Looking for more meatless meals? Some of our favorites are Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Shells, Whole Wheat Veggie Pizza, and Garlic Rice with Fried Egg. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through some of the links included in this post, I will earn a small profit at no extra cost to you. For my full privacy policy, click here. When I menu plan for the week (something I really should do more often than actually happens), I like to try and include at least one meatless/vegetarian day. So when America’s Test Kitchen came out with “The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook” a few years ago, I immediately bought it and started bookmarking a bunch of the recipes, including these vegetarian swiss chard and pinto bean burritos. The America’s Test Kitchen Cookbook (the original, not the vegetarian one) has long been one of my favorite cookbooks in my collection and many of my favorite recipes come from there. So it’s no surprise that their Complete Vegetarian Cookbook is equally wonderful and that I am completely in love with these smoky, super hearty, unique burritos that are stuffed with cilantro rice, Monterey Jack cheese, and a crazy seeming filling of cooked swiss chard and pinto beans. After making these a few times, and incorporating Annie’s Eats idea to use brown rice instead of white rice, I decided the only thing missing was some creamy diced avocado tossed in with all the other stuff, so I added that to my burrito fillings and really love the extra flavor and creamy texture it gives. The leftovers (if there are any) reheat really well the next day, or they freeze beautifully for future meals when you need something quick and filling and easy, so you might want to make a double batch just to have some one hand. Vegetarian swiss chard and pinto bean burritos are also great for taking to friends who need a little love in the form of a home-cooked dinner after having a baby or when going through difficult times. I had honestly never cooked with swiss chard before trying these burritos, but it’s really delicious prepared this way. Although you could use the stems, you actually don’t when making these burritos because the stems are tougher and take longer to cook down. Instead you just slice the leaves off the stem of the chard and chop them up to go into your burrito filling. The chopped chard cooks down in just about 15 minutes with a little vegetable broth, chopped onion, and chipotle pepper before you add half of the pinto beans all mashed up to bulk up the filling. The rest of the pinto beans get added whole and then you just lay out six large burrito-size tortillas and divide the rice, cheese, swiss chard and pinto bean filling, and avocado between them, roll them up, then top them with a little more cheese before popping them under the broiler for a couple of minutes. I even made a little gif to show you the process. 🙂 Gives these delicious vegetarian swiss chard and pinto bean burritos a try! You can always top them with my favorite guacamole ever and sour cream or just wrap them up in tinfoil and eat them out of hand on the go if you like. Leave me a comment letting me know your favorite meatless meal or vegetarian option! Or hop on over and follow House of Nash Eats on Facebook and let’s keep the conversation going there!
More Meatless Recipes You’ll Love
Copycat Costco Mac and CheeseRoasted Red Pepper SauceGarlic Rice with Fried EggGrilled Summer Vegetable QuesadillasCreamy Roasted Garlic & Mushroom RisottoSouthern Tomato PieFour Cheese Pizza with Tomato Basil Arugula Salad
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