How To Make BURRITO BOWL CHICKEN Recipe
Make this Burrito Bowl Chicken Recipe at home. Enjoy good nutritional values in these burrito bowl recipe chicken ingredients. Also, this is listed in our Mexican Cuisine, Rice, Chicken, Main Dishes, Beans-Peas, and Stove Top Recipes categories.
Burrito Bowl Recipe CHICKEN
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Ingredients
Mexican Rice Ingredients
- 1½ cup water
- ½ Tbsp butter or olive oil
- ⅓ cup tomato sauce
- ⅓ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp cilantro freeze dried or fresh; or ½ as dried seasoning
- 1 tsp lime juice
- ⅓ tsp onion powder
- ¾ cup white rice
Seasoned Black Beans Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp olive oil or vegetable oil
- ½ large onion diced, yellow or sweet
- 15 ozs canned black beans 15 oz can, not drained
- 1 tsp garlic powder or double amount minced garlic
- 2 Tbsp cilantro freeze dried or fresh; or ½ as dried seasoning
- ⅓ tsp ground cumin
Refried Beans
- 1 can refried beans 16 oz. can
Seasoned Chicken Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breast cooked and diced, cubed, strips, chopped, or shredded
- ⅓ tsp Garlic Powder or double amount minced garlic
- ⅓ tsp onion powder
- ⅓ tsp ground cumin
- ⅛ tsp Ground Black Pepper
Instructions
- Make Mexican rice: Combine all "Mexican Rice" ingredients (except the rice): and bring to a boil. Add rice, cover, turn OFF heat, and let sit for 25 minutes. Set aside.1½ cup water, ½ Tbsp butter, ⅓ cup tomato sauce, ⅓ tsp ground cumin, ½ tsp cilantro, 1 tsp lime juice, ¾ cup white rice, ⅓ tsp onion powder
- Make Seasoned Black Beans: Sauté onions in oil for about 5 minutes. Then, add in the rest of the "Seasoned Black Beans Ingredients" and heat up for about 5 minutes. Set aside.15 ozs canned black beans, ½ large onion, 1 Tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp garlic powder, 2 Tbsp cilantro, ⅓ tsp ground cumin
- Heat up Refried Beans in a small saucepan or microwave and set aside.1 can refried beans
- Make Seasoned Chicken: Cutup chicken, combine with its seasonings, cook, and set aside. Or optionally, cutup leftover cooked chicken and heat up all combined.1 lb chicken breast, ⅓ tsp Garlic Powder, ⅓ tsp onion powder, ⅓ tsp ground cumin, ⅛ tsp Ground Black Pepper
- Serve each bowl, layered in this order: rice, black beans, refried beans, chicken, toppings (e.g., shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes or salsa, sour cream).
Notes
Nutrition
What is a Chicken Burrito Bowl?
A Burrito Bowl with Chicken is a full meal of a burrito in a bowl. However, there’s no tortilla. So, after you’ve learned how to make burrito bowls at home, eat it with a fork. Plain and simple. And, in reality, you wouldn’t put all these things into a single burrito. This is a full meal, not a sandwich! So, you’re getting a lot more nutrients and great flavors. And, because it’s open in a bowl, many have changed up the ingredients in a whole lot of ways.
Chicken Burrito Bowl Ingredients
A lot of chicken burrito bowl ingredients are common. You might need to a few of some popular items. Also, a lot of them are reused in making each layer. Assuming you have butter, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and some vegetable or olive oil, here are the rest of the ingredients.
- regular uncooked rice
- chicken breast
- canned refried beans
- canned black beans
- canned tomato sauce
- onion
- extras: cumin, cilantro, lime juice
- toppings are optional: keep reading to see them in their own list.
Burrito Bowl Homemade
Since there are a lot of ways of how to make burrito bowls at home, you can add or skip as many ingredients as you want. Also, there are some common layers that are done in a sequence but everyone does it different. So, here are some of those layers and their optional ingredients for each.
