These satisfying Chicken Burrito Bowl are so simple to make and only dirty one pot! I have always been completely in love with Mexican food, andĀ I eat it more than ever since I went gluten free. It’s hard to go out for sandwiches or Chinese or Italian without eating wheat, but Mexican food is pretty friendly for someone with a wheat intolerance. Skip the flour tortillas, and there are loads of foods you can enjoy. One of my favorite lunches out lately has been burrito bowls. I am a huge burrito fan, and I do mean I love HUGE BURRITOS.
Unfortunately, those are out because of the tortillas. the next best thing is a deconstructed burrito in a bowl. When I go to a taqueria, I love how they have all those individual pots of different beans, rice, meat, and toppings. It’s a sight to behold, and they can make each customer’sĀ custom meal in seconds flat. Let me tell you something right now.
I am not going to cook a bunch of separate pots of foods to make a burrito bowl at home! I don’t have a commercial kitchen or professional dishwasher to take care of that mess, so I needed to figure out how to make something resembling my new fav taqueria meal in one pot. It was really easy to do, and you are going to love the result!
This is seriously a no-brainer recipe. You throw ingredientsĀ in a pot, let it cook, shred some chicken, and dinner is pretty much done. You can customize this green chicken recipe to add vegetables,Ā use your favorite beans, or make whatever changes you’d like to make it your own. I hope this is a new favorite dinner in your house too!
You can get this easy Mexican dinner on the table in no time!
Total Time:50 minutes
Yield:41x
Ingredients
UnitsScale
16oz. green salsa
1 1/2c. water
1c. uncooked brown rice
15 oz. can seasoned black beans drained
1lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 in tbsp. diced canned chipotle peppersadobo sauce you could substitute fresh or canned diced jalapeƱos or leave the peppers out completely
2 romaine lettuce hearts chopped
1 ripe avocado sliced (optional)
sour cream (optional)
shredded cheese (optional)
Instructions
Stir together salsa water, rice, beans, and peppers in a large skillet.
Nestle chicken breasts into salsa mixture, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
Stir to make sure rice is all covered with liquid, reduce heat to medium-low, and cover. Simmer for 45-60 minutes, until rice is tender, stirring once or twice during cooking.
Shred chicken with two forks and stir into rice.
To serve, place a bed of lettuce into each bowl and top with chicken and rice mixture.
Top with your favorite toppings like avocado slices, sour cream, shredded cheese, or additional salsa.
Notes
To speed up the cooking time, substitute white rice or quinoa, and simmer for 20-30 minutes.
Author:Andi
Prep Time:5
Cook Time:45
Category:Main
Cuisine:Mexican
Keywords: One Pot Chicken Burrito Bowl
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Andi Gleeson
10 comments
Cami
10 years ago
Two thumbs up! Great dish and my husband loved it, always a plus :-).
Andi
10 years ago
Glad to hear it, Cami! Thank you!
Sarah
10 years ago
This was fabulous and easy! So glad I found your website!
Andi
10 years ago
Thanks so much, Sarah! I’m glad you found me too :)
Kelly
10 years ago
Oh my, this looks incredible – I am drooling over that pretty avocado and sour cream! Haha I’m with you on not wanting to dirty up a bunch of dishes so one pot meals are definitely the way to go :)
Andi
10 years ago
Thank you, Kelly! Avocado makes everything better ;)
Heather @ Sugar Dish Me
10 years ago
I love this recipe Andi!! I am such a Mexican food junkie. It is MY FAVORITE. I am so making this sometime this week! Also as soon as I read the title of your post I knew this was the one pot text you wrote about and it made me laugh. Looks great!
Andi
10 years ago
Thank you, Heather! I have a serious problem with Mexican food. I’m not even that happy with how the caption ended up on this one, but I couldn’t look at fonts anymore ;)
Ashlyn @ Belle of the Kitchen
10 years ago
These look delicious, Andi! I love green salsa and chipotle peppers in adobo, so these are right up my alley! And I am right there with you about not wanting to clean up all that mess of bowls. I hate doing dishes, so I’m all over a one pot meal. :)
Andi
10 years ago
Hi, Ashlyn! I’m sorry for being slow to reply. There aren’t enough hours in the day lately! If you love all these ingredients, I hope you get a chance to try the recipe. Enjoy your weekend!
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10 comments
Two thumbs up! Great dish and my husband loved it, always a plus :-).
Glad to hear it, Cami! Thank you!
This was fabulous and easy! So glad I found your website!
Thanks so much, Sarah! I’m glad you found me too :)
Oh my, this looks incredible – I am drooling over that pretty avocado and sour cream! Haha I’m with you on not wanting to dirty up a bunch of dishes so one pot meals are definitely the way to go :)
Thank you, Kelly! Avocado makes everything better ;)
I love this recipe Andi!! I am such a Mexican food junkie. It is MY FAVORITE. I am so making this sometime this week! Also as soon as I read the title of your post I knew this was the one pot text you wrote about and it made me laugh. Looks great!
Thank you, Heather! I have a serious problem with Mexican food. I’m not even that happy with how the caption ended up on this one, but I couldn’t look at fonts anymore ;)
These look delicious, Andi! I love green salsa and chipotle peppers in adobo, so these are right up my alley! And I am right there with you about not wanting to clean up all that mess of bowls. I hate doing dishes, so I’m all over a one pot meal. :)
Hi, Ashlyn! I’m sorry for being slow to reply. There aren’t enough hours in the day lately! If you love all these ingredients, I hope you get a chance to try the recipe. Enjoy your weekend!