Chicken Burrito Bowl Casserole

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This Healthy Chicken Burrito Bowl Casserole is made with chicken breasts, peppers, beans, rice, Mexican spices, and all the toppings you love for a delicious one pot dinner the entire family will enjoy! Can’t get enough of our delicious chicken casserole recipes? Check out this easy orange chicken casserole or this easy southwestern chicken casserole! healthy chicken burrito bowl casserole in a bowl topped with sliced jalapenos and a dollop of greek yogurt

One Pot Meals = Weeknight Meal Success!

Once winter comes around, I am always gravitating toward one-pot meals — especially hearty and healthy one pot meals. For some reason, I don’t make them during the warmer months, but totally crave them in the colder months. I’ve made at least one a week since late August. Anyone else?! chicken burrito bowl casserole ingredients in a casserole dish ready to be baked

Burrito Bowl Lovers

And if you’re a big fan of ordering burrito bowls at Mexican restaurants like we are, you are in luck because this is a homemade, EASY version of just that! All the nummy burrito bowl flavors jam-packed into one casserole. Best part is, you just mix everything together, throw it in your casserole dish, plop it in the oven, and GOOOO. The best part about this whole dish is that you can prep it in the morning, and when you get home from work just pop it right into the oven. Meal prep made easy, my friends. spices for chicken burrito bowl casserole ready to be mixed in with the rest of the ingredients

Quick Cooking Rice

We use Minute rice in many of our recipes because we LOVE how evenly and quickly it cooks — especially in casseroles. This chicken burrito bowl casserole calls for quick cooking white rice, but quick cooking brown rice will absolutely work too if you prefer that! Minute rice while cooked in a casserole like this provides for the exact same cook time as the chicken, meaning nothing is over or undercooked — booya. Pro Tip: We DO NOT recommend making this casserole with traditional white or brown rice, as it will significantly impact the cook time and the ability to cook everything evenly. chicken burrito bowl casserole in a casserole dish ready to be served

Serving Ideas

Do you have some burrito bowl lovers in your house, and some who would prefer to wrap this deliciousness right up into a tortilla to make a proper burrito?! We got you. This recipe is 100% amazing served in a bowl, but can be jazzed up and wrapped in a tortilla as well. Need some inspiration for other vessels to get these burrito bowls right into your tummy? Look no further:
  • Wrapped in a tortilla
  • With tortilla chips as a dip
  • Topped with lettuce as a salad
  • Topped with a dollop of sour cream or Greek yogurt
  • Topped with thinly sliced jalapeños for an extra kick
  • Simply enjoyed with a fork!
chicken burrito bowl casserole being scooped out of a casserole dish with a serving spoon

How to Store Burrito Bowls

This casserole will keep in an air-tight container in the fridge for 3-5 days, making it a great meal prep dinner for the week! It’s also super easy to reheat either at home, or at work in a microwave. Can you freeze this casserole? Yes! Let the casserole cool completely before covering with a piece of tin foil. Remove as much air as possible and then seal with additional tin foil or place inside a large freezer-safe bag. Place in the freezer for up to 3 months. Pro tip: If you’re planning to freeze this casserole, wait to add the shredded cheese until after thawing as melted cheese can change to an undesired consistency when frozen.

To Reheat

Microwave: Place a serving in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high for 1.5 – 2 minutes, or until warm to your liking all the way through. Stove Top: Transfer casserole into a nonstick pan. Sauté over medium/high heat for 3-5 minutes or until at desired temperature. chicken burrito bowl casserole in a bowl topped with sliced jalapeños and a dollop of greek yogurt

More Healthy Casseroles

4.50 from 14 votes

Chicken Burrito Bowl Casserole

This Healthy Chicken Burrito Bowl Casserole is made with chicken breasts, peppers, beans, rice, Mexican spices, and all the toppings you love for a delicious one pot dinner the entire family will enjoy!
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 50 minutes
Total: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 6
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Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 375°F and spray a large casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Add all of the ingredients (minus the shredded cheese) into the casserole dish and mix together with a wooden spoon making sure that everything is well mixed and submerged in liquid.
  • Then, cover with aluminum foil and bake at 375ºF for 45 minutes.
  • Uncover and give the casserole a stir. Then, top with shredded cheese. Bake, uncovered, for an additional 5 minutes.
  • Once fully cooked, let rest for 10 minutes before serving. Top with Greek yogurt, more shredded cheese, salsa, and green onions.

Tips & Notes

  • This recipe was slightly updated on February 6, 2020. Get the original recipe HERE.

Nutrition

Calories: 305 kcal, Carbohydrates: 36 g, Protein: 31 g, Fat: 5 g, Fiber: 6 g, Sugar: 6 g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Susie
Susie
August 23, 2019 11:55 am

If you did use regular chicken breast cut up, would you also put that in the casserole uncooked?

Jim Exchange
Jim Exchange
July 17, 2019 4:38 pm

Can I prep this tonight and cook tomorrow?

Lauren
Lauren
July 4, 2019 9:13 am
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3 stars
Great idea but even with the cumin and paprika it was really bland. Itโ€™s a good base but next time Iโ€™ll play with the seasoning more. I think adding sofrito would make it perfect.

Terr
Terr
June 6, 2019 8:44 am

What is the serving size?

Cynthia
Cynthia
May 20, 2019 7:57 am

Could you mix the corn in with the beans and everything and then bake?

SRYYC
SRYYC
April 28, 2019 11:23 am
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5 stars
The ingredients are missing from the recipe? It just shows the rice and the chicken. Iโ€™ve made this recipe before and it is delicious! I didnโ€™t print it though so now hoping you can fix it so the ingredients list shows up again.

Lee Funke
May 6, 2019 7:20 pm
Reply to  SRYYC

This is bizarre! Looking into it for you!

Luisa
Luisa
May 8, 2019 6:20 pm
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5 stars
I tried looking up the recipe on my phone and couldn’t see all of the ingredients. I used my laptop and was able to access the full all of the ingredients.

Emma
Emma
February 4, 2019 11:00 pm
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5 stars
This dish was AMAZING. Ingredients are easy to find (especially for a college kid on a college budget.) $30 for everything, and it will last me 7 or 8 meals. The only thing I had trouble with was the chicken. I ended up buying thin chicken breasts and literally beating them with a mallet until they were mushy/ shredded. Worked great, surprisingly haha. I couldn’t help but stuff myself with 2 helpings the first night. YUM!

Mina
Mina
February 18, 2019 4:57 pm
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5 stars
Iโ€™ve made this with ground turkey and it was delicious as well; thatโ€™s a little easier to find than ground chicken.

Lisa
Lisa
January 24, 2019 4:44 pm

Do you cook the rice first? Or put dry rice and water and mix it?

Natasha
Natasha
December 11, 2018 6:54 pm
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5 stars
This was amazing we skipped the corn and our family loves Creole seasoning so we added that on top of the avocados and next time will throw a little in the dish too! Overall this was a hit and we always have to be conscious what we are eating as we have older family members and younger ones who have recently lost teeth, this was nice and soft for them!

Lee Funke
December 12, 2018 11:31 am
Reply to  Natasha

YAY! So glad you loved it!

Leon
Leon
September 4, 2018 6:57 pm
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5 stars
When you add the ground CHICKEN with the other INGREDIENTS Do u use ur hands to mix?