Vegetarian Burrito Bowls

These Chipotle-inspired vegetarian burrito bowls are full of fresh ingredients for a healthy and nutritious weekday lunch. Meal prep burrito bowls on Sunday for a healthy, prepared week.

Chipotle-inspired Vegetarian Burrito Bowls are one of those throw-together salads I love to make with easy, on-hand ingredients.

I almost always have canned/cooked beans and brown rice available because I eat them so often.

Also, I pretty much always have leafy greens, 5-minute blender salsa, avocado, cilantro, and lime on hand too.

One of the best tips I can give you about making great meals is that you plan to have the right ingredients on hand most of the time.

Especially the truly versatile ingredients…like ALL the ones in Tex Mex food prep. YUM!!!

And if you do plan…you can rock out any busy weeknight without sacrificing your dietary goals, your time, and your budget.

This is why I lean on Mexican food for so many meals…and most of the time, I prefer it to be meatless.

I mean, there’s so much flavor, even without the meat!

What I love about this vegetarian version of Chipotle’s burrito bowl:

• gluten-free…and vegan!
• nutritious and filling
• ingredients available any season
• cross-utilize ingredients (breakfast burritos, nachos, etc)
• perfect last-minute meal if you use prepped ingredients
• makes the perfect weekday lunch

My favorite way to eat a vegetarian burrito bowl is on a sheet pan full of tortilla chips!

I recommend knocking out this easy list during your Sunday prep.

Trust me, you’ll love having these ingredients on hand when you’re in the throes of your busy week!

When it’s time to assemble and eat these Mexican Burrito Bowls, you can reheat the beans and rice (or not), toss everything together, top with a squeeze of fresh lime or dressing and enjoy!

Vegetarian Burrito Bowl Ingredients

Fresh produce:

• lettuce
• avocado
• lime
• cilantro

Pantry / prepared items:

• canned beans
• cooked rice
• prepared salsa
• prepared dressing (or a simple squeeze of lime)

Meal prep these burrito bowl ingredients!

Pre-made ingredients can make the whole process faster, but if you want to be fully in control of your ingredients, check out my homemade Tex Mex recipes.

No-Soak-Hands-Free Beans – so healthy, cost-effective, and scrumptious.

Cilantro-Lime Brown Rice instead of white rice.

5-Minute Blender Salsa – skip the store-bought stuff and make this instead…so much cheaper!

Avocado Ranch Dressing – one of my most popular recipes to date! So creamy, healthy, and delicious!

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Vegetarian Burrito Bowls

Chipotle-inspired burrito bowls are loaded with fresh ingredients for a healthy and nutritious weekday lunch. Meal prep these burrito bowls on Sunday for a healthy, prepared week.

Course Lunch, Main Course, Salad

Cuisine Mexican

Prep Time 30 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 2 3-cup servings

Calories 554kcal

Author Traci Antonovich

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked Brown Rice or Cilantro-Lime Brown Rice
• 1/2 cup Reduced Sodium Pinto Beans or black beans
• 8-10 leaves Romaine Lettuce washed and torn
• 1/2 Avocado diced
• 1/4 cup Salsa or TKG's 5-Minute Blender Salsa
• 1/4 cup Fresh Cilantro loosely packed
• 1 Lime cut into wedges
• 1/2 cup Avocado Ranch Dressing

Instructions

• Place LETTUCE LEAVES into individual serving bowls.
• Divide RICE AND BEANS, AVOCADO, SALSA, CILANTRO, and LIME wedges over two bowls.

  Drizzle AVOCADO RANCH DRESSING over toppings in each bowl.

RECIPE NOTES

Yield: 6 cups

Serving size: 3 cups

Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy and are estimates based on unbranded ingredients acquired from a nutrition database. For accurate calculations, please refer to brand packaging information and consult your nutritionist.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Vegetarian Burrito Bowls

Amount Per Serving (2 cups)

Calories 554 Calories from Fat 360

% Daily Value*

Fat 40g62%

Saturated Fat 6g38%

Cholesterol 20mg7%

Sodium 500mg22%

Potassium 879mg25%

Carbohydrates 47g16%

Fiber 11g46%

Sugar 5g6%

Protein 8g16%

Vitamin A 10120IU202%

Vitamin C 22mg27%

Calcium 112mg11%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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