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Chicken Burrito Bowl

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Chicken Burrito Bowl

Sometimes it feels like too much effort to make a prepared dish. 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 chicken burrito bowl recipe. Let me know what you think.

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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 ice burg 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
sloCooking chicken burrito bowl

Chicken Burrito Bowl

Heather Thomas, sloCooking
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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 ice burg 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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