Any good frozen burritos?

[Mahaloth]

Are there any good frozen burritos? I mean ones you get at the grocery store, ideally.

I'm asking because, for some weird reason, I bought a frozen burrito at Aldi. Aldi is really cool for a lot of things. Milk goes down to $1.49 a gallon and I can get a dozen eggs for 79 cents.

Anyway, I bought one of there(get ready for it), 29 cent burritos.

My wife said, "It will taste like cardboard."

She was oddly right. I mean, like, she was totally right. The beans had about zero taste. Everything else was just mush. I seasoned it and ate it, but it was terrible.

I adore Taco Bell burritos, by the way. Yep, I'm not about the cheap crap.

So, anyway, are there any good frozen burritos you can get at the store?

[Hello Again]

Do you have a Trader Joe's where you live?

[Mahaloth]

Originally Posted by Hello Again

Do you have a Trader Joe's where you live?

I've heard about those and actually even heard about their burritos. Sadly, the closest one is 20 miles from me. A bit far.

[Johnny L.A.]

Originally Posted by Hello Again

Do you have a Trader Joe's where you live?

You beat me to it. They have several varieties, but some are better than others. I got the chicken fajita burritos a couple of months ago, and I found them to be very bland and boring. The garden burritos, last time I had them, were tasty.

I actually like those big 'Red Hot' beef burritos you get at gas stations.

But really, I could murder a Del Taco Macho Meat Burrito. Do you hear me, Of The Taco? Open a store up here!

[Johnny L.A.]

Originally Posted by Mahaloth

Sadly, the closest one is 20 miles from me. A bit far.

Ha!

(I live in a little seaside village, and it's 20 miles into town -- where Trader Joe's is.)

[Argent Towers]

All my local Kroger supermarkets used to carry a frozen burrito called Marquez which I really loved. These were extremely cheap (50 cents a piece, I think) and tasted great. Then sometime last year, inexplicably all the Kroger stores removed the Marquez burritos and replaced them with a burrito called "Tina's". I tried one and they are absolute shit. They taste like they're made from chickpeas. Absolute, absolute shit. I am so unbelievably pissed off that they stopped carrying Marquez.

[Shark Sandwich]

Originally Posted by Johnny L.A.

I actually like those big 'Red Hot' beef burritos you get at gas stations.

+1. These are my go to guilty pleasure when the wife is out of town.

As far as the OP is concerned, check this out.

[Spiny Norman]

Smart & Final sells Ramona's frozen burritos, I consider those quite palatable.

[Sudden Kestrel]

Originally Posted by Johnny L.A.

Ha!

(I live in a little seaside village, and it's 20 miles into town -- where Trader Joe's is.)

I had to look it up, and apparently there is a Trader Joe's about 50 miles from where I am. Our regular grocery store is 25 miles away. I'm not driving to either of them for a frozen burrito .

How the heck can a company make a burrito that can be sold for 29 cents and not go broke? Don't the ingredients cost more than that?

[Lute Skywatcher]

I've been spoiled by Don Miguel from the refrigerated section.

[Chipacabra]

Any frozen burrito is pretty good if you deep fry it.

Other than that, I prefer the frozen chimichangas to the burritos.

[Bayard]

I'm a vegetarian, so take this suggestion with that in mind. You might find "Amy's" frozen foods in the organic/vegetarian/hippie section of your grocery store. I like their bean and cheese burritos quite a bit. Offhand, I'm not sure how much they cost, but it's probably more than a $1 each.

[billfish678]

Originally Posted by Lute Skywatcher

I've been spoiled by Don Miguel from the refrigerated section.

I thought he was from Mexico

[DCnDC]

Originally Posted by Bayard

I'm a vegetarian, so take this suggestion with that in mind. You might find "Amy's" frozen foods in the organic/vegetarian/hippie section of your grocery store. I like their bean and cheese burritos quite a bit. Offhand, I'm not sure how much they cost, but it's probably more than a $1 each.

They're expensive. Like $2.99 expensive. My GF gets them to take to work for lunch and spends a small fortune on them.

Me, I'm perfectly happy with the $0.59 Patio garbage. I'm just gonna just drown it in hot sauce anyway.

[don't ask]

Originally Posted by Sudden Kestrel

How the heck can a company make a burrito that can be sold for 29 cents and not go broke? Don't the ingredients cost more than that?

No.

Makes you wonder just what constitutes an "ingredient" doesn't it.

