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Home / Recipes / Dinner / One Pot / One Pot Chicken Burrito Bowls

One Pot Chicken Burrito Bowls

45 mins
| 2 Comments |
5 from 5 votes
Jump to Recipe 05/25/20 | Updated: 01/05/21 | by Nora
chicken burrito bowl photo collage

Your family will love these healthy one pot chicken burrito bowls! They’re made with plenty of healthy vegetables, plus brown rice and kidney beans for extra fiber. Just 15 minutes of prep time!

overhead view on red Dutch oven filled with burrito chicken and rice

I used to love going out for Mexican food all the time… Then I had kids, ha! Now I love my dinners at home, cooked in one pot with easy ingredients and a quick prep time.

These chicken burrito bowls are cooked in one single pot for an extra simple family meal. The best way to do chicken and rice!

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Ingredients you’ll need

photo collage of burrito bowl ingredients
Ingredients for chicken burrito bowls: Oil, chicken, pepper, onion, garlic, brown rice, beans, corn, broth, diced tomatoes, taco seasoning and cheese.

Ingredient notes

  • Chicken: I like this best with chicken breast meat, but you can also use diced skinless, boneless chicken thighs.
  • Beans: I used red kidney beans, but you can also use black beans if that’s what you have on hand.
  • Rice: Use parboiled brown rice here, otherwise the dish will take much longer to cook. You can also use white rice if you prefer. Either way, I recommend a long grain variety.
  • Tomatoes: Feel free to use fire roasted tomatoes for more flavor.

Note about the seasoning: I always make my own to control the spiciness and ingredients. You can find my recipe for homemade taco seasoning here.

Step by step photos

This is an incredibly simple recipe! Here are the steps to make it in photos:

photo collage of burrito bowl steps

Steps to make chicken burrito bowls:

1) Brown the chicken, then

2) stir in the vegetables to sauté.

3) Stir in the remaining ingredients and

4) simmer.

5) Serve topped with cheese.

chicken and rice on spoon in front of a red Dutch oven

Recipe tips

  • Make it vegetarian: Just nix the chicken and double up the kidney beans. Easy!
  • Add heat: I use my homemade Taco seasoning mix containing paprika instead of chili, because I have a bunch of little kids. But you can use any kind of Mexican seasoning mix you like, really. And you can add as much or as little chili powder as you and your family like!

One more note

I know, sometimes it can feel like too much effort to even slice an avocado – but I strongly recommend you add lots of toppings to your burrito bowls.

Especially with little kids at home, it’s easy to let routine take over our lives and forget to add some sparkle to our everyday.

But I promise, this will feel SO much more special with a little avocado, fresh cilantro, green onions and lime wedges on top. And it will feel great to have made the effort.

top down view on black plate with chicken and rice, garnished with lime and cilantro

Serving suggestions

If you want to round out your meal (or just add some extra greens), either my Mexican Bean Salad or my Cucumber, Tomato and Avocado Salad are great side dishes for this. Or make a mango salsa (skip the beans in the salsa) or a pineapple salsa as your topping!

You can also serve chips and homemade salsa or guacamole as a starter while your chicken and rice are simmering on the stove.

More easy dinners

  • Mexican Beef and Rice Skillet
  • Southwestern Baked Chicken
  • Southwestern Crockpot Chicken Tacos
  • Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

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One Pot Chicken Burrito Bowls

Your family will love these healthy one pot chicken burrito bowls! They’re made with plenty of healthy vegetables, plus brown rice and kidney beans for extra fiber.
Recipe by Nora from Savory Nothings
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Recipe details

Prep 15 mins
Cook 30 mins
Total 45 mins
Servings 6 servings
Difficulty Easy

Ingredients
 

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 pound chicken breast diced
  • 1 medium onion finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 large red pepper diced
  • 1 cup parboiled brown rice uncooked; OR use white rice
  • 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
  • 1 cup sweet corn kernels
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
  • ½ cup finely shredded cheddar cheese
  • avocado, cilantro, green onions and lime wedges to serve

Instructions
 

  • Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Brown the chicken for 3-4 minutes.
  • Stir the onion, garlic and red pepper into the pot and cook it for 2 minutes.
  • Add all remaining ingredients (except for the cheese and the toppings) to the pot. Bring the liquid to a boil. Cover the pot with the lid, reduce the heat to a simmer and leave the pot to cook gently for 25-30 minutes, or until the rice is done.
  • Take the pot off the heat and top the rice with the cheese. Immediately serve with the toppings.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 430kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 31gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 306mgPotassium: 997mgFiber: 8gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 925IUVitamin C: 37mgCalcium: 132mgIron: 4mg
Nutrition is an estimate.

More recipe information

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Mexican

I first published this recipe on 04/24/2017. I updated it on 05/25/2020 to make it more helpful to you.

Nora Rusev from Savory Nothings
About Nora 
When I got married to my professional chef husband, I realized I had to step up my game in the kitchen. Now I share my favorite foolproof family recipes here on Savory Nothings: Chef-approved, kid-vetted and easy enough for everyday home cooks like you and me!   Learn more.

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  1. Carrie says

    June 05, 2020 at 6:35 am

    5 stars
    This was a great alternative to the traditional burrito. My family loved these bowls, so delicious. Thank you for sharing this recipe. It will be made again and again.

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  2. Kristen Chidsey says

    January 15, 2018 at 2:32 pm

    5 stars
    Burrito bowls are one of my favorite go-tos! They are so customizable and easy and my whole family LOVES them. I love that you made this in one pot!!

    Reply

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