Chipotle Veggie Burrito Bowl is a very easy, tasty, and healthy DIY dish to make. It is a perfect and inviting meal, especially in the warm weather, with a combination of many fresh vegetables. The blend of all the wonderful individual side dishes is what makes it irresistible. For those who are not familiar with Chipotle, it is an international chain of fast-casual restaurants, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. They are famous for their healthy and fresh choices of dishes like burritos, tacos, chips, and salads.
How to make the Veggie Burrito Bowl?
The main sides that are usually present are lime rice, salsa, roasted corn salsa, guacamole, pinto or black beans, grilled fajita veggies, sour cream, shredded cheese, and lettuce. You can add spicy salsa or chips on the side if required. The main effort involved in making this dish is the chopping of all the veggies. The preparation of lime rice, beans, salsa, and grilled fajitas is very simple. The recipes are compiled below. Once all the sides are ready, serve the choices of your liking into a bowl and enjoy!
Veggie Burrito Bowl - Chipotle Style
Ingredients
Cilantro Lime Rice
- 2 cups Basmati Rice
- 3 ½ cups Water
- 2 Bay leaves
- 2 tbsp Lime juice
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 ½ cups chopped coriander leaves or cilantro chopped very finely
Black Beans or Pinto Beans
- 1 can Black beans with the liquid in the can
- 2 cloves garlic chopped very finely
- ½ tsp oregano
- 1 tsp chipotle pepper or red chilly powder
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp salt
Grilled Veggies Fajitas
- 1 green bell pepper cut into long thin strips
- 1 red bell pepper cut into long thin strips
- 1 red onion cut into long thin strips
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp red chilly flakes
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
Mild Salsa
- 1 onion chopped finely
- 5 tomatoes diced into small pieces
- 1 cup coriander leaves or cilantro chopped finely
- 1 jalapeno chopped finely
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 clove garlic chopped fine
- ½ tsp cumin
Guacamole
- 3 ripe avocado chopped or mashed
- 1 large tomato chopped
- ¼ white onion chopped
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 clove garlic
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
Roasted Corn salsa
- 1 cup frozen or fresh corn roasted
- ¼ onion chopped
- 1 serrano pepper
- 2 tomatoes chopped
- ½ cup cilantro chopped
Other Ingredients
- 4 cups lettuce chopped
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded cheese
Instructions
Cilantro Lime Rice
- Wash the rice well and keep it aside .
- In an instant pot or rice cooker , add water as per instructions along with rice,salt ,oil and bay leaves .
- Once cooked , fluff up the rice with a fork .
- Add lime and lemon juice ,remaining oil and chopped cilantro .
- Mix well .It is ready to serve .
Black Beans
- Combine black beans with all the liquid in the can, garlic and spices in a sauce pan.
- Cook for about 10 minutes until well done .
Guacamole
- Mash or chop the Avocado into a bowl .
- Add all the chopped ingredients and mix well.
Grilled Veggies Fajitas
- Add oil in a pan .
- Saute all the veggies.
- Add the spices ,salt and cook until it is a bit charred.
Mild salsa
- combine all the chopped ingredients with spices and mix well.
Roasted Corn salsa
- Roast the corn and slice all the corn out of the cob.
- Add the chopped veggies ,spices, salt and mix well .
Serving Instructions
- In a large bowl, serve all the individual items as you like .
- Mix well and enjoy the dish.Serve with chips on the side .
Notes
Beautiful Presentation.
Thank you very much !
Woah! Sounds Irresistible Nisha 🤤 Love the presentation !
Thank you Smitha!
Nisha, this is a wonderful meal with maximum ingredients one can ask for, superb 👌👌
Thank you Deeksha! It's true even a little of everything will make it a very filling meal 🙂
Looks yummy and a nice prep.
Thanks a lot!
Nisha! This looks divine. You're making me hungry!
Thank you so much Jennifer for the wonderful comment!
What a delicious meal and all that color!!!
Thank you so much Diane, yes indeed all the veggies make it very colorful!
You always inspire with your amazing recipes!!
Thank you Anita for the wonderful comment!
Sounds wonderful! And looks soooo tasty 🙂
It was delicious Christy ! Thank you 🙂