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From frozen burritos to frozen enchiladas, we’ve taste tested a lot of frozen Mexican food here at Sporked. While our faves might not quite rival what you’d order in from your local Mexican restaurant, they’re fast, cheap, and perfect for a quick lunch in a pinch. Here’s all the best frozen Mexican food we’ve found at the grocery store—so far.
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- Ramona’s Bean & Cheese Burrito
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A lot of frozen burritos are essentially tubes of goop. Sometimes that’s a bad thing, sometimes it’s a good thing. Ramona’s Bean & Cheese burrito is the good kind of goop tube. The beans are super creamy (thanks, lard!) and there’s so much gooey cheese for extra flavor. Ramona’s makes some of the best frozen Mexican food, but these bean burritos truly rival what you’d get at a lot of restaurants.
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- Red’s Grilled Chicken & Cheddar Burrito
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Our three favorite chicken burritos have flown the coop. Trader Joe’s Chicken Burritos, as well as their Chicken Chile Verde Burritos, have apparently fallen victim to supplier issues (there’s a Change.org petition to bring back the former, if you feel passionately about them) and Artisan Bistro Grilled Chicken Burritos are out of stock everywhere we’ve looked. What we have here is the #4 best chicken burrito we taste tested—but we promise, it’s still good. The chicken in Red’s Grilled Chicken & Cheddar Burrito actually tastes like it was grilled, and the gooey cheese adds some salt and flavor. This one’s for the cheese lovers, for sure.
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- Red’s Chicken Chorizo, Egg & Three Cheese Breakfast Burrito
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Our number one favorite breakfast burrito is maple flavored and, even though it’s a burrito, it just doesn’t have a whole lot in common with Mexican food. So instead I’m including our runner-up on this list. The chicken chorizo has all the right spices and the three-cheese blend makes the filling super goopy and indulgent. My colleague Jordan Myrick says she regularly keeps these in her freezer now.
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- Amy’s Cheese Enchiladas
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There are a lot of disappointing frozen enchiladas out there. Mushy fillings. Sauces that don’t taste quite right. Corn tortillas that are much, much too thick. Amy’s Cheese Enchiladas were the best frozen enchiladas we tasted in our taste test by a longshot. The tortillas are thin and tender. The sauce, which is plentiful, tastes like chili powder and a touch of cumin. And the filling is only cheese—can’t screw that up! While other brands are simply doing too much, Amy’s kept it simple and it’s working for them.
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- Tapatio Beef Enchiladas
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If you’re eating microwave enchiladas because you love the flavor of corn tortillas drenched in a zesty red sauce, you could do worse than Tapatio’s beef enchiladas. The filling is a little bit blah, but we love how the thick corn tortillas really sop up the sauce. If you spot the handsome, mustachioed Tapatio guy in the frozen aisle, this is the box to grab.
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- El Monterey Extra Crunchy Southwest Chicken Taquitos
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These frozen taquitos from El Monterey have consistently wowed the Sporked team. They have a lot more going on than your usual frozen taquitos, but they won us over with their crackly coating and filling that’s reminiscent of Southwest egg rolls you’d get at a chain restaurant. If you want traditional taquitos, there are a lot of other options in our ranking (corn-wrapped and flour-wrapped), but sometimes the best frozen Mexican food goes rogue in a good way.
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- Don Lee Farms Crisp Ups Chicken Birria & Cotija Cheese Crispy
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We don’t love the entire Crisp Ups line of frozen tacos, but the chicken birria variety is particularly tasty if you’re in the mood for some greasy, fun junk food. The cotija cheese and even though there’s no consomme for dipping, the filling has a nice blend of spices that brings birria to mind. If anyone at a CPG brand is reading this, please start putting consomme packets in with your frozen birria products!
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- Del Real Chicken in Green Sauce Tamales
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In the realm of frozen Mexican food, frozen tamales are where it’s at. When you’re making frozen burritos in the microwave, a lot of the time the tortillas can get stiff and tough, but masa actually steams beautifully in the microwave. Del Real chicken verde tamales are nice and tender and have a tasty, well-balanced filling. The next time you’re in the mood for a frozen chicken burrito, give frozen tamales a shot instead.
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Best Bean and Cheese
Rating:
10/10
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Best Chicken Burrito
Rating:
9/10
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Best Breakfast Burrito
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9.5/10
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Best Frozen Enchiladas
Rating:
9/10
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Best Tapatio Frozen Meal
Rating:
8.5/10
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Best Frozen Taquitos
Rating:
10/10
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Best Frozen Tacos
Rating:
8.5/10
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Best Frozen Tamales
Rating:
9/10
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Justine Sterling
