Vegan bean burritos with seitan chorizo & tater tots

These hearty vegan bean burritos with seitan chorizo and tater tots are a mixture of full-bodied tastes & textures. 

When I worked at Disneyland in my early twenties, my co-workers were as outgoing and down for fun as you’d probably imagine would be drawn to that kind of work atmosphere.

I’d drive to Orange County from Los Angeles for my shifts. And on the weekends, my co-workers would drive to LA to go dancing.

We’d trade in our name badges & costumes for skirts and platform shoes, and dance until the clubs closed. Then we’d head to a fast food place, where they stuffed their burritos with french fries.

I wasn’t vegan back then. So it was a meaty and cheesy affair, along with hot and oily fries, fresh out of the fryer, and then wrapped into a tortilla.

After burning all those calories on the dance floor, a fast food burrito had never tasted as good as it did at 2 am on Santa Monica Boulevard.

Vegan bean burritos with seitan chorizo & tater tots

These vegan bean burritos hearken back to those burritos of my early twenties.

Instead of filling them with fries, I’ve opted for tater tots. They have that oily & crisp thing going on, even if you make them in the air fryer like I do.

(Feel free to make them any way that you prefer – in the oven or in a skillet.)

They add a bit of crunch and texture to an otherwise smooshy burrito.

In addition to tots, the burrito is stuffed with spicy black beans and seitan chorizo. (I used Upton’s Naturals seitan chorizo.)

The black beans are spiced with cumin, paprika, and ancho chili powder.

A note about ancho chili powder:

Remember that ancho chili powder is different from the standard chili powder you may already have in your cupboard.

Regular chili powder is a mix of spices that sometimes includes cayenne. That means heat levels will vary. However, ancho chili powder is made from one ingredient – dried ancho chile peppers.

(In fresh form, they are poblano peppers.)

While there’s a lot of flavor in ancho chili powder, it’s not overly hot. That’s why it’s my favorite go-to chili powder.

I love hot and spicy things, but I prefer to add them by way of hot sauce and jalapeño peppers. (Here are my three top hot sauces.)

So get some tater tots in the air fryer or oven, and while they cook, have an impromptu dance party. Then play Closing Time, as they did whenever the bars closed in 1998, and tuck into some spicy, filling, and cozy vegan bean burritos.

Vegan bean burritos with seitan chorizo & tater tots

If you're looking for a hearty lunch or dinner that will really stick with you, look no further. These vegan bean burritos with seitan chorizo and tater tots are savory and filling in all of the best ways.

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Course: Burritos

Cuisine: Mexican, Vegan

Keyword: air fryer, dairy free, dinner, entree, lunch

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 5 people

Calories: 344kcal

Author: Cadry Nelson

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon organic canola oil
• ½ cup yellow onion chopped small to medium
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 8 ounces seitan chorizo I used Upton's Naturals
• 1 cup black beans drained & rinsed
• ½ teaspoon ancho chili powder
• ½ teaspoon cumin
• ¼ teaspoon paprika
• Pinch salt
• 2 Tablespoons water
• 5 to 6 tortillas
• 2 cups tater tots cooked according to package directions
• 3/4 cup shredded non-dairy cheese optional

Instructions

• In a large skillet, bring oil to a medium heat. Sauté onion and garlic a few minutes, until soft, translucent, and fragrant.
• Add seitan to the pan and sauté for a couple minutes more.
• Add the beans to the skillet along with the ancho chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt, and water. Fully combine until the spices are spread evenly throughout. Turn off heat.
• One at a time, warm tortillas in a dry skillet. As each one comes out of the skillet, move it to a plate, and fill with a few spoonfuls of the seitan & bean mixture, 4 or 5 tater tots, and a couple Tablespoons of non-dairy cheese, if using. Then roll the tortilla into a burrito.
• Continue until all of the burritos have been rolled.*

Notes

*David likes to finish off the rolled burritos by air frying them to get the burrito crisp on the outside. About 3 burritos can fit in the air fryer at a time, and so you may have to work in batches. Cook them at 400 degrees for about 5 minutes. Check on them during the cooking time to make sure they don't get overly done.

Nutrition

Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 800mg | Potassium: 327mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2.2% | Vitamin C: 6.3% | Calcium: 6.3% | Iron: 16.2%

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