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Chipotle chicken burrito bowl with avocado & lime crema
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Chipotle chicken burrito bowl with avocado & lime crema

Make your burrito bowl with succulent chipotle chicken strips, vegetables and rice with avocado & lime crema

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breast skinless, sliced in half horizontally and cut into strips
  • 3 Tbsp chipotle in adobo sauce chopped
  • salt
  • avocado oil for cooking
  • 2 cups basmati rice or other grain of choice such as quinoa, cooked
  • romaine lettuce approx. 1.5 cups, shredded
  • 2 corn cooked and griddle fried (optional, on the cob
  • 1 1/2 cups Pico de Gallo or chopped tomato and red onion with salt & freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1 avocado peeled and sliced
  • red kidney beans optional
  • cheese optional, grated
  • corn chips to serve and crushed on top – optional
  • lime wedges, additional, to serve
  • Coriander fresh, to serve
Avocado lime crema
  • ½ cup yogurt full-fat or low-fat
  • 1 avocado small
  • Coriander small handful including stalks approx. 8 sprigs
  • ½ - 1 jalapeño or pickled jalapeno
  • 1 garlic optional, clove
  • 1.5 lime juiced, 2
  • salt

Instructions

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  1. Have all the elements ready and cooked before building your burrito bowl.
  2. To make the chipotle chicken strips, slice. The chicken. Breasts horizontally and then cut these into thin strips. Add to a bowl with the chipotle in adobo sauce and toss to combine and season well with salt. Allow to marinate for an hour or overnight if you have time.
  3. Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat and add a splash of avocado oil. Fry the chicken on both sides until golden brown and cooked through. Be careful not to overcook it.
  4. To make the avocado lime crema, add all ingredients to a bowl of a small food processor and blend until smooth.
  5. Build your burrito bowl by adding ½ cup of cooked rice (or grain of choice), ¼ of the chicken strips, ¼ of the corn cut from the cob, and any other ingredients you would like to add as per the recipe.
  6. Garnish with extra lime wedges, fresh coriander, and avocado lime cream as well as sliced fresh avocado.