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Chicken Burrito Bowls {Better than Chipotle}

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

You can make your own chicken burrito bowls, and they are better than Chipotle! | APinchOfHealthy.com

You can make your own chicken burrito bowls, and they are better than Chipotle! | APinchOfHealthy.com

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.

You can make your own chicken burrito bowls, and they are better than Chipotle! | APinchOfHealthy.com

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!

You can make your own chicken burrito bowls, and they are better than Chipotle! | APinchOfHealthy.com

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*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 71mg24%
Sodium 229mg10%
Potassium 706mg20%
Carbohydrates 114g38%
Fiber 6g25%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 27g54%
Vitamin A 425IU9%
Vitamin C 7.3mg9%
Calcium 61mg6%
Iron 2.6mg14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  1. Jonni says

    March 3, 2020 at 8:29 am

    I have not made this yet but was thinking of doing this with some leftover chicken enchilada filling and I wanted to see what other ingredients I could add to boost nutrition and keep this healthy. I love Chipotle but there is just too much sodium for me so I have to figure out a way of doing that at home using a few processed ingredients as I can.

    Thanks for posting this and helping me along with my task.

    I didn’t rate because I didn’t make but I think this should be like 4-5 stars. 🙂

    Reply
    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      March 3, 2020 at 9:01 am

      Yay, Jonni! I hope you enjoy it.💖

      Reply
  2. Wyatt says

    December 8, 2019 at 9:06 pm

    5 stars
    These are great! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      December 9, 2019 at 8:24 am

      Yay, Wyatt! Thank you for taking the time to circle back to leave a review.🙌🏻

      Reply
  3. Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting says

    July 29, 2019 at 2:29 pm

    This looks really great! I love Chipotle, too! We are addicted to all things taco 🙂

    Reply
    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      July 29, 2019 at 3:51 pm

      Thank you!!

      Reply
  4. Linda Parker says

    June 18, 2019 at 3:35 pm

    I love your recipes! I’d love to save it on Copy Me That app but haven’t been able to. Do you have any ideas?

    Reply
  5. Alicia says

    May 24, 2019 at 2:10 pm

    5 stars
    i MADE THIS TODAY WITH THE mEXICAN SHREDDED CHICKEN, WHITE RICE, CORN AND BEANS. i DIDN’T NEED ANY OTHER TOPPINGS BECAUSE i LADLED A BIT OF THE SAUCE OVER MY BURRITO BOWL. i USED A MEDIUM HEAT CHIPOTLE SALSA IN THE iNSTANT POT, AND IT WASN’T TOO SPICY. mY 18 YEAR OLD SON LIKED IT AND SAID IT WAS THE BEST LUNCH HE’S HAD IN A WHILE. lol tHANK YOU FOR A HEALTHY INSTANT POT RECIPE.

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      May 24, 2019 at 2:14 pm

      I am terribly sorry about the capitalization issue in my earlier comment. The commenting interface makes everything appear to be lowercase until after posting, and I did not see any editing capability after it posted.

      Reply
      • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

        May 25, 2019 at 8:40 am

        No worries, not your fault. It is an issue in my site. I am hiring somebody to fix this.

        Reply
    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      May 25, 2019 at 8:39 am

      Yay Alicia! I am so happy that y’all enjoyed it.💖

      Reply
  6. Lisbet Martinez says

    February 26, 2019 at 9:25 pm

    5 stars
    me and my family like a lot this recipe

    Reply
    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      February 27, 2019 at 10:42 am

      I am so glad y’all are enjoying it!💖 Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback!🙏🏻

      Reply

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