Canning Burritos In a Jar

A quick and easy meal in a jar. Add some cooked rice, and a little cheese, put it all on a tortilla, and enjoy.

If you search the internet, you’ll find many horrible canning recipes for burritos in a jar. More often than not they will instruct you to can rice with the rest of the ingredients. This is a big no for safe canning.

Today I am bringing you a safe alternative for a quick and easy meal where you only need to heat some instant rice to make it complete.

Important links: Canning Beans (how to prepare your beans for this recipe)
https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_04/beans_peas_shelled.html

Burrito In A Jar


Burrito In A Jar

Canning Burritos In a Jar

Leisa Sutton
5 from 2 votes

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Prepare your beans per the NCFHFP (link above)
  • Cut up meat into 1 inch cubes and partially cook it
  • Combine rotel, onions, peppers and prepared beans in a pot
  • Add taco seasoning and 7 cups of water. Simmer for 5 minutes
  • Divide meat between jars
  • Top off jars with ingredients combined to one inch head space. Adding additional liquid as needed.
  • Wipe rims, add lids and rings,
  • Pressure can pints for 75 minutes, quarts for 90 minutes
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20 Comments

  1. Vicky David says:

    5 stars
    Love this recipe can’t wait to try it

  2. It is awesome. I am new to the canning world and this was so easy to follow and yummy. I even have a knife just like Leisa my hero. Thank you

  3. Thea Miranda says:

    Love this recipe. I opened my first try jar today for a super quick really filling lunch. Topped with some cheese and a few crackers so full. Making my 2nd patch tonight and BF gets black beans in his (not my favorite) but with this recipe, everyone gets to have what they like and ready on the shelf. Love it.

  4. Maybe I’m missing it, how many pints does this make?

    1. I was wondering this too. In the video she said she got 11-12 pints.

  5. 5 stars
    This is a winning recipe. I made a batch in January and am now making a second batch in mid March. This time I’ll be using Rump Roast. First time I used Sirlion Tip. It just depends what I can find on sale. I followed your suggestion and have been serving the Burrito mix over Minute Rice. Once it is canned, it is a great addition to the pantry that everyone likes.

  6. Tamra Baugh says:

    Fold the sides in first, then fold lengthwise. Looks very good.

  7. Thank you for giving us a non-rebel, safe canning method to enjoy this recipe! I am very careful in canning my foods and didn’t think rice was safe to can. I cannot wait to have this on the shelf. Now to decide which meat to use…… ; )

  8. The link to preparing the beans isn’t working. I found some others, but just wondering if you can update the link. Thank you for making a safe canning recipe!

  9. Lisa, I enjoy your teaching skills so much. However, I get a little crazy thinking about what can be pressured canned together. In one of your videos you talked about diced vs chp’d tomatoes…there’s a difference? I have a recipe that I make that I call Pepper Steak served over rice and I’d like to make it shelf stable. I use london broil and lots of tomatoes and bell peppers. Even tho it will pressured canned, do I still need to be conscience of the amounts?
    I cannot find a recipe that even comes close.
    Thank you so much! -Jeannie

    1. Leisa Sutton says:

      If you’re going to pressure can it for the meat time, you’ll be ok

  10. Thank you so much for this great recipe!
    We don’t have Rotel here where I live, what can I use to substitute that?
    Will cans of diced tomatoes do?
    I really love these meals in jars recipes.

  11. If I did quarts only, how many quarts will this yield?

  12. Can I use a Boston butt to make this? Thanks for All you do for us!!

  13. Linda Fincher says:

    Will be making this tomorrow. Lisa, how do I sub ground beef? How much? Do I just brown it on stovetop? Thx so much!

    1. Leisa Sutton says:

      Sub ground beef for what?

  14. Linda Fincher says:

    Also, do you have a homemade taco seasoning? I know some store bought ones may be unsafe for canning ( may contain a thickener) or other junk.

  15. Linda Fincher says:

    Thx so much for seasoning mix recipe! If I use ground beef ( browned in skillet) instead of other beef cuts, do I follow recipe as is? Still using about 10.5 lbs?

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