Burrito w/ Wild Rice & Sweet Potatoes
This Avocados Burrito consists of wild rice with sweet potatoes, garlic, yellow onions, lime juice, freshly sliced avocados, Greek yogurt, and hot sauce. Burritos are a great way to utilize leftovers and whatever you have in your pantry at the time.
Equipment
- Skillet w/ Lid Preferably Cast Iron
- Stovetop
Ingredients
Wild Rice
- 1 sweet potato diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 yellow onion diced
- 1 lime juiced
- 2 tsp. olive oil
- dash salt
- dash pepper
- dash cumin
- dash coriander
- dash chili powder
- 1 ½ c. wild rice
- 4 c. water
Burrito
- 1/3 c. wild rice
- 1/2 avocado sliced
- 1 tortilla shell
- splash water
- dollop Greek yogurt (or sour cream, optional)
- dollop hot sauce (optional)
Instructions
Prepare Ingredients
- Cook Wild Rice w/ Sweet Potatoes, Yellow Onions, & Limes. This takes about an hour and requires a rice cooker or stove. You can also easily create a different flavor profile or utilize the produce that you have on hand. I almost always keep a batch of rice or quinoa in the fridge for exactly this purpose.
Cook Tortilla
- Preheat the pan on medium-high. If you aren't using cast iron, make sure to lightly oil the pan to prevent sticking.
- Wet both sides of the tortilla and add to the preheated pan. Cook for 4-6 minutes, or until the bottom begins to brown.
- Remove the tortilla from heat and turn the stove off. Add toppings and fold the burrito.
- Turn the stove back up to medium and add the tortilla to the skillet immediately, before it preheats. Cook for about 4 minutes, or until the bottom begins to brown. Rotate until all sides are cooked.The first side will likely take longer to cook than the subsequent sides, which may toast in as little as 2 minutes. Adjust the temperature if it's cooking too quickly and burning or too slowly and cracking.
- Top with Greek yogurt and hot sauce of choice. I like to use Greek yogurt because it's oftentimes healthier than sour cream. Omit or substitute depending on your own personal taste.
Tips, Tricks, & Notes
- For a more in-depth article on burritos, check out my article on The Fundamentals of Making Burritos. I highly suggest using cast iron and there is precise temperature that works best for cooking at that may vary slightly depending on your stovetop and type of skillet. If you're having trouble rolling the burrito without cracking, there are solutions for this as well!