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Chicken Burrito Bowl

★★★★★ 4.3 /5 Updated: 7/7/22
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Chicken Burrito Bowls are a healthy and filling dinner idea for everyone! Delicious marinated grilled chicken is served over brown rice and with your favorite southwest toppings. They can easily be meal prepped for the week or turned into an easy freezer meal.

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Why We Love These Burrito Bowls
Video: How to Make Chicken Burrito Bowls
Ingredients Needed for Chicken Burrito Bowls
How to Meal Prep & Freeze Burrito Bowls
Southwest Chicken Burrito Bowls
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Why We Love These Burrito Bowls

These Southwest Chicken Burrito Bowls proved to be an entire family pleaser, especially because it’s a versatile, pick-and-choose what goes in your bowl recipe. Not only did they taste delicious, but this meal is so simple to pull together and double to freeze for later. Seriously, just look how easy they come together:

Video: How to Make Chicken Burrito Bowls

Before starting, watch this short video that gives an overview of how to make the recipe.

Ingredients Needed for Chicken Burrito Bowls

This easy dinner packs a high protein punch. Veggies like shredded lettuce, tomatoes, and avocados make it a one bowl wonder.

Chicken burrito bowl with fresh toppings
  • Brown Rice – Adds lots of nutrition. You can sub white rice or quinoa. Try using our Instant Pot Brown Rice recipe or Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice!
  • Southwest-flavored chicken – Use this marinade.
  • Black Beans – Fiber and protein!
  • Cheese – Shredded sharp cheddar is our pick but use your favorite cheese or leave it out all together. (Here’s how to shred your own cheese.)
  • Veggies – Shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, diced avocados, or minced red onion are delicious toppings.
  • Condiments – Sour cream or plain Greek yogurt, salsa, and a squeeze of lime for a Tex Mex taste experience.

How to Meal Prep & Freeze Burrito Bowls

One of the beauties of this recipe is that it can be made in advance and eaten for lunches all week. In addition to that, like so many of our freezer-friendly recipes, this one can be turned into a delicious freezer meal.

Ingredients meal prepped chicken for burrito bowls

To Freeze For Later

To create a meal kit, place each of the following ingredients in separate quart-sized freezer bags and seal tightly:

  • 2-3 cups cooked brown rice
  • Grilled Southwest Chicken Tenders (1.5 pounds chicken)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1-2 cups shredded cheddar or Mexican blend cheese
  • 1 cup salsa

Put all the smaller bags into a plastic grocery sack or a large freezer container. Seal, label and place in the refrigerator or freezer together as a meal kit.

To Prepare From Frozen

If necessary, thaw the meal pack in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours. Warm the chicken, beans, and rice in the microwave, if you want. Set out all the ingredients, including the fresh optional toppings, like lettuce, tomatoes, avocados, sour cream, and lime wedges. Build your bowl and enjoy!

Chicken Burrito Bowls Meal Kit

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★★★★★ 4.3 from 3 reviews

Southwest Chicken Burrito Bowls

A healthy and filling dinner idea for everyone! It’s packed with flavorful grilled chicken, black beans, brown rice, and all your favorite taco toppings.

Yield: 4-6 1x
Prep: 5 minutesTotal: 5 minutes
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Ingredients

Bowl Base:

  • 2–3 cups cooked brown rice (I used this Instant Pot recipe)
  • Grilled Southwest Chicken Tenders (1.5 pounds chicken), chopped into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 (15 ounce) can of black beans, drained and rinsed

Optional Toppings:

  • 1–2 cups shredded cheddar or Mexican blend cheese
  • 2 cups shredded lettuce (I like Romaine)
  • 1 large tomato, diced
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 1–2 limes, cut in quarters (squeeze over the top of the bowl)

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Instructions

Make It Now:

Add a scoop of rice, grilled chicken, and beans to a bowl. Top with your favorite toppings. Toss to combine. Enjoy with tortilla chips on the side.

Freeze for Later: To create a meal kit, place each of the following ingredients in separate quart-sized freezer bags and seal tightly:

  • 2-3 cups cooked brown rice
  • 1 batch of marinating Southwest Chicken Tenders (1.5 pounds chicken)*
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1-2 cups shredded cheddar or Mexican blend cheese
  • 1 cup salsa

Put all the smaller bags into a plastic grocery sack or a large freezer container. Seal, label and place in the freezer together.

Prepare from Frozen: Thaw the meal pack in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours. Grill the chicken and chop into bite-sized pieces. Warm the beans and rice in the microwave (add a little water or broth to the rice, if it’s too dry). Set out all the ingredients, including the salsa and fresh optional toppings, like lettuce, tomatoes, avocados, sour cream, and lime wedges. Build your bowl and enjoy!

*You can go ahead and grill the chicken, chop, and freeze it, if you want.

© Author: Thriving Home
Cuisine: Southwest Method: Mix

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As co-founder of Thriving Home, Rachel dreams about creating recipes (literally) and uses her husband, her 3 kids, and even the neighbors as guinea pigs several nights a week. She believes that good food has the power to bring families and friends closer together and continues to wake up excited about her job each day, even after 10+ years!

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  1. AvatarSandy Schreur says

    Posted on 1/18/23 at 11:13 am

    Amazing!

    ★★★★★

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    • Carla from Thriving HomeCarla from Thriving Home says

      Posted on 1/18/23 at 12:37 pm

      Yay! Glad to hear it Sandy!

      Reply
  2. AvatarJulie says

    Posted on 7/19/22 at 2:56 pm

    This is a great summer recipe! Cooking the chicken ahead makes for an easy meal to pull together quickly.

    ★★★★★

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  3. AvatarTerry says

    Posted on 3/4/22 at 7:06 am

    I liked the idea of this. On a rainy day I thawed and baked the tenders in the oven to use in the recipe. I found that the southwest marinade tasted like chili powder and needed more flavor. I will make this again, but I will use my instant pot cilantro lime chicken taco recipe.

    ★★★

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    • Rachel TiemeyerRachel Tiemeyer says

      Posted on 3/6/22 at 12:56 pm

      Thanks for the feedback.

      Reply
  4. AvatarTracy says

    Posted on 10/5/17 at 2:24 am

    Looks delish, thank you! What kind of vinegar do you recommend for the chicken marinade?

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    • RachelRachel says

      Posted on 10/7/17 at 8:42 pm

      Thanks, Tracy! I just use white vinegar, but I think apple cider vinegar would be yummy, too.

      Reply

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