Base Burrito-style LAYERS for How To Make Burrito Bowl Chicken Recipe at Home
- Rice (Mexican Rice – aka Spanish Rice, Cilantro Lime Rice, or Brown Rice)
- Black Beans, seasoned
- Refried Beans
- Chicken, seasoned
- Toppings
Chicken Burrito Bowl TOPPINGS
Here is a list of very popular options for chicken burrito bowl toppings. You don’t have to have any, of course but, you can choose to have 1 or more. So, some will add on the shredded lettuce, diced tomato, and shredded cheese to simulate a salad on top. And then finish off with sour cream or Chipotle Ranch Dressing.
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Romaine Lettuce, shredded
- Tomato, diced
- Salsa
- Guacamole or Avocado
- Pico de Gallo
- Corn
Optional Garnishes or Final Toppers for Burrito Bowl Recipe Chicken
- Cilantro
- Lime Juice
- Chipotle Ranch Dressing, Creamy Chipotle, or Sour Cream
How To Make Burrito Bowl Recipe CHICKEN
Follow the Chicken Burrito Bowl Prep step-by-step. See how easily it’s make from scratch at home. It’s healthier than eating out. Also, you get to customize what goes in it.
Layer 1. Cook the Rice. It can be Mexican rice (aka Spanish rice), brown rice, or others as shown in recipe.
Layer 2. Sauté onions and add in canned Black Beans (not drained!). Mix in some common spices.
Layer 3. Heat up the canned Refried Beans for this burrito bowl recipe chicken meal.
Layer 4. Cook and cutup chicken; mix in some seasonings.
Layer 5. Finish it with toppings like Salsa, sour cream, Guacamole, Pico de Gallo, and/or others. Serve with Tortilla Chips and Salsa. Favorite beverage is Margarita.
Rice for Chicken Burrito Bowl Recipe
Most will make this with a Mexican rice recipe. Also, you can use a Spanish rice or even a Brown rice if you prefer. Lastly, if you must, you could use a basic white rice recipe. Now, if you’re making a rice other than Mexican rice, just make it according to package instructions. However, this burrito bowl recipe with chicken shows how to make the needed classic Mexican rice.
Chicken Burrito Bowl Nutrition Facts
There are healthy aspects to a homemade burrito bowl. Because of this, many will go for it because it’s protein-rich and low in fat. And, being customizable, it’s easy to go vegetarian and leave out the meat. Also, it’s not a burrito, so you’re also “breadless” without the tortilla. That will reduce the gluten intake. Traditional Mexican restaurants typically use gluten-free tortillas. Regardless, Burrito Bowls are pretty healthy and filling. Therefore, they rapidly gained in popularity.
The nutritional values are shown in the recipe. Also, here’s a great article that will help guide you on healthy customizing of your own burrito bowl. It’s “7 Reasons Why The Burrito Bowl Is The Best Meal For Weight Loss” by Derek Mulch. And, he explains how to make your choices very well.
This full meal, using no optional ingredients, gives a single serving of about 460 calories. The detailed nutritional values are also shown in the <Print Recipe> option.
How long can I keep a Burrito Bowl in the Fridge?
You can keep it in the fridge for about 3 days (some say 3-5) and reheat it for a tasty dinner or lunch. However, keep the key ingredients in separate containers. Then, it will still have that quality gourmet flavor. So, ensure you’ve avoided adding some of the fresh produce toppings like shredded lettuce or diced tomatoes. For this reason, you’ll have good quality storage.
What to Serve with Burrito Bowls?
A popular side are Tortilla Chips and Salsa. However, some it with Nachos and Cheese Dip. Some will make a meatless burrito bowl and then have Ground Beef Tacos along with it. Top it off with a helpful adult beverage such as a traditional Margarita, which also adds to the theme.
Burrito Bowl Origin
Here’s the true story about the surprising Burrito Bowl origin. So, in late 2016, the U.S. Army announced that in 2017, a new packaged to go (for field operations) chicken burrito meal without the tortilla was coming. It took hold and rapidly became extremely popular. Then, in mid-2022, it’s been trending for people wanting to learn how to make it at home. Here’s the article on the origin of the Burrito Bowl from the Army Times.
Conclusion of How To Make Burrito Bowl Chicken Recipe
Now you’ve learned how to make to make this burrito bowl chicken recipe at home. So, comment below and tell me how it went! What toppings did you use on yours? Did you do something different you want to share? Tell me about it.
Saves a lot making these at home. Thought it would be harder.