One Pot Baked Mexican Rice Burrito Casserole (Vegan, Gluten free)
Easy baked Mexican burrito rice casserole made in one pot with only 5 ingredients! A healthy, gluten-free and vegetarian/vegan meal recipe perfect for meal prep or quick weeknight dinners!
Servings: 5
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 3/4 cup medium grain rice, rinsed
- 33 g Mexican-spiced texturised pea protein See notes for substitutes**
- 1 can crushed tomatoes (400g)
- 1/2 can mixed beans 125g rinsed
- 1/4 cup diced red capsicum (50g)
- 700 ml (2.5 cups) boiling water or vegetable stock for extra flavour
Optional toppings
- Dairy free sour cream see notes for recipe
- Vegan Queso cheese sauce see notes for recipe
- avocado
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190 degrees C (fan-forced).
Stove Top Method
- Add rice, texturised protein, crushed tomatoes and boiling water to an oven safe saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook on low-med heat for 20 minutes or until rice is cooked (stirring every few minutes to ensure it doesn’t stick to the bottom.) Mix in the beans & capsicum and season with salt & pepper to taste.(You can stop at this step for a quicker option or continue with the next final step.)
- Once rice is cooked, transfer to the oven for about 20 minutes or until the top is as crispy as you desire.
ALTERNATIVE METHOD
Oven-baked Method
- Combine all ingredients in an oven-safe casserole dish and bake until all the liquid is absorbed, stirring every 15 minutes or so until all the rice is evenly cooked (60-75 minutes.)
- Serve in a bowl with avocado, coriander, lettuce and vegan sour cream (see notes for recipes) or add as a filling in tortillas for burritos!
Notes
Texturised pea protein
The texturised pea protein used in this recipe is the Flexible Foods Mexican Mince (Discount code: GEE10 for 10% off) You can also use the Original Mince flavour and add in: 1/2 tsp each of onion powder, garlic powder, cumin & smoked paprika (or Mexican seasoning/spices of choice.)- TVP or TSP (Texturised vegetable/soy protein) could be also substituted but keep in mind the recipe will no longer be soy-free (and these alternatives haven't been tested.)
- You can leave this ingredient out all together and add the full can of beans instead but make sure you then reduce the amount of boiling water to about 2 1/4 cups.