[Living Well Is Best Revenge]

Amy's brand is good. It's sometimes in the health food section.

[Johnny L.A.]

Originally Posted by Shark Sandwich

+1. These are my go to guilty pleasure when the wife is out of town.

Ho ho! I haven't got a wife!

This thread, and that I'm a little tired of oatmeal or Kashi, prompted me to go down to the corner market and get a Reser's Baja Café Red Hot Beef Burrito for breakfast. A buck-sixty-nine.

In looking for an image (I didn't find one good enough to link), I see that these are the ones, in smaller form, that they sell in ten-packs in the frozen section of the supermarket. It's been a while, but I don't think they're quite as good as the bigger ones from the grocer's/convenience stores. But used to get them all the time because they were cheap and not bad.

[Mahaloth]

Originally Posted by Sudden Kestrel

How the heck can a company make a burrito that can be sold for 29 cents and not go broke? Don't the ingredients cost more than that?

No idea. You see now why I had to try one.

What are these "Red Hot" beef burritos you can get at gas stations?

[Johnny L.A.]

Originally Posted by Mahaloth

What are these "Red Hot" beef burritos you can get at gas stations?

Reser's Baja Café Red Hot Beef Burrito.

Also see the link Shark Sandwich posted upthread.

I also like the chorizo y papas breakfast burritos they have in the hot case at the Arco stations up here.

[TBG]

Is there a trick to microwaving these so they don't split open and ooze out while heating?

[dropzone]

Originally Posted by Sudden Kestrel

I had to look it up, and apparently there is a Trader Joe's about 50 miles from where I am. Our regular grocery store is 25 miles away. I'm not driving to either of them for a frozen burrito .

How the heck can a company make a burrito that can be sold for 29 cents and not go broke?

It's not big and that's good because if it were any bigger the one I ate would've fully killed me. The wacky thing is that Aldi's owns Trader Joe's.

[Mahaloth]

Originally Posted by dropzone

The wacky thing is that Aldi's owns Trader Joe's.

Oh, come on! i have three Alidis right by me. They don't carry anything even close to top-notch burritos.

[Astroboy14]

Some good stuff here from my thread on the same topic.

[Ponch8]

Originally Posted by Argent Towers

All my local Kroger supermarkets used to carry a frozen burrito called Marquez which I really loved. These were extremely cheap (50 cents a piece, I think) and tasted great. Then sometime last year, inexplicably all the Kroger stores removed the Marquez burritos and replaced them with a burrito called "Tina's". I tried one and they are absolute shit. They taste like they're made from chickpeas. Absolute, absolute shit. I am so unbelievably pissed off that they stopped carrying Marquez.

I also love Marquez burritos, but haven't had one in years. They seem to be very difficult to find anywhere.

[Zhen'ka]

Originally Posted by Bayard

I'm a vegetarian, so take this suggestion with that in mind. You might find "Amy's" frozen foods in the organic/vegetarian/hippie section of your grocery store. I like their bean and cheese burritos quite a bit. Offhand, I'm not sure how much they cost, but it's probably more than a $1 each.

Amy's Bean and Cheese burritos are great, but pricey. At my market, they range from $1.49--2.00/each.

You might be able to buy them in bulk from Costco. I've done that before, but it varies by location.

They are great because they are tasty and low-fat.

[Johnny L.A.]

Bean and cheese burritos are something that I see no point in buying frozen. I'd just make bean and cheese burritos and freeze them myself.

[dropzone]

Originally Posted by Mahaloth

Oh, come on! i have three Alidis right by me. They don't carry anything even close to top-notch burritos.

My suggestion was that the Aldi;s burrito has tried to kill me, contrasting that with the possibility that you can buy digestible a burrito at her daughter's company. But if the mother tries to kill you, you should take under advisement what her daughter might offer. Good advice to any potential son in law.

ETA: But their chocolate candies aren't half bad.

[digs]

Originally Posted by Johnny L.A.

Ho ho! I haven't got a wife!

Way to rub it in. And sound so happy about it.

Yeah, we get it, you can go buy a frozen burrito any time you want, with no one checking the credit card receipts: "Whoa, babe, d'joo spend $3 at Ernie's Petrol last wee...::GASP:: you were eating frozen burritos again! Now, what did WE decide about white flour and preservatives?"

And, to be constructive, I love Trader Joe's, but have you tried frozen TAQUITOS in a bag from the grocery store?

[Johnny L.A.]

The frozen (beef) taquitos are good. Unfortunately, I'm really lazy about making my own guac.

