Sometimes it feels like too much effort to make a prepared dish, especially when you’re working on healthy eating. I found a bunch of recipes calling themselves such-and-such bowl. They seemed like an easy way to put dinner together with little effort. I came up with this healthy eating chicken burrito bowl recipe. Let me know what you think about my recipe for healthy eating chicken burrito bowl.
Chicken Burrito Bowl
FOR CHICKEN
1 ½ lbs. chicken thighs, skin off
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 ½ cup chunky salsa
1 cup black beans, drained and rinsed
½ tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. cumin
- Toss in slow cooker and cook for 4 hours on high, or 8 hours on low
- Shred and reduce as needed
FOR BOWLS
2 cups cooked brown rice
2 cups shredded greens, I really like iceburg lettuce mixed with chopped Napa cabbage and spinach
Pico de gallo
Sliced olives
Sliced jalapenos
Guacamole
Cilantro, chopped – for garnish
- Assemble with rice on bottom, followed by greens, chicken, pico, olives, jalapenos, guacamole and cilantro
- You can add shredded cheese if you like
Healthy Eating Chicken Burrito Bowls
Ingredients
- FOR CHICKEN
- 1 ½ lbs. chicken thighs skin off
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 ½ cup chunky salsa
- 1 cup black beans drained and rinsed
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. cumin
- FOR BOWLS
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 2 cups shredded greens I really like iceburg lettuce mixed with chopped Napa cabbage and spinach
- Pico de gallo
- Sliced olives
- Sliced jalapenos
- Guacamole
- Cilantro chopped – for garnish
Instructions
- FOR CHICKEN
- Toss in slow cooker and cook for 4 hours on high, or 8 hours on low
- Shred and reduce as needed
- FOR BOWLS
- Assemble with rice on bottom, followed by greens, chicken, pico, olives, jalapenos, guacamole and cilantro
- You can add shredded cheese if you like
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