How to Fold a Burrito in 5 Steps

You've chosen your recipe, cooked your ingredients, and even arranged toppings and dips. All that's left is to roll up your delicious Tex-Mex fillings into a tortilla to create a burrito. Easy, right? Yes! Get that last preparation step perfect by following our tips on how to properly roll a burrito or how to fold a burrito wrap. Keep the folding mess-free and avoid losing flavorful ingredients with our 5 steps to a well-rolled burrito.
Shredded cheese on a tortilla

Step 1:

Center the ingredients
Burrito ingredients at the center on a burrito tortilla with the bottom third of the tortilla folded up

Step 2:

Fold the bottom third
Left third of the tortilla folded over the ingredients with the bottom third of the tortilla folded up

Step 3:

Fold the left third
Fold the right third of the tortilla over the ingredients with the left third of the tortilla folded over and the bottom third of the tortilla folded up

Step 4:

Fold the right third
Hands folding over the top part of the burrito

Step 5:

Slowly “snowball” the burrito from the bottom to the top, centering the ingredients as you roll.

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