[Shark Sandwich]

Originally Posted by Johnny L.A.

The frozen (beef) taquitos are good. Unfortunately, I'm really lazy about making my own guac.

Hey Johnny, have you ever tried Wholly Guacamole? It's usually in the produce section of most supermarkets (where the fresh salsa and hummus is), and it's REAL avacado. No fillers, no soybean oil, no mayo or sour cream. Just pure, unadulterated, vacuum sealed, mushed up avacado and some spices. Best prepared guac you can buy.

[Bayard]

Originally Posted by Shark Sandwich

Hey Johnny, have you ever tried Wholly Guacamole? It's usually in the produce section of most supermarkets (where the fresh salsa and hummus is), and it's REAL avacado. No fillers, no soybean oil, no mayo or sour cream. Just pure, unadulterated, vacuum sealed, mushed up avacado and some spices. Best prepared guac you can buy.

That is good stuff!

[Johnny L.A.]

I've never seen it. I'll have to look for it.

When I was a kid my sister would take me to Pacific Beach. We'd get taquitos from a stand there, and they used a guacamole 'sauce'. Some sort of green liquid. But when you're eight years old there's nothing like a hot taquito with cool green sauce on a cold, gloomy San Diego morning.

[lavenderviolet]

Originally Posted by Bayard

I'm a vegetarian, so take this suggestion with that in mind. You might find "Amy's" frozen foods in the organic/vegetarian/hippie section of your grocery store. I like their bean and cheese burritos quite a bit. Offhand, I'm not sure how much they cost, but it's probably more than a $1 each.

Yes, I think the Amy's line of Mexican food is pretty good in general. I also highly recommend Amy's cheese tamale verde (although, yes, I know that isn't the same as a burrito)

[Chimera]

Originally Posted by digs

Yeah, we get it, you can go buy a frozen burrito any time you want, with no one checking the credit card receipts: "Whoa, babe, d'joo spend $3 at Ernie's Petrol last wee...::GASP:: you were eating frozen burritos again! Now, what did WE decide about white flour and preservatives?"

I see two problems with this.

1> Why put a $3 burrito on a credit card? That's what cash is for.
2> The old "We (read: YOU) decided" game.

[Lynn Bodoni]

Once upon a time, we had a thread ranting about the unavailability of meat, bean, and cheese burritos. Seems that the OP was able to find any two of the three combined in a frozen burrito, but couldn't find all three in one. Someone came along and suggested making and freezing one's own. So I tried this. Basically, you make a big batch of burritos according to your own preference and roll the finished burritos in paper towels, which you stick in a large zipseal bag and put in the freezer. It's easy to pull one out and nuke it when you NEED that burrito fix, or when you're too tired to think about what you should make for dinner. I was rather pleasantly surprised at how easy these were. My husband was delighted to have a supply of them, too. He'll sometimes have to work rotating shifts, and he could grab a burrito or two if he had to work mids, and then nuke them at work. They stayed nicely cool in just a paper bag.

[Mahaloth]

For those curious, here is a picture of the Aldi 29 cent burrito if you want to pick one up next time you are there.

It's the top one. Casa Mamita Burrito

[mkecane]

Evol (love backwards) Burritos and Trader Joe's are pretty good. Evol is usually in the organic freezer section and cost about $3 each. The Trader Joe's burritos aren't as good, but they're about 2 for $3. The key is finding a good salsa to go with them.

[Oslo Ostragoth]

I finally checked my local store - they carry three flavors of Patio variety. Is Patio any good?

[Lute Skywatcher]

Originally Posted by Oslo Ostragoth

I finally checked my local store - they carry three flavors of Patio variety. Is Patio any good?

This guy likes 'em. I practically subsisted on Patio burritos 20 years ago.

[Oslo Ostragoth]

How do you guys prepare/serve them? Or are they strictly a zap 'em and scarf quick snack?

[Johnny L.A.]

You could heat them in the oven or fry them in oil; but yeah, I think most people just zap'n'scarf.

[Terraplane]

Originally Posted by Oslo Ostragoth

I finally checked my local store - they carry three flavors of Patio variety. Is Patio any good?

It seems like half the time I buy the Patio burritos the beans aren't cooked all the way through. Refried beans shouldn't be crunchy. Even when the beans are cooked right I think they're a long way away from 'good' but I guess as frozen burritos go they're serviceable. To be honest I don't really like any frozen burritos but if I'm hungry and have hot sauce they'll do in a pinch.