Black Bean Burritos with Tomato Salsa
Whole-grain tortillas filled with mashed black beans, quinoa, corn, and homemade Tomato Salsa, with optional Cheesy Sauce. A fiber-rich plant-based take on a Tex-Mex staple.
From The How Not to Age Cookbook

- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Category
- Main Course
- Cuisine
- Mexican
Nutrition (estimated)
per 1 burrito- Calories
- 360 kcal
- Protein
- 15 g
- Fat
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 66 g
- Fiber
- 13 g
- Sugar
- 5 g
- Sodium
- 330 mg
Ingredients
- red onion
- black beans
- Tomato Salsa
- cooked quinoa
- corn
- whole-grain tortillas
- Cheesy Sauce
Instructions
- Soften red onion in ¼ cup water, covered, 5 min.
- Add beans and ½ cup Tomato Salsa; mash beans while heating.
- Warm quinoa and corn separately.
- Fill tortillas with bean mix, quinoa-corn, and more salsa. Drizzle with Cheesy Sauce if desired; roll and serve.
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