Shredded Chicken Burrito Bowl
Healthy chicken and rice bowl; Mexican-inspired
Equipment
- Instant Pot Pressure Cooker optional
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shredded chicken
- 1/2 cup white rice
- 1/4 cup pinto beans (perfect instant pot pinto beans)
- queso - mild crumbly cotija, shredded cheese or for dairy-free use Violife Feta Cheese
- cilantro
- shredded lettuce
- diced tomato
- diced avocado
- corn in salsa form or cut straight off the cob
- optional: salsa, sour cream, sliced jalapeños
Instructions
- Follow directions for perfect instant pot rice or cook on the stove top. Cook the pinto beans per recipe instructions.
- For the chicken - use boneless thighs, if not using a whole chicken - sear skin side down then roast them at 375° for 20 minutes. Check the inside for doneness then shred the chicken when cooled.
- Prep the toppings by washing and drying thoroughly, shred the lettuce, chop the tomatoes and avocado and slice any other chosen toppings.
- Burrito bowl assembly from bottom up: rice, beans, meat, cheese, salsa, diced tomato, lettuce, garnishes and accompaniments.
- Burrito bowl accompaniments for Mexican-inspired bowl: sour cream, salsa, hot sauce, hot peppers, cilantro, guacamole.
- Burrito bowl garnishes: fresh herbs- cilantro, jalapeños, charred corn.
- For the flavor- chipotle chicken burrito bowl recipe: use this chipotle shredded chicken recipe.
Notes
Try one of the following salsa's for your burrito bowl: