30 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
6
Number of Servings
What to do:
- In a large bowl, combine lime zest, lime juice, cilantro, olive oil, garlic, and spices. Marinade chicken in sauce for 30 minutes or overnight.
- While chicken marinades, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add precooked rice and sauté until warm.
- Add cilantro, lime juice, lime zest, salt, and pepper. Mix well and thoroughly cook rice until warm.
- Add 1 Tbsp. of olive oil to medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook for 5-7 minutes or until well cooked. Chill cooked chicken in a bowl.
- In the same pan, add olive oil to medium-high heat and sauté bell peppers and onion for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Set peppers and onion aside. Repeat the same steps for corn.
- Assemble bowl. Add ½ cup cooked brown rice and 1/3 cup: romaine lettuce, chicken, bell peppers, onion, beans, corn, and optional ingredients. Top it with 1 Tbsp. sour cream.
Chicken Burrito Bowl
Bursting with flavors and packed with protein, this chicken burrito bowl is a dish worth making!
Nutrition Facts
What you will need:
Chicken Marinade
- 1lb. chicken breast/thigh, lean, fat trimmed, sliced into bite-size
- ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 Tbsp. lime zest
- ¼ cup lime, juiced
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. cumin
- salt & pepper to taste
- Optional: red pepper flakes to taste
Assemble Bowl
- 2 cups (15.5 oz. can) sweet corn, rinsed and drained
- 2 cups black bean, rinsed and drained
- 2 bell peppers, sliced into strips
- ¾ cup light sour cream
- 3 cups brown rice, precooked (or cilantro brown rice)
- Optional: 1 cup cheese, shredded
- Optional: 3 medium avocados, sliced
Cilantro Lime Brown Rice
- 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cups brown rice, instant, precooked
- 2 limes, zested & juiced
- 1/3 cup cilantro, chopped
- salt & pepper to taste
