Chicken and Quinoa Burrito Bowls
Chicken breasts seasoned with Mexican rub tossed in a burrito bowl with quinoa, cherry tomatoes, guacamole, and a blend of jalapeños, red onion, and cilantro. Complete the chicken quinoa burrito bowls with a few drizzles of easy homemade ranch dressing. So delish!
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lime
- 1 tablespoon Mexican rub or 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- 1 cup quinoa
- 10-12 cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 1 jalapeno minced with ribs and seeds removed
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- 1/2 cup red onion chopped
- Ranch dressing
Guacamole
- 3 avocados
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 jalapeno minced with ribs and seeds removed
- 1/4 cup red onion chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 roma tomato chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Place chicken breasts in baking dish and brush with olive oil. Rub both sides of chicken breasts with Mexican rub or use taco seasoning.
- Bake chicken for 18-23 minutes. Target temperature for cooked chicken is 165℉.
- Once cool, cut chicken into thin strips.
- While chicken is in oven, start cooking 1 cup quinoa according to package instructions.
- Chop red onion. This will take about a half of a medium red onion. Place 1/2 cup red onion in small bowl along with one jalapeno and cilantro. Refrigerate until later use.
- Prepare guacamole. Peel and seed avocados and add to medium bowl. Mash avocados. Add lime juice, jalapeno, salt, red onion, and tomato. Stir together well.
- Arrange burrito bowls. Add about a cup of quinoa to bowls. Place chicken strips over quinoa. Add 1/2 of cherry tomatoes to each bowl, guacamole, and chopped red onion, jalapeno, and cilantro mix (amounts to your liking). Drizzle bowls with your favorite ranch dressing. Homemade ranch dressing is here. Squeeze juice of 1/2 lime over each burrito bowl
Notes
Link for homemade ranch dressing is located in instructions. Consider making ranch ahead of time or use store-bought to save time.
The nutrition facts label does not include the guacamole but every 1/4 cup adds 142 calories. See remaining guacamole nutrition here and the ranch dressing is also not included in the nutrition label.