Historians suggest this led to the tacos and burritos we all know and love. Today, people indulge in delicious and packed burritos worldwide, especially in North America. Burritos generally contain savory ingredients, like meat or fish, with cheese, vegetables, rice, beans, and condiments like salsa, beef and bean green chili burritos de gallo, guacamole, or sour cream.
The ingredients are then tightly wrapped in a large flour tortilla. These massive meals can be quite the undertaking for even the biggest appetites. Many frozen burritos do not compare to the real deal. Still, because we love convenient meals, we decided to taste fifteen of the most popular frozen burritos and rank them to help you next time you venture to the grocery store. When ranking these brands, we considered many factors like flavor, quality of ingredients, nutritional value, and size. Keep reading to see if your favorites made the cut and discover some new frozen burrito brands. California is known for incredible Mexican food, so PJ’s decided to make this type of food accessible to the masses.
The brand promotes a healthier spin on traditional Mexican flavors, which sets the bar extremely high. But we believe this product did not quite hit the mark on the delicious and authentic food found south of the border. Health food grocery stores, like Whole Foods, carry PJ’s Organics burritos in the frozen section and the brand lists its ingredients on the front of the packaging, making it simple to identify its contents. Additionally, the protein content stood out on the packaging, which is helpful for those tracking macros. The pros to PJ’s Organics are the organic ingredients you can trust, including antibiotic-free chicken.
On the flip side, we wish the burritos were carried at more stores and provided more flavor. Overall we like what we tasted and would consider PJ’s Organics again for a healthier alternative. Next on our popular frozen burritos ranking, we tasted Las Campanas burritos. Kroger shoppers will recognize Las Campanas Burritos if they frequent the frozen food section.
However, with so many frozen burrito brands today, we did not let the nostalgia of it all sway our taste test and review one way or another. Frozen burritos all have one thing in common: convenience. When hunger strikes, nothing satisfies like a microwavable frozen burrito. Babbletop suggests not microwaving these burritos to avoid the middle contents turning to mush. We prefer our ingredients to stay in their original forms, so we do not like the sound of this statement. We feel great knowing the ingredients we consume are organic and “better-for-you,” so we had high hopes for this frozen burrito brand.
Lilly B’s provides products to be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and for the sake of this article, we dove right into their burrito offerings. Compared to many frozen food brands, Lilly’s prioritizes using whole ingredients in their burritos and goes as far as to label them right on the front of the packaging. We appreciate the transparency and value brands that choose natural and organic ingredients. However, with Lilly’s frozen burritos, we found the flavor did not match the standard of the ingredients.
Scoot over meat, this next burrito in our roundup packs a ton of plants into one delicious meatless creation. Alpha Foods strives to create plant-based food for whether you’re vegetarian, pescatarian, or even a carnivore. Their products do not contain meat, but the company believes anyone can enjoy their burritos no matter their dietary preferences. Alpha Foods uses quality, plant-based ingredients in every burrito offering.