cook it NOW!
Marta_the_traveler
Looks so delicious! Usually, I don’t like burrito, but now I think that probably I didn’t see any good one yet 🤔
Clare Minall
Oh wow, this one is a winner. This is so good. This will be a huge hit for sure.
Maartje van Sandwijk
I’m vegan so wouldn’t eat these but they do look absolutely DELICIOUS!
Monidipa Dutta
Burritos are always wow… However, this is a must try recipe once I get well.
Erica D Ardali
This would be awesome right now! I love ading a little variety now and then in what we eat.
Danijela
Looks so delicious! 😛 And you say that you replicated the enchilada style burrito? What a great idea! Would love to try it, thanks for the suggestion. 🙂
Emily Leary
This is a super recipe. We love burritos in our house and these look delicious!
Joanna
I love Mexican food, actually I had a burrito yesterday! But I have never done it (nor enchilada) myself. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Maddy
YUM! Just looking at these photos are making my mouth water. Not only do your burritos look delicious, but the recipe for rice sounds great too. I’ll definitely be saving these for later. Thanks for sharing!!
L Michelle Williams
What a wonderful post! This looks amazing. I love hispanic food, its my favorite. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Krista Price
Oh, these look yummy! SO MUCH CHEESE! 🙂 I love that you presented these in the tin foil to-go containers! They look exactly like restaurant burritos!
Melissa Cushing
It is only 9:15 AM and I am starving after seeing these delicious pictures! I am so pinning this recipe and printing it too as I so need to make these! Thanks for sharing…. I love all types of food and these are scrumptious!
Kelli A
This recipe looks yummy and filling. Easy to make and lots of flavors added into that burrito. Awesome.
Mayuri Patel
I too love Mexican food because of the amalgamation of flavors. I’ve not tried making enchiladas with rice stuffed in it. This definitely is a very delicious filling dish.
Pam Greer
This looks amazing! Enchilada style burritos are my favorite. Such good flavors in these!
Karen Kelly
Mexican seems to be a real crowd pleaser with my kids and they eat it often. I am always looking for ways to change things up so I don’t serve tacos every week. This is a great idea and I know they will love it!
Karen
Mexican seems to be a real crowd pleaser with my kids and they eat it often. I am always looking for ways to change things up so I don’t serve tacos every week. This is a great idea and I know they will love it!
Erin Sluka
That looks so delicious covered in cheese. A verde sauce would be delicious too.
Khushboo Motihar
That is such a cool recipe. I love the fact that you have included so many veggies to make it healthy and nutritious 🙂
Lindsay Brown
OMG I’m drooling all over my keyboard here! I’m pinning this and definitely going to try this recipe out!
Chad
Enchilada Style Burritos!!! I died! I will definitely try to make it soon, thanks a lot for sharing.
Chad
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Catherine Santiago Jose
Wow, this is another delicious meal to make for my family and I am sure it will be gone for a minute for sure.
Farwin | Love & other Spices
They look droolworthy! My kids will be the happiest to have this. I’ll have to make this soon.
Analida Braeger
Yummy! They’re almost too perfect to eat. Like the moment when the food arrives at a restaurant. Thanks for the inspiration.
GiGi Eats
OH WOW! That is a HUGE HUNK OF LOVE!!!
Kiki Johnson
Saved for the 1st of January, if you know what I mean, haha! This is THE best hangover food!
Laura | Wandercooks
Mexican cuisine is something we haven’t dabbled in very much yet – looking forward to giving this one a try!
Bmb
I pinned this for reference. Yummy.
Helen Neale
Wow, I have never tried to make this recipe looks really delicious and easy. I will try to make this for my kids, thanks for sharing!
Rosey
That’s a very satisfying twist to add to the burritos. I haven’t made any for a long time. Maybe I will over the holiday break.
Jennifer
This is the BEST enchilada burrito. I made this for my family and everyone loved it!! This will be our new go-to burrito recipe!
Shannon
I love everything about this recipe! This is pure comfort food! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Danielle
Oh my gosh these look so delicious. Pinning this recipe to save for later!
Kavita Favelle
I love the flavours of Mexican burritos and other dishes, as you say they have something in common with the spicing used in India. I also like how you made these in the single-use metal trays, so I’m wondering whether you can freeze and then reheat / cook from frozen?
Jayashree
Love burritos, it is ideal for a brunch or for weekend. Yours looks so delish, feel like grabbing one.
Natalie
This looks really really good. I love Mexican food, I had the best Mexican food ever last year when i went to New York and it looked exactly like this!
Great work!
Maria Franca
WOW!! Now that is one good looking burrito! We certainly love the Mexican flavors used in the their cuisine. Although we aren’t familiar with Indian cuisine but you mentioned that you use similar spices so I know we’d love it.
Amanda Mason
I LOVE a good burrito! I’m never made a FOR REAL Mexican meal before and especially not an enchilada style burrito!! My family will love this!
Tammy
Ooh my goodness! Hands down one of the best looking burriots I’ve seen. I can only imagine how delicious it must taste…I’ll take two ;D
Natalie
OMG. This just made me sooo hungry. It looks absolutely delicious. I love the flavors and the fact that this is super easy to make. I must put that on my weekly menu. Yummy!
Sasmita Sahoo Samanta
Enchilada Style Burritos looks so delish here 🙂 Feel like grabbing right way this mexican delicacy
Ashima
This is a grand celebratory meal! I love our Mexican nights and we often make Burritos, this time have to try them “enchilada” style 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Bindu Thomas
This looks so delicious and yummy too. I would like to try this on this week. Thank you so much!
Seema
We frequent mexican too as it is a huge lot of variety and loving flavours. Your envhilada looks so tempting. I will love to try this soon.
amrita
Burrito and enchiladas both I like and this combination is deadly…I am in for this combo anytime
Ruchi
Burrito looks so delicious… Loved the recipe . Definately wanna try soon. Beautiful capture
Soumya
That looks delicious. Mouthwatering. We also love to eat in Mexican restaurant. Although ate it lot of time never tried it at home. Will try your version for sure.
Mama Maggie's Kitchen
Mmm… I think I just heard my tummy growl. lol. Thank you for making me hungry!
rice lover
This is the best meatless burrito recipe I have ever tried. So good, that I made it again the following week using a can of S&W pinto beans with chipotle instead of the black beans, and that tweak was even more tasty. This recipe is a winner.