Burritos, Black Bean

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 cups black beans (amount after cooking and draining) or 3 cups no-salt-added black beans (canned, rinsed and drained)
• 3 cups cooked brown rice
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 bell peppers, diced (red, orange, or yellow)
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic clove
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 10 cremini mushrooms or 10 button mushrooms, sliced
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1/2 cup salsa (no-salt-added, if you can find it)
• pepper, to taste
• hot sauce, to taste (low sodium, such as jake & amos)
• salt (optional) or tamari, to taste (optional)
• 12 lavash bread (make sure the tortillas are lard-free) or 12 wheat flour tortillas (make sure the tortillas are lard-free)

Recipe

• 1 soak beans overnight, if using dried.
• 2 cook beans, if using dried.
• 3 cook brown rice.
• 4 heat water and oil in a large saucepan.
• 5 when hot, add onion and saute until soft.
• 6 add bell pepper, garlic, and cumin and cook 2 minutes more, adding more water, if necessary to prevent sticking.
• 7 stir in beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, and salsa.
• 8 cook about 10 minutes, until mushrooms are soft.
• 9 warm the amount of lavash breads or tortillas you are using.
• 10 add rice and pepper, hot sauce, and salt or tamari (if using).
• 11 spoon onto the lavash or tortilla, allowing room for rolling into the burrito shape.
• 12 freeze any filling you won't use by the end of the week in individual portions.