Finally! I tried my hand at making DIY dairy-free frozen burritos. These can easily transform into vegan frozen burritos as well. Any kind of burrito actually. Very customizable. I just happen to like lots of veggies and beans as opposed to meat. They are really flippin’ good! The whole process took about an hour for approximately 12 burritos.

DIY Dairy-Free Frozen Burritos

1. Brown 1lb ground beef or vegan veggie mince or any type of ground meat. Or none if you roll that way~ Add taco seasoning or whatever flavours you’d like to impart on your luscious meats. Remove to plate to cool.
2. In same pan saute 1 large onion and 3 bell peppers cut into strips. Add garlic and ginger and chile. Cool.
3. As veggies saute, cut up a 3 avocados to mash with a splash of lemon or lime juice, chopped cilantro, and salt and pepper.
4. Open can of refriend beans. Take out day-old rice from fridge or any other leftovers you wish to use up.
5. Assembly is now required! On a burrito wrap layer refried beans, then rice, then ground mince, then veggie mixture, then spread the avocado mixture on top and voila! Roll up that baby, give it a pat, and wrap in saran wrap. Freeze in burrito bag.
6. To reheat: blast oven to 375 F and wrap in aluminum foil. Remove foil halfway through cooking. Takes approximately 30-45 min. Haven’t tried the microwave yet…
7. Serve on a bed of lettuce with salsa and chopped tomatoes.

What I learned:

• Don’t brown your ground meat too much. Unfortunately I had some meat just a couple days past its expiry date so I cooked the hell out of it. It is very dark.
• Like spicy food? Cut up a couple jalapeños for the onion/bell pepper amalgamation.
• Do not be afraid of seasoning. The more, the better for foods that will eventually be frozen and reheated.
• Do no over cook the onion/bell pepper mix. You will miss the crunch factor.
• One jar of refried beans is not enough if you like beans. Use 2.
• If using rice, separate the grains in your fingers before putting into burrito. No one wants a big chunk of hardened rice.
• Avocado freezes surprisingly well. Considering it has a similar water content to scrambled eggs I thought it would hold up. Keeps everything nice and saucy when there’s a crunchy outside from the oven.
• Try adding Daiya cheese! Just didn’t have any on hand. Or real cheese if you want! Totally up to you!
• Try wrapping in aluminum foil to see if it cuts down on ice formation. The two wrap method (saran then burrito bag) works quite well.

If I have any more thoughts, I will update! This was my first time making frozen burritos and I have lots to learn! ~Burrito Babies~