13 Cheesy Baked Burrito Recipes

If it isn't bubbling with cheese, is it even a burrito? These 13 cheesy baked burritos — smothered, stuffed, and baked until golden — are the ultimate comfort food. Make a pan, gather the family, and watch it vanish.

1. Classic Beef & Bean Burritos

The timeless combo — seasoned beef, refried beans, and loads of cheddar.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1 packet taco seasoning
• 1 can (15 oz) refried beans
• 8 large flour tortillas
• 3 cups shredded cheddar
• 1 can (10 oz) enchilada sauce
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

1. Brown beef with taco seasoning.
2. Warm refried beans.
3. Fill tortillas with beef, beans, and 2 cups cheddar.
4. Roll and place seam-down in a baking dish.
5. Pour over enchilada sauce; top with remaining cheese.
6. Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes.

2. Chicken Enchilada Burritos

Enchilada-sauced chicken burritos baked under a blanket of Monterey Jack.

Ingredients

• 2 lb chicken breast
• 1 can (10 oz) enchilada sauce
• 8 flour tortillas
• 3 cups shredded Monterey Jack
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 can (4 oz) green chiles
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

1. Poach chicken; shred and mix with onion, cumin, and chiles.
2. Fill tortillas with chicken and 2 cups cheese.
3. Roll into a baking dish.
4. Pour over enchilada sauce.
5. Top with remaining cheese.
6. Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes.

3. Breakfast Burrito Bake

All your breakfast favorites baked into cheesy morning burritos.

Ingredients

• 1 lb breakfast sausage
• 8 eggs, scrambled
• 2 cups frozen hash browns, cooked
• 8 flour tortillas
• 2 cups shredded cheddar
• 1/2 cup salsa
• 1/4 cup chopped green onions
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Instructions

1. Brown sausage; scramble eggs.
2. Fill tortillas with sausage, eggs, hash browns, and cheese.
3. Roll into a greased baking dish.
4. Top with salsa and remaining cheese.
5. Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes.
6. Top with green onions and sour cream.

4. Smothered Green Chile Burritos

Pork burritos drowned in tangy green chile sauce and melted cheese.

Ingredients

• 2 lb pork carnitas (or shredded pork)
• 1 can (10 oz) green chile enchilada sauce
• 8 flour tortillas
• 3 cups shredded Monterey Jack
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 lime, cut into wedges

Instructions

1. Warm carnitas with diced onion.
2. Fill tortillas with pork and 2 cups cheese.
3. Roll into a baking dish.
4. Pour over green chile sauce.
5. Top with remaining cheese.
6. Bake at 375°F for 22 minutes.

5. Buffalo Chicken Burritos

Spicy buffalo chicken with cool ranch and melty mozzarella.

Ingredients

• 2 lb chicken breast
• 1 cup buffalo sauce
• 8 flour tortillas
• 3 cups shredded mozzarella
• 1/2 cup ranch dressing
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
• 1/4 cup chopped chives

Instructions

1. Poach chicken; shred and toss with buffalo sauce.
2. Fill tortillas with chicken, celery, and mozzarella.
3. Roll into a baking dish.
4. Drizzle with ranch.
5. Top with blue cheese.
6. Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes.

6. Veggie Black Bean Burritos

Hearty meatless burritos with black beans, corn, and pepper jack.

Ingredients

• 2 cans (15 oz) black beans
• 1 cup corn
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 8 flour tortillas
• 3 cups shredded pepper jack
• 1 can (10 oz) enchilada sauce
• 1 avocado, diced
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

1. Sauté pepper; add beans, corn, and half the sauce.
2. Fill tortillas with the mixture and 2 cups cheese.
3. Roll into a baking dish.
4. Pour over remaining sauce.
5. Top with remaining cheese.
6. Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes; add avocado.

7. BBQ Pulled Pork Burritos

Smoky BBQ pork burritos with crunchy slaw — Southern comfort, wrapped.

Ingredients

• 2 lb pulled pork
• 1 cup barbecue sauce
• 8 flour tortillas
• 3 cups shredded cheddar
• 1 cup coleslaw mix
• 1/2 cup pickles, chopped
• 1/4 cup ranch
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley

Instructions

1. Toss pulled pork with barbecue sauce.
2. Fill tortillas with pork and 2 cups cheddar.
3. Roll into a baking dish.
4. Top with remaining cheese.
5. Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes.
6. Top with slaw, pickles, and ranch.

8. Shrimp Fajita Burritos

Sizzling shrimp fajitas wrapped up with lime and Monterey Jack.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb shrimp, peeled
• 2 bell peppers, sliced
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 tbsp fajita seasoning
• 8 flour tortillas
• 3 cups shredded Monterey Jack
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

1. Sauté peppers and onion 5 minutes.
2. Add shrimp and fajita seasoning; cook 3 minutes.
3. Squeeze over lime juice.
4. Fill tortillas with shrimp mixture and cheese.
5. Roll into a baking dish.
6. Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes.

9. Queso Blanco Burritos

Chicken burritos swimming in creamy queso blanco — cheese lover's dream.

Ingredients

• 2 lb chicken breast
• 2 cups queso blanco
• 8 flour tortillas
• 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack
• 1 can (4 oz) green chiles
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1/2 cup pico de gallo

Instructions

1. Poach chicken; shred with cumin and chiles.
2. Fill tortillas with chicken and Monterey Jack.
3. Roll into a baking dish.
4. Pour warm queso blanco over the top.
5. Bake at 375°F for 18 minutes.
6. Top with pico de gallo and cilantro.

10. Crunchwrap Casserole Bake

All the crunchwrap layers baked casserole-style — genius.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1 packet taco seasoning
• 6 large flour tortillas
• 2 cups shredded cheddar
• 1 cup nacho cheese sauce
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• 1 cup diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Instructions

1. Brown beef with taco seasoning.
2. Layer tortillas, beef, nacho cheese, and cheddar in a springform pan.
3. Repeat layers.
4. Bake at 375°F for 25 minutes.
5. Cool 10 minutes; release from pan.
6. Top with lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.

11. Cheesy Potato Burritos

Crispy seasoned potatoes and cheddar — simple, cheap, and so good.

Ingredients

• 2 lb potatoes, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 8 flour tortillas
• 3 cups shredded cheddar
• 1 can (10 oz) enchilada sauce
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

1. Crisp potatoes with onion, pepper, and paprika 12 minutes.
2. Fill tortillas with potatoes and 2 cups cheddar.
3. Roll into a baking dish.
4. Pour over enchilada sauce.
5. Top with remaining cheese.
6. Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes.

12. Carnitas Burrito Bake

Crispy carnitas burritos baked in red enchilada sauce.

Ingredients

• 2 lb pork carnitas
• 8 flour tortillas
• 3 cups shredded Monterey Jack
• 1 can (10 oz) red enchilada sauce
• 1 onion, diced
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 lime, cut into wedges

Instructions

1. Crisp carnitas under the broiler 5 minutes.
2. Fill tortillas with carnitas, onion, and 2 cups cheese.
3. Roll into a baking dish.
4. Pour over enchilada sauce.
5. Top with remaining cheese.
6. Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes.

13. Spinach & Artichoke Burritos

Creamy spinach-artichoke dip rolled into cheesy baked burritos.

Ingredients

• 2 cups chopped spinach
• 1 can (14 oz) artichoke hearts
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 8 flour tortillas
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning

Instructions

1. Sauté spinach and garlic; add artichokes.
2. Stir in cream cheese and Parmesan until melted.
3. Fill tortillas with the mixture and mozzarella.
4. Roll into a baking dish.
5. Top with remaining mozzarella.
6. Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes.