Burrito Bowl Recipe – Love and Lemons

Chipotle is not the one place to get an awesome burrito bowl—you can also make one your self at dwelling! Learn the way with this contemporary, straightforward, and scrumptious recipe.

I’ve been on a BIG burrito bowl kick for the previous few months…however I haven’t been getting them from Chipotle. Nope—I’ve been turning out scrumptious DIY burrito bowls at dwelling!

I began making them after I developed these copycat Chipotle sofritas within the fall, and I noticed that there was no part of my typical Chipotle order that I couldn’t make myself. Cilantro lime rice? Test. Black beans? Test. Fajita veggies, corn salsa, and guac? Test, test, and test. I’m not wanting again! These home made bowls are contemporary, flavorful, excellent for meal prep, and tremendous cost-effective. When you’re a burrito bowl fan, it’s important to attempt one.

You’ll discover my go-to burrito bowl recipe under. I hope you could have enjoyable making it your individual!

Burrito Bowl Recipe Components

When you ask me, the most effective a part of a burrito bowl is that you can also make it precisely the way you prefer it. So, as an alternative of pondering of this burrito bowl recipe as a strict set of directions, contemplate it a template. Fill your bowl with one (or extra! You do you!) merchandise from every of those classes:

A grain: Rice is the plain selection, and each brown rice and white rice are nice. Cilantro lime rice will add some zing to your bowl, whereas cauliflower rice or broccoli rice will give it an additional veggie punch. Not feeling rice? Quinoa can be scrumptious right here too!

A protein: My choose is at all times sofritas. You might additionally skip this class and add further…

Beans: Black beans and pintos are each improbable. For the most effective taste, I like to recommend cooking them from scratch utilizing one in every of these recipes:

Veggies: I make my very own fajita veggies by cooking peppers and onions with garlic, cumin, and chili powder. For an easier different, use contemporary fixings like cherry tomatoes, chopped romaine lettuce, and corn.

Salsa: Pico de gallo, tomatillo salsa verde, contemporary tomato salsa, and corn salsa are all scrumptious. For a shortcut, use your favourite store-bought salsa!

Guacamole: It will get its personal class. 🙂 Sliced avocados are good too.

And non-compulsory toppings: Garnish your bowl with cilantro, pickled crimson onions, pickled jalapeños, bitter cream or vegan bitter cream, and/or a sprinkle of feta or shredded cheddar cheese. You can also’t go flawed with a drizzle of cilantro lime dressing!

Earlier than digging in, prime all of it off with a giant squeeze of contemporary lime juice!

Discover the entire recipe with measurements under.

Burrito Bowl Serving Recommendations

You could have a couple of choices for the way to serve this burrito bowl recipe:

• Eat your bowl immediately. It’s a scrumptious weeknight dinner!
• Meal prep it. Put together the elements on the weekend and retailer them in separate containers within the fridge. You’ll be capable of shortly assemble bowls for lunches all through the week!
• Or make a burrito bowl bar. Like a taco bar, however for burrito bowls. Set out a lot of fixings, and let everybody construct their very own bowl. Such a enjoyable possibility for entertaining!

Need one thing on the facet? Spherical out the meal with tortilla chips and salsa.

Extra Favourite Grain Bowl Recipes

When you love this burrito bowl recipe, attempt one in every of these wholesome grain bowls subsequent: