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!
Vegetarian Burrito Bowls
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
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These look really tasty. I think i am going to make for lunch.
Awesome, Matt! Hope you love them as much as we do! 🙂
Oh that avocado ranch dressing! I think I’d put it on everything!
Haha thanks, Lisa…I do! 🤫🤭
These look delicious and so filling. I love a great big salad that can serve as a main meal.
Thanks, Dahn! I’m right there with you on that 🙂 Love burrito bowls and ALL the fresh ingredients!
These burrito bowls look sooo fresh and delicious! I need one of these.
Thanks so much, Diana. I think everybody needs one of these every couple weeks 😉
I’m always looking for meatless meals for meatless Monday. This will be perfect.
Thanks so much, Ellen! I’m right there with you 🙂
This is definitely my kind of eating….Easy, Mexican and so Yummy! Lovely recipe 🙂
Thanks Stephanie! I’m with you 100%… Not sure what I would do without my Mexican food! 🙂
I agree with you, meal prep is crucial – it doesn’t have to be fancy or take you hours, but it really makes a great difference to have a few items ready to be eaten or cooked! These burrito bowls sound delicious 🙂
Thanks Marie…indeed! I noticed that when I meal prep, my week just goes by so smoothly. It’s like, why would I ever not, right?! Thanks again 🙂
They look and sound so fresh! I love a simple and healthy meal that is still delicious, this is a great idea!
Yay thanks Kim! Love hearing it 🙂