Copycat Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl Recipe
Published 2/10/2018 • Updated 9/6/2022
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Save your money and make your own affordable Copycat Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowls at home! These healthy chicken burrito bowls are made just like the real thing made with baked chicken, cilantro lime brown rice, beans, and fajita veggies, and your favorite toppings!
Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl Equation
- Chicken
- Fajita veggies
- Cilantro lime brown rice
- Beans
- Toppings!
Copycat Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl
This copycat Chipotle burrito bowl recipe is a budget-friendly, convenient, and delicious way to satisfy your cravings for the popular restaurant dish. Enjoy it as a quick and easy meal at home or use it for meal prep throughout the week!
Ingredients
Chicken
- 16 oz. chicken breasts
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 lime, juiced
Cilantro Lime Brown Rice
- 1 cup long grain brown rice, option to sub white rice, but note the different liquid ratio
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 lime, juiced
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Fajita Veggies
- 1 large red pepper, sliced
- 1 large green pepper, sliced
- 1/2 large yellow onion, sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon paprika
- salt and pepper, to taste
Beans
- 1 15 oz. can pinto beans, rinsed (option to sub black beans)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- pepper, to taste
Toppings
- Cheese
- Guacamole
- Pico de gallo
Instructions
For the Chicken
- Preheat oven to 375ºF and line a baking sheet with tin foil and spray with cooking spray.
- Place chicken breast on bakings sheet and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Bake at 375ºF for 20-25 minutes. Once the chicken is cooked squeeze on some fresh lime juice. Dice into chunks.
Cilantro Lime Brown Rice
- Place rice and water into a medium pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, cover and turn heat to low. Let simmer for 30-40 minutes or until all water has absorbed.
- Once rice is cooked, squeeze on some fresh lime juice, and season with fresh cilantro and salt. Mix.
Fajita Veggies
- Place olive oil in a large sauce pan and heat to medium/high. Add in peppers and onion and saute for 7-10 minutes or until onions are translucent.
- Season with minced garlic, chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper.
Beans
- Place beans, salt, and pepper into a small pot and turn to medium/high heat.
- Cook for 5 minutes or until beans are warm.
Copycat Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowls
- Assemble chicken burrito bowls by separating the chicken, rice, beans, and fajita veggies into 4 servings. Then, top with your favorite toppings such as cheese, guacamole, and pico de gallo!
- If using as leftovers, option to separate everything out into meal prep containers. Will stay good for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 533 kcal, Carbohydrates: 57 g, Protein: 45 g, Fat: 13 g, Fiber: 8 g, Sugar: 3 g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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It wasn’t like chipotle I may have done something wrong. It was pretty bland.
I love veggie bowls at Chipotle! I could eat them everyday, too. When I lived on the west coast, my closest Chipotle was a few hours away. I was constantly on the lookout for any reason at all to make the drive!
I love this! I am a huge fan of chipotle but lets be honest as a college student I am very cautious with my budget 🙂 This will be great for lunches once I’m back on campus!!
Hehe 🙂 I used to make something similar to this in college! LOVE.
Looks so flavorful and simple! My kinda meal 🙂
I could probably eat an avocado, chicken, spinach, and cheese panini every day. Yumyum.
OMG, love my burrito bowls. This looks awesome.
I love Chipotle’s Chicken Burrito Bowl but what I’m really impressed with is your Cilantro Lime Brown Rice! Yum!
LOVE IT! I make it all the time 🙂
I could probably eat some form of tacos/fajitas every day!
stellar presentation!! i, too, always use greek yogurt as sour cream in my homemade burrito bowls.
happy friday 🙂
Another perfect recipe Lee! You officially just saved me from spending my entire paycheck at Chipotle!
I could probably eat oatmeal every single day…oh wait, I do 😉