Copycat Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl Recipe

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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!

Chicken Burrito Bowls Top Down

I’m a total Chipotle burrito bowl lover. I could pretty much eat one every single day of the week and feel satisfied. Mark and I often make these at home because they amazing for meal prep and super affordable! If you think about it, one burrito bowl at Chipotle costs anywhere from $8 to $10. 4 burrito bowls costs almost $40. This recipe serves 4, but the ingredients cost much less when you make them at home.

Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl Equation

  • Chicken
  • Fajita veggies
  • Cilantro lime brown rice
  • Beans
  • Toppings!
Toppings are always optional, but my favorites are pico de gallo, guacamole, and a little bit of cheese. Note, if you are planning to do some meal prep with this Chipotle chicken burrito bowl recipe, we suggest waiting to add the toppings until the day of. No one likes warm guacamole or pico de gallo. Speaking of meal prep. THESE are the meal prep containers we use and love! If you’re in the market they are super affordable on Amazon for $39 HERE.

4.20 from 5 votes

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!
By: Honeycomb Media
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 25 minutes
Total: 40 minutes
Servings: 4
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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

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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Tange A.
Tange A.
July 31, 2021 2:33 pm
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5 stars
Thank you for making easy recipes for those of us that are busy!!!!! I’m a mom with 2 under 2 trying to lose the baby weight. My nutritionist has me tracking my macros and this site has been a godsend. ๐Ÿ™‚

Last edited 3 years ago by Tange A.
Kaylyn
Kaylyn
December 10, 2018 6:46 pm
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2 stars
It wasnโ€™t like chipotle I may have done something wrong. It was pretty bland.

Shay @ Whine Less, Breathe More
August 27, 2013 10:10 pm

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!

Taylor
August 24, 2013 1:41 pm

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 ๐Ÿ™‚ This will be great for lunches once I’m back on campus!!

Alison @ Daily Moves and Grooves
August 23, 2013 10:04 pm

Looks so flavorful and simple! My kinda meal ๐Ÿ™‚
I could probably eat an avocado, chicken, spinach, and cheese panini every day. Yumyum.

Michelle
August 23, 2013 7:19 pm

OMG, love my burrito bowls. This looks awesome.

Jillienne @ ChasingRaspberries
August 23, 2013 4:15 pm

I love Chipotle’s Chicken Burrito Bowl but what I’m really impressed with is your Cilantro Lime Brown Rice! Yum!

Heather @ Forsythia + Oak
August 23, 2013 4:08 pm

I could probably eat some form of tacos/fajitas every day!

Hillary | Nutrition Nut on the Run
August 23, 2013 2:59 pm

stellar presentation!! i, too, always use greek yogurt as sour cream in my homemade burrito bowls.

happy friday ๐Ÿ™‚

Davida @TheHealthyMaven
August 23, 2013 2:01 pm

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 ๐Ÿ˜‰