Chicken Burrito Bowls {Better than Chipotle}

You can make your own chicken burrito bowls, and they are even better than Chipotle!

So earlier this week I showed you how to make Mexican shredded chicken. And this is one of my favorite ways to use it – to make these chicken burrito bowls.

It’s barely even a recipe, y’all! It’s just some basic prep and assembly. You cook some rice, plus the Mexican shredded chicken. This is your base.

And then you just layer on anything else that sounds good. Literally. That’s it. Easy, right?!

Some of our favorites: corn, black beans, tomatoes, guacamole, salsa, sour cream, shredded cheese, cilantro, diced avocado, squeeze of lime. We usually don’t do ALL of that at once. We just grab a few of those things and build our own yummy bowl of goodness.

Sometimes we use plain rice, and sometimes we use my cilantro lime brown rice.

But the real star of this dish is that Mexican shredded chicken. It is SO good!

Y’all need this in your rotation because it is easy, simple and everybody loves it. We don’t even use any type of dressing. We just use some combination of salsa, guacamole and/or sour cream. If you have never mixed sour cream and salsa together, do it. It’s what I always put on taco salad, and it is good on this too.

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Chicken Burrito Bowls {Better than Chipotle}

You can make your own chicken burrito bowls, and they are even better than Chipotle!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican, Tex Mex

Keyword chicken burrito bowls

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 6

Calories 646 kcal

Author Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy

Ingredients

• 1 pound Mexican shredded chicken
• 4 cups Rice cooked - plain or cilantro lime rice both work great
• 1 cup Corn cooked (optional)
• 1 cup Black beans canned, drained and rinsed (optional)
• 1 cup Fresh tomatoes diced (optional)
• 1/2 cup Guacamole optional - use store-bought or homemade guacamole
• 1/2 cup Salsa optional - use store-bought or homemade salsa
• Other options: cilantro lettuce, shredded cheese, diced avocado

Instructions

1. Assemble the Mexican shredded chicken, rice (plain or cilantro lime) and whatever else sounds good! Some of our favorites: corn, black beans, tomatoes, guacamole, salsa, sour cream, shredded cheese, cilantro, diced avocado, squeeze of lime.

2. Eat and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

One pound of chicken makes approximately 4 to 6 burrito bowls.

Measurements are approximate and were mostly used to calculate nutrition information. You can use more or less of any ingredient and customize it to your preference.

Nutrition Facts

Chicken Burrito Bowls {Better than Chipotle}

Amount Per Serving

Calories 646 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 7g 11%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Cholesterol 71mg 24%

Sodium 229mg 10%

Potassium 706mg 20%

Total Carbohydrates 114g 38%

Dietary Fiber 6g 24%

Sugars 2g

Protein 27g 54%

Vitamin A 8.5%

Vitamin C 8.9%

Calcium 6.1%

Iron 14.3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.