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One Pot Chicken Burrito Bowl

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.

One Pot Green Chicken Burrito Bowls

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.

One Pot Green Chicken Burrito Bowls in a plate

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!

One Pot Green Chicken Burrito Bowls Presentation

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!

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One Pot Green Chicken Burrito Bowls - An easy Mexican dinner idea!

One Pot Chicken Burrito Bowl

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  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x

Ingredients

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  • 16 oz. green salsa
  • 1 1/2 c. water
  • 1 c. uncooked brown rice
  • 15 oz. can seasoned black beans drained
  • 1 lb. 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

  1. Stir together salsa water, rice, beans, and peppers in a large skillet.
  2. Nestle chicken breasts into salsa mixture, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
  3. 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.
  4. Shred chicken with two forks and stir into rice.
  5. To serve, place a bed of lettuce into each bowl and top with chicken and rice mixture.
  6. 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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Comments

  1. Cami says

    September 25, 2014 at 4:55 pm

    Two thumbs up! Great dish and my husband loved it, always a plus :-).

    Reply
    • Andi says

      September 25, 2014 at 8:40 pm

      Glad to hear it, Cami! Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Sarah says

    August 20, 2014 at 5:54 am

    This was fabulous and easy! So glad I found your website!

    Reply
    • Andi says

      August 20, 2014 at 7:45 pm

      Thanks so much, Sarah! I’m glad you found me too :)

      Reply
  3. Kelly says

    August 13, 2014 at 9:56 pm

    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 :)

    Reply
    • Andi says

      August 16, 2014 at 10:32 pm

      Thank you, Kelly! Avocado makes everything better ;)

      Reply
  4. Heather @ Sugar Dish Me says

    August 13, 2014 at 4:25 am

    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!

    Reply
    • Andi says

      August 13, 2014 at 10:06 am

      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 ;)

      Reply
  5. Ashlyn @ Belle of the Kitchen says

    August 13, 2014 at 1:21 am

    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. :)

    Reply
    • Andi says

      August 16, 2014 at 10:34 pm

      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!

      Reply

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