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| Taco Rice Beef Burritos |
I like to have a couple of flavored rice packets in the pantry for a quick bite to eat now and then. If you watch the shelves at the local grocery, you can get these packets on sale for a $1.00 or less. Just a couple weeks ago I purchased 4 packages of the Knorr brand fiesta sides for 89¢ a packet.
I can eat most of one of these packets for a lunch and have the rest as a side with dinner the next day. The rice by itself isn’t something I crave or would pay more the a buck for, but it does qualify in the fast-cheap-lunch category in my kitchen.
Recently I decided to make a packet of Taco Rice for burritos. I had ground beef, chipotle salsa, lettuce, onion and cheese leftover from tacos the night before and needed the rice to make a meal out of the leftover taco supplies.
The Taco Rice really helped fill the burrito out and when combined with the other ingredients made for a better-than-average lunch in the taste department. If I had had the time I would have made my own taco flavored rice, but for lunch on a busy work day — and to get ride of the taco dinner leftovers — this packet provided me with a great meal that filled my belly.
That’s really all a man can ask for.
Eat well, cook often …
TACO RICE BEEF BURRITOS
Makes 2, 25 minutes
2 Burrito sized tortillas
1 5.4 oz pkg Knorr Fiesta Sides Taco Rice
1/2 lb Ground beef cooked through
1/4 Cup shredded cheese
Salsa, shredded lettuce and diced onion
Prepare rice according package directions.
Assemble burritos
In center of tortilla place 1/2 cup of rice, 1/2 of the ground beef, 2 tablespoons of shredded cheese then garnish with lettuce, onion and salsa. Fold in sides, then roll tortilla shut forming burrito, then serve. Repeat.
2 responses to “Taco Rice Beef Burritos”
First, this looks delicious. But what I really like about this meal is that it's real. On so many foodie websites out there, we see all this fancy schmancy stuff that normal people have no time for. Sure, I go all out occasionally (and as a longtime follower, I know you do too). But the truth is, we need more inspiration just like this.
Sorry for the rant, but this is just good — real — stuff man. Thanks.
Thanks Adam, you're to kind!