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What’s for Dinner: Chicken Burrito Bowl

On Tuesday, for my dad’s birthday, I made homemade Chicken Burrito Bowls for dinner. It was flavorful and delicious. One of the best part of this meal was that it was all cooked in one pot!

I used:

  • Diced/bite size pieces of boneless chicken breasts
  • Seasonings: black pepper, garlic powder, ginger powder, paprika, chili powder, cayenne pepper, cumin
  • Olive oil
  • 1/4 cup of diced yellow onion
  • 1 and 1/2 cup of uncooked [extra-long grain] rice
  • 1 [14.5 ounce] can of diced tomatoes, drained
  • 1 [15 ounce] can of black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 1/2 cups of [low-sodium] chicken broth
  • 1 to 2 cups of monterey jack cheese
  • freshly diced tomatoes
  • diced green onions

What I did was:

  1. I took my bite size boneless chicken meat and seasoned it with black pepper, garlic powder, ginger powder, paprika, chili powder, and cayenne powder.
  2. In a pot, add in about two tablespoons of olive oil (approximately) and add in your diced onion. Saute your onions until they are softened.
  3. When your onions are softened, add in your chicken [over medium heat]. Let it cook until it starts to brown. When that happens, move it to the side of the pan.
  4. Next, add in about another tablespoon of olive oil and add in your [uncooked] rice. Saute your rice until it starts to brown [only a few minutes].
  5. At the point, add in your can of [drained] diced tomatoes, your can of [drained and rinsed] black beans, and your chicken broth. Let it come up to a simmer before you lower the heat to low.
  6. Cover the pan and let it cook over low heat for about 20 minutes [until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender].
  7. At this point, remove your pot from the heat. Add in the amount of cheese you want and recover your pan. This will help you melt the cheese. Remove the lid and mix everything.
  8. Serve warm, with garnishes of diced green onion and tomatoes.

Notes: for mine, I didn’t add cheese because I don’t like it– but I know my parents and brother add cheese when they get something similar from Chipotle.

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P.S. This post is a part of my “What’s for Dinner” series, where I share what I’ve been cooking and my recipes.

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