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    Home > Blog > Dinner > Honey-Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowls

    Honey-Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowls

    by Jenny Park · Published: May 14, 2016 · Modified: Oct 17, 2020

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    Today we have a really great recipe for you all that also works really well as a weekly meal plan dish, our Honey-Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowls! The real “recipe” here is actually for the cilantro-lime quinoa, since everything else is more of a throw together sort of thing, including the honey-chipotle shredded chicken! The cilantro-lime quinoa is one of my favorite things ever and goes well with SO many different things. It’s so tasty and full of bold flavors, plus it makes the perfect, healthy base to our burrito bowls.

    We’re a total sucker for the burrito bowls from the Chipotle chain, but sometimes it’s nice to be able to create a bowl from scratch especially when there’s enough ingredients to create a few extra bowls to mix and match for the next few days of work. I’ve talked about dull ‘weekly meal plan’ meals recently and what a bummer they can be day after day, but the versatility of toppings and flavors for these bowls keep things really interesting. Aside from the cilantro-lime quinoa and the honey-chipotle shredded chicken, which is also so incredibly tasty and simple, you can really add whatever toppings you want to enjoy your own customized burrito bowls.

    You might also like our Carne Asada Recipe, our Carne Asada Burrito Bowls, Tomato Salsa recipe, or our Carne Asada Nachos.

    Enjoy! xx, Jenny

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    Honey-Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowls

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    RECIPE BY Teri & Jenny
    Prep Time: 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time: 21 minutes mins
    Total Time: 36 minutes mins
    Servings: 3

      INGREDIENTS  

    cilantro-lime quinoa

    • 2 ¼ cups warm chicken stock
    • 2 garlic cloves
    • ¾ bunch cilantro, divided and chopped
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 ¼ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 cup dry quinoa
    • zest and juice of 1 large lime

    honey-chipotle chicken

    • 3 tablespoons minced chipotle in adobe
    • 3 tablespoons honey
    • 2 heaping cups cooked and shredded chicken breasts, warm
    • salt and pepper to taste

    assembly

    • black beans
    • lightly charred sweet corn
    • pico de gallo
    • guacamole
    • sour cream or crèma
    • crumbled queso fresco
    • fried corn tortilla strips/bits, optional
    • hot sauce, optional
    • lime wedges, optional

      INSTRUCTIONS  

    • For rice: Place stock, garlic, ½ bunch of cilantro, and salt into a blender and blend for 2 minutes.
    • Pour oil into a medium pot and place over medium-high heat. Add quinoa and toast for 2 to 3 minutes. Pour cilantro-garlic infused stock into the pot with quinoa and bring to a boil.
    • Lower the heat to medium and bring stock to a hard simmer. Partially cover and continue to simmer until quinoa until the stock has been absorbed and the quinoa has cooked through.
    • Add the lime zest and juice to the quinoa, season with salt and pepper and fluff together with a fork. Set aside.
    • For chicken: Combine the chipotle with adobe and honey into a small mixing bowl and whisk together. Pour mixture over the shredded chicken and toss together until completely combined. Set aside.
    • To assemble: Scoop some of the cilantro-lime quinoa into each bowl and top with desired remaining ingredients. Sprinkle each bowl with remaining cilantro and serve.
    Calories: 403kcal Carbohydrates: 63g Protein: 13g Fat: 11g Saturated Fat: 2g Cholesterol: 6mg Sodium: 840mg Potassium: 508mg Fiber: 5g Sugar: 21g Vitamin A: 784IU Vitamin C: 1mg Calcium: 36mg Iron: 3mg
    CUISINE: mexican american
    KEYWORD: burrito bowl, chicken
    COURSE: dinner, lunch

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    May 14, 2016 / 16 Comments

    About Jenny Park

    Jenny Park is half of Spoon Fork Bacon. She is also a food stylist and recipe developer. One of her favorite foods is donuts. #sfbJENNY

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    1. Ale

      July 27, 2021 at 5:48 pm

      5 stars
      Loved it! Made rice instead of quinoa and seasoned the chicken before cooking at it was amazing!

      Reply
    2. Coral

      March 10, 2021 at 3:41 pm

      5 stars
      This was AMAZING! Thank you for the fantastic recipe. The flavors are outstanding.

      Reply
      • Jenny Park

        March 11, 2021 at 10:16 am

        So happy you enjoyed this one! Such a great lunch or dinner :)

        Reply
    3. Connie

      October 14, 2019 at 6:55 am

      Can you tell me the nutritional value of this recipe. I’d love to make it.

      Reply
      • Teri Lyn Fisher

        October 14, 2019 at 10:22 am

        We don’t calculate that but there are a lot of apps that will do that for you if you enter the ingredient list.

        Reply
    4. Susan

      January 28, 2019 at 4:08 am

      I love Buddha bowls. They are so filling and healthy and easily made. Loved the cilantro lime flavours.

      Reply
    5. Emilie

      August 29, 2016 at 7:58 am

      Made it last night it was sooo good!! For the chicken, I used half BBQ sauce and Half Adobo to make it less picante. And the quinoa is super flavourful

      Reply
      • Jenny Park

        August 29, 2016 at 11:31 am

        Glad you liked it! :)

        Reply
    6. Tanja

      May 31, 2016 at 4:47 am

      Hey, I’m from Germany and realy want to cook this amazing recipe but I can’t find a useful translation for ‘adobe’. Could you please descipe what it means. I would be realy grateful.
      Thanks in advance!

      Reply
      • Jenny Park

        June 01, 2016 at 11:11 am

        of course! adobe is a sauce-like mixture most commonly used to preserved smoked jalapenos (aka chipotle peppers)…the flavors/ingredients usually consist of paprika, oregano, salt, and vinegar. If you can’t find it, I recommend using your favorite hot sauce…harissa or sambal also work very well!

        Reply
    7. Morgan

      May 16, 2016 at 4:02 pm

      I made this last night for dinner and WHOA. It was delicious! I don’t usually love quinoa, but the addition of the cilantro and lime really put it over. I chose to use the adobochili&honey mixture with cooked shrimp rather than chicken and I added shredded lettuce to the bowl as well. All in all a wonderful combination, I made one for my lunch at work, so not a sad desk lunch at all!

      Reply
      • Jenny Park

        May 17, 2016 at 10:50 am

        Aw yay!! So glad you like this one…the cilantro + lime really do work wonders…the combination is also SO good with brown rice as well as farro! :)

        Reply
    8. Elishia

      May 14, 2016 at 8:55 pm

      Oh my goodness! This looks delicious! I’ve just moved to NYC from the UK and I’ve been looking for some U.S food bloggers to follow :) I’ll definitely be using these recipes! Thanks xx

      Reply
    9. Leslie Scofield

      May 14, 2016 at 3:38 pm

      What are your thoughts on omitting the cilantro for those who aren’t fans of it? Any recommendations for a replacement?

      Reply
    10. Lisa Emmerton

      May 14, 2016 at 12:53 pm

      This looks amazing! Such a great idea for Taco Tuesday in my home. Question: My daughter has that enzyme in her saliva that makes cilantro taste like soap. What do you recommend as an alternative in the stock mixture?

      Reply
    11. Julie S

      May 14, 2016 at 7:15 am

      WOW. This is a must to try. Maybe tonight. Thanks!

      Reply

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