Ground Chicken burrito bowl meal prep is perfect for planning weekday lunch or dinner. Loaded with cilantro lime rice, chicken taco meat, black beans, corn, salsa, avocado, jalapeño slices, shredded cheese and cilantro, this ground chicken meal prep is easy, make-ahead, customizable, mega flavorful and amazingly delicious!
Winner winner chicken dinner (or lunch)!!!
If you love chipotle chicken burritos or tacos or just anything Mexican, then this is your ultimate comfort food.
And, it’s all prepped and ready to go for the rest of the week.
This has been a family favorite for a very long time, why wouldn’t be?
Amazingly delicious as is!!! No sauce required. Honestly, I could eat this all every day. So DANG GOOD!
Why are you gonna love this Ground Chicken Burrito Bowl? It is
- Easy
- Quick
- Healthy
- Family favorite
- Customizable
- Make-ahead
- Flavorful
- D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S
What is a Burrito Bowl?
A burrito bowl is a deconstructed burrito minus the tortilla. It consists of all your favorite ingredients – Any protein, cheese, beans, corn, salsa, sour cream, guacamole or avocado all served on a bed of rice or lettuce. My favorite burrito bowl from Chipotle is with chicken, so I had to find a way to make a homemade version.
If you are interest in a vegetarian burrito bowl, then this Chickpea Taco Meal Prep Bowl is perfect for ya or more dinner recipes here.
What are Burrito Bowl ingredients:
Cilantro Lime Rice – I used this amazing Cilantro Lime Rice made in instant pot recipe that is really good. If you don’t have an Instant Pot or wanna make a quick cilantro lime rice, then simply saute some chopped onion and garlic in vegetable oil, stir fry cooked, cooled rice and salt. Finish with lime juice and chopped cilantro. This cilantro lime rice can be used to make many Mexican burrito bowls.
Chicken Taco Meat – Ground chicken is sautéed with the Best Chicken Taco Seasoning. It is super flavorful blend of chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, paprika, cayenne, ground black pepper, oregano and salt and does not come close to any store bought ones. This homemade taco seasoning is good not only on ground chicken, but also chicken thighs ( try this Spicy Mexican Chicken) and chickpeas (Chickpea Taco Bowls).
Black beans – Drained and rinsed canned black beans
Corn – Leftover grilled corn or defrosted frozen corn works well
Salsa – Use your favorite kind of salsa or pico de gallo.
Avocado – Ain’t a homemade chipotle bowl chicken without avocado or you could use this avocado crema instead
Cheese – Shredded cheddar or Mexican blend works well
Lime – A squeeze goes a long way
Jalapeno – Optional
Cilantro – Not optional
It may seem like a huge laundry list but, each and every component is easy to prepare and can be refrigerated separately to make ground chicken burrito bowl anytime.
If you are craving take out food, then check out this 30 Take Out Recipes you can make at Home
How to make ground chicken meal prep?
Step-1: Make Cilantro Lime Rice
Step-2: Make ground chicken taco meat. Saute ground chicken with Best Chicken Taco Seasoning in vegetable oil until cooked.
Step-3: Prep black beans, corn, avocado, salsa/pico de gallo, cheese, jalapeño, cheese and cilantro.
Step-4 : Assemble chicken burrito bowl meal prep – Layer homemade cilantro lime rice, ground chicken taco meat, black beans, corn, avocado, salsa/pico de gallo, cheese, jalapeño, cheese and cilantro into meal prep containers.
How to meal prep ground chicken burrito bowl?
Assemble healthy chicken bowl recipe (except avocado) and refrigerate for up to a week. Top with avocado just before eating.
Alternatively, prep all components separately and refrigerate for up to a week. Assemble chipotle chicken bowl just before eating.
Instant Pot Chicken Shawarma Wraps / Instant pot BBQ Chicken<—– More delicious weeknight chicken dinner ideas
Love ground chicken recipes? Check out Healthy Chicken Burger Patties
More Mexican meal prep ideas like this Chicken Burrito Bowl Meal Prep:
Cheesy Instant Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice
4-Ingredient Salsa Chickpeas Meal Prep
Spicy Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice with Black Beans and Corn
Really Good Rotisserie Chicken Salad Sandwich with Avocado
Chickpea Tacos with Cilantro Lime Sauce
Baked Fish Tacos with an Amazing 2-Ingredient Fish Taco Sauce
Spicy Chicken Ranch Quesadilla + Meal Prep
Chicken Burrito Bowl Meal Prep
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable or corn or olive oil
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 recipe homemade chicken taco seasoning
- 3 to 4 cups Cilantro lime rice refer notes
- 1 and 1/2 avocados, sliced
- 3/4 cup salsa, refer notes
- 1/2 cup grated cheddar or Mexican cheese blend, optional
- 1/2 cup cooked black beans, optional
- 1/2 cup cooked corn, optional
- 2 tablepsoons chopped cilantro, optional
Instructions
Cook chicken
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add chicken and taco seasoning. Saute (breaking lumps) for 4-5 minutes until chicken is cooked and browned. Transfer and let cool.
To assemble
- Divide the rice, chicken, salsa, cheese, beans and corn (if using) into meal prep containers. Add sliced avocado just before eating.
Notes
All contents and images are my original work, unless and otherwise mentioned. Please do not use my recipes or images without linking back to www.kitchenathoskins.com. If you wish to republish a recipe, please rewrite in your own words and don’t forget to include a link back to the original recipe.
10 Comments
I love how you used your homemade taco seasoning in the chicken! Meal prepping saves me every night. Especially when I get stuck working a 14-hour work day!! These chicken bowls would be an awesome meal to have for lunch or dinner!!
That’s a long day, my dear! But, sure meal prep is the way to go, thank you Kelly:)
this sounds delicious! and corn is never optional (; i always make sure to ask for some when i go to chipotle!
The fam would love these!! They look amazing and I want to stuff them in my mouth…for real!!! Best comfort, cozy food and healthy at the same time. 😀
Thank you dear Kim:)
When eating a meal that is prepped like this, do you heat it up again? Do you eat it cold? Do you take it apart to heat it, so the meat and rice are hot? I never really understood.
Thanks.
Great question Anna. It is meant to be eaten room temperature (stored in the refrigerator at home) , which is most school or work lunch situations. Hope it helps:)
id like to know the nutritional facts please
Omg this was Amazing! Compares to the Mexican joint down the road. The lime rice was the kicker! I did my rice in the instantpot. Amazing. Thanks for sharing. Took no time at all. I can save myself $10 I would spend on take out cause this is definitely comparable.
Thank you Christine, so glad that you loved it:)