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Chicken Burrito Bowl

Transporting you from your kitchen to Mexico with wonderful aromas, textures and flavours
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 2
Calories 778 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Chicken

  • 1 Chicken Breast
  • 1 tbsp Garlic Oil
  • 1.5 tsp Chipotle Hot Sauce I use Cholula
  • 1 tsp Chilli Powder
  • 1 tsp Cumin

For the Peppers

  • 1 Red Pepper
  • Half an Onion
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil

For the Rice

  • 85 grams Rice
  • 2 Cloves Garlic
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 450 ml Chicken Stock Recipe
  • 2 tbsp Chopped Fresh Coriander

For the Black Beans

  • 1 x tine Black Beans
  • 1 tsp Garlic Granules
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 130 ml Water

To Serve

  • 1 Avocado
  • 1 Lime
  • Bunch of Fresh Coriander

Instructions
 

  • Chicken First – Dice the Chicken and place in bowl with Garlic Oil, Hot Sauce, Chilli Powder and Cumin. Let this sit for 15-20mins. During which time you can continue with the next steps.
  • Now Onions & Peppers – Slice the half Onion and Red Pepper into thin strips. Heat the Olive Oil in a frying pan over a low heat get the Onions and Peppers gently cooking stirring occasionally until soft.
  • Next the Rice – Grate the two cloves of Garlic and mix with a good pinch of salt. Heat the Olive Oil in a saucepan and cook Garlic for 1-2 mins before adding the Rice and stirring to coat in oil, then add Chicken Stock, cover with a lid, bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
  • Onto the Beans – Drain the Black Beans and rinse well. Now add to a small pan along with the Garlic Granules, Paprika and Water, set over a low heat to simmer and thicken. 
  • Back to the Chicken – Heat a griddle pan over a medium heat and place the chicken on, turning once the chicken has turned golden underneath, this should take about 8 mins.
  • Rice Again – Now finely chop a bunch of Fresh Coriander and set half aside to scatter on top, Now drain the rice and pour over hot water from a freshly boiled kettle. Fork through to fluff up and stir through half the chopped Coriander.
  • Bowls Up – Arrange the Rice, Pepper & Onion, Black Beans and Chicken in bowls, slice the Avocado spritz the sliced Avocado with lime juice to prevent discolouring and serve with wedges of Lime and chopped fresh coriander and with a dollop of sour cream.

Notes

LEFTOVERS TIP

You could of course use the leftovers from this in a burrito combine all left over items and encase in a tortilla. Perfect for a packed lunch. I would be tempted to double the above recipe to ensure I was able to take this for lunch the next day.
Keyword Bowl, Buddah Bowl, Burrito, Chicken, Crowd, Crowd Pleaser, Dinner, Family, Healthy, Homemade, Lunch, Mexico, Spice, Supper, Tasty