¡Arriba, Arriba! Chicken Burrito Bowls

This meal is one you pull outta yo’ back pocket and fix really quickly on a day when you have no time to plan ahead. {That’s today for me.} It takes minimal effort and minimal ingredients, yet it is still delicious and sure to please even the pickiest. The best part? You can make it all your own depending on what staple ingredients you have in your kitchen right now, so it becomes a new burrito bowl each time you make it! Magic!

INGREDIENTS

Cooked Chicken (we actually “fried” ours at home in our infrared fryer-NO oil. Ask me about it, because it is awesome and I have an Amazon code for ya below.)

Steamed Rice (or cauliflower)

Frozen Fajita Veggies

Kosher Salt

Ground Black Pepper

Sweetener (sugar or swerve)

Shredded cheese

Avocado

COOKING AND PLATING:

Cook and shred the chicken (again, so many different ways to make this dish so you can use chicken breasts, thighs, the whole bird, or you can really go hog wild and use ground turkey, beef, pork, fish even!)

Steam the rice. (I buy the easy cauliflower and brown rice that steam in the microwave.)

Cook veggies on stovetop in skillet until they wilt, sprinkle with salt, pepper and sweetener to taste. TIP: I like to cook my fajita veggies until the edges start to brown bc I like the flavor.

To assemble the bowls I place rice in the bottom of the bowl, add cheese, chicken, veggies, more cheese and garnish with your favorite Tex-Mex toppings…today I sliced a fresh avocado and sprinkled with pink Himalayan sea salt, but you could use cilantro, salsa, queso, corn, beans…chips…the list is endless.

I am telling y’all, my husband thought I was the Smokin’ Hot Witch of the South in the kitchen when I walked out with this bowl of delicious goodness for lunch today, I’m pretty sure he’d have eaten chicken from the container and called it lunch. I gotta admit it felt really good to see the surprise and happiness in his eyes when I brought him his chicken burrito bowl for lunch today. I hope you each enjoy it that much too! Please come back and leave me a comment or head to my social media and tag me in your posts. @wannabejenna on Insta, Twitter, Snapchat and FB.

Tex-Mex Turkey Skillet

This is one of our family favorites AND approved by all three kiddos, so it is on a regular rotation in my kitchen.  Go ahead and at it to next week's meal plan. The awesome factor in this recipe is definitely all the different ways it can be served!   Tacos, lettuce wraps, nachos, on a bed of greens...it's pretty versatile.  Please leave me a comment and let me know how you liked it and be sure to follow @wannabejenna on social media sites!  {As always, please give credit where credit is due if you use this recipe for business and/or share it with friends and tell them it is a Wannabejenna recipe. Thanks!}

INGREDIENTS: 

2 pounds lean ground turkey

2 packets low sodium taco seasoning

2 cans mild rotel

2 cans no salt added black beans (drain and rinse)

1 bag frozen fajita veggies (onion and bell peppers) 

Brown the meat in a dutch oven.  Add all ingredients and stir until well combined.  Simmer on low for 30 minutes.  Top with grated cheese, avocado, pico de gallo, a dollop of plain Greek yogurt, whatever you fancy and enjoy around your table with good friends and family.  Food = Love