Easy Chicken Burrito Meal Prep Bowls Gluten Free My Food Story

on Apr 11, 2017, Updated Jul 06, 2020

Have you got on the meal prepping boat already? Asks the food blogger who works from home and has access to yummy food all the time. But guys, let me tell you about the realities today. Which usually include forgetting about lunch altogether and then taking out chips and dip because so easy. Which is why I’ve been on the meal prep team for some time now. It all started with the teriyaki chicken meal prep lunches and since then I’ve experimented with so many! Weird I know. But totally necessary! I make lunches for the week in easy fridge friendly and microwaveable lunch boxes for the three of us on Sundays so that we can just pick and go. And re-heat when its time for lunch. Its the best way to stay on track I’ve realized and you have super yummy lunches always ready! These easy chicken burrito meal prep bowls are incredibly tasty and our current favorite. They take only an hour to put together and are faster if you have one more person helping with the prep work which I always do.

Let me break these easy chicken burrito meal prep bowls down for you so that you can imagine how much yumminess gets packed in one box and how much you need them in your life.

Whats in these Easy Chicken Burrito Meal Prep Bowls?

Here’s a list of everything that goes into these chicken burrito bowls that you can meal prep ahead for weekday lunches. It might be a longish list but each element only takes 10-15 minutes to make, which you can also see from our video above.

Taco Chicken which is a five ingredient recipe and takes 15-20 minutes to prep and cook. And has a beautiful caramelized crust. I usually make extras because I end up eating most of the chicken even before it makes it into these boxes Pico de gallo which is also called salsa fresca and is like salsa but isn’t liquid-y so its perfect for these make ahead meal prep lunch boxes. Again five ingredients + salt and takes 10 minutes to prep and 2 minutes to make Cooked beans – you can use kidney beans or black beans or whatever beans you love. They are just cooked and lightly salted. Canned beans work well too! Corn which can be fresh or frozen. Sauteed in oil and seasoned with salt Cooked white rice which can be substituted with brown rice or quinoa Sour cream which is store bought in this case, cucumber slices and a lime wedge

That’s five main elements which take 10 minutes on an average to make. So totally, you are done in an hour and then you have lunch ready for four days a week. If you are interested in a low carb version, you can also turn this into a chicken burrito salad bowl. Just swap the rice for fresh lettuce and you’ve got yourself some fun salad bowls.

Tell me you aren’t excited by the look of these? With these easy chicken burrito meal prep bowls I’m giving you no excuse to order take away, eat junk, or boring lunches.