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Chicken Burrito Bowl Recipe

Skip the restaurant and make Mexican food at home. This Chicken Burrito Bowl recipe is perfect for that. It’s filled with flavor and protein.

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I like Mexican food. I feel like I say that a lot on Drugstore Divas, but it’s true. My favorite place to go out to eat was a small, hole in the wall Mexican restaurant in Myrtle Beach.

Now that it’s closed, I have to create my own Mexican recipes. Sometimes they leave a little to be desired; other times, they are amazing like this Chicken Burrito Bowl.

As Pete would say, this was a “home run hitter.”

The recipe is pretty quick to make. I simplify my life by making my rice in a rice cooker (which is my second favorite kitchen gadget — and that’s a close second to my slow cooker). By the time the rice is done, everything else is ready to go.

The only complaint you might have about this is there are a lot of pots and pans to make it. I really wanted everything to be separate for presentation purposes, so I had to cook almost all of it separately. Personally, I don’t mind a little extra clean up for a pretty plate (or, in this case, bowl).

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Chicken Burrito Bowl Recipe

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Chicken Burrito Bowl Recipe Ingredients:

How To Make A Chicken Burrito Bowl:

Make your rice in the rice cooker (a good rule of thumb is a 1:2 ratio of rice to water).

Skip the restaurant and make Mexican food at home. This Chicken Burrito Bowl is perfect for that. Get the recipe on www.drugstoredivas.net.

Season your chicken on both sides with taco seasoning. Heat it in a pan, with a bit of oil, about three minutes on one side.

Skip the restaurant and make Mexican food at home. This Chicken Burrito Bowl is perfect for that. Get the recipe on www.drugstoredivas.net.

Slice your onions thinly.

Add them to the pan with the chicken and flip the chicken. Cook until the onions are caramelized, flipping the chicken occasionally.

Skip the restaurant and make Mexican food at home. This Chicken Burrito Bowl is perfect for that. Get the recipe on www.drugstoredivas.net.

While that’s cooking, heat the creamed corn and pinto beans (in separate bowls) over low- to medium-heat until warmed through.

Skip the restaurant and make Mexican food at home. This Chicken Burrito Bowl is perfect for that. Get the recipe on www.drugstoredivas.net.

Remove the chicken from the pan when it is cooked through, then roughly cut it into chunks. Return it to the pan to keep it warm, but keep it on the opposite side of the onions.

Looking for a delicious slow cooker recipe? Try this Slow Cooker Chicken Burrito Bowl recipe from www.drugstoredivas.net.

When the rice is done, fill the bottom of a bowl with the cooked rice.

Top with chicken, corn, onions, and beans, giving each a quadrant in your bowl. Put homemade salsa in the middle.

Serve hot.

Variation:

To save time, you can make this in the slow cooker instead. Just use our Slow Cooker Chicken Burrito Bowl Recipe instead.

Yield: 3 Servings

Chicken Burrito Bowl

Skip the restaurant and make Mexican food at home. This Chicken Burrito Bowl recipe is perfect for that. It’s filled with flavor and protein.

Cook Time 20 minutes
Additional Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups rice
  • 3 chicken breast tenders
  • 1/2 packet taco seasoning
  • 2 medium onions
  • 1 can creamed corn
  • 1 can seasoned pinto beans

Instructions

  1. Make your rice in the rice cooker.
  2. Season your chicken on both sides with taco seasoning. Heat it in a pan, with a bit of oil, about three minutes on one side.
  3. Slice your onions thinly.
  4. Add them to the pan with the chicken and flip the chicken. Cook until the onions are caramelized, flipping the chicken occasionally.
  5. While that’s cooking, heat the creamed corn and pinto beans (in separate bowls) over low- to medium-heat until warmed through.
  6. Remove the chicken from the pan when it is cooked through, then roughly cut it into chunks.
  7. When the rice is done, fill the bottom of a bowl with the cooked rice.
  8. Top with chicken, corn, onions, and beans, giving each a quadrant in your bowl. Put homemade salsa in the middle.

Nutrition Information

Yield

3

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 454Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 17mgSodium 1055mgCarbohydrates 83gFiber 9gSugar 9gProtein 18g

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