Vegetarian Kimchi Burritos! A 20-minute dinner recipe, loaded up with healthy veggies, black beans, leftover rice and flavorful kimchi! Korean-inspired burritos that are Easy and delicious! Vegan adaptable! 
I’d like you to meet my new favorite quick and easy weeknight dinner – Kimchi Burritos! Even though they are super simple to make (especially if you have any leftover rice laying around) they are flavor bombs! Bursting with so much deliciousness- I can’t wait for you to try these!
I have a confession. These started in yoga. Yep, I have to admit, I was having a hard time focussing on my breath. My mind kept leaping forward and thinking about dinner and all the leftover rice from last night’s Thai food.
Wonder and wondering what to make with it… and boom! Right there in the middle of down-dog, the answer came- KIMCHI Burritos!!!
I love it when that happens. Divine inspiration. 😉
It starts with sauteing onion and bell pepper in a skillet. Keep in mind, the smaller you chop things, the faster those things cook. Just sayin’.
TIP: Using leftover rice makes this incredibly fast to make. So always save your rice!
Now I know many of you have kimchi in your fridge because it is one of the most popular recipes on the blog- so now is the perfect time to pull it out!
And if you don’t, just go buy some, preferably in the refrigerated section of the grocery store. It is so good for you!
Chop 1/2 cup kimchi into small a small dice, so there are no big chunks. If it is very watery, strain it a little.
Add the drained black beans, the rice and the kimchi to the sauteed onions and peppers and give a stir.
Why this works: The flavorful kimchi infuses the whole dish with incredible depth and flavor!
Taste for salt and feel free to make this spicier if you like by adding Chili Garlic Paste or Sriracha or Korean chili paste.
You can keep this vegan or add shredded cheese and some scallions.
I will say the cheese is extremely good in this!
Or try vegan meltable cheese.
Stir until it is all melted together, then fill the warmed tortillas.
The Kimchi Burrito filling will be enough for 3-4 burritos.
NOTE: These can also be made ahead and refrigerated, then reheated for lunch.
Fast, easy, delicious Kimchi Burritos- put them on your list for when you have leftover rice. 🙂
And if you havent attempted your own homemade Kimchi yet, tis’ the season! It is so easy- here is the Kimchi recipe!
Let me know how you like these guys in the comments below. And be sure to check recipe notes for some adaptions for meat-eating folk. 🙂
Happy week!
Sylvia
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Vegetarian Kimchi Burritos! A 20-minute dinner recipe, loaded up with healthy veggies, black beans, leftover rice and flavorful kimchi! Easy and delicious! FULL of flavor!
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 3-4 1x
- Category: main, vegan, vegetarian
- Method: stove-top
- Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup rice (leftover rice works great here!)
- 1/2 cup kimchi, strained and chopped
- 1 can black beans, rinsed, strained
- salt to taste (I use 1/2 teaspoon)
- 1–2 scallions, chopped
- optional ( but delicious) 1/2 to 3/4 cup shredded cheese
- 3 to 4 10-12-inch tortillas, warmed
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Saute onion and bell pepper until tender, about 4-5 minutes. Add rice, kimchi and black beans, stirring to combine.
- Season with salt and scallions.
- Taste, making this spicier if you like (add sriracha or chili garlic paste) or add more chopped kimchi.
- Add optional cheese to the pan and gently melt, stirring for about one minute.
- Divide filling into the center of the warm tortillas, and wrap up into a burrito.
- Serve immediately!
Notes
- Kimchi will vary in the spice level. If you are sensitive to heat, start conservatively and make sure to dice it into small pieces. You can always add more to taste. I used 1/2 cup kimchi that was “medium” spicy, and the burritos turned out mild in heat but super flavorful.
- Instead of the black beans, you could add ground meat ( beef, chicken, turkey) – cooking it with the onion and bell pepper, or use leftover baked chicken breast or rotisserie chicken. Use about. 1 – 1 1/2 cups.
- Instead of rice, you could use cauliflower rice.
- These can be made ahead and reheated for lunch.
Keywords: kimchi burrito, korean burrito, vegetarian korean burrito, vegetarian burrito, vegan burrito recipes
So good! We made these with fresh rice and it was delicious. We put the rice in the instant pot and while it was cooking we chopped everything else up. We will make these again for sure!!!
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So Glad you liked these Amber!
YUM. These turned out so good!
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I premade this for my husband’s sailing team. It was a perfect grab and go while racing. I browned a pound of ground beef before cooking the onions and boosted the Kim chi by another cup. It was fabulous! The flavors melded together perfectly and it was something a little different than the regular same old. Thanks Sylvia
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These are DELICIOUS! We used black rice and threw in two slices/100g of shoulder bacon (chopped & fried) as well (to appease my meat eater partner). Will be eating again for sure.
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