5 from 6 votes
Healthy Quinoa Burrito Bowl
Healthy Quinoa Burrito Bowl layered with fresh roasted butternut squash, black beans, corn and chicken topped with a yogurt salsa ranchera sauce. This is a great dish to make in advance and grab for lunch.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings:
8
Servings
Calories:
271 kcal
Course:
Others
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breast cooked and diced into bite size pieces, skinless
- 4 chicken thighs cooked and diced into bite size pieces, skinless
- 1 butternut squash cooked and diced into bite size pieces, large
- salt
- black pepper
- taco seasoning
- 1 15 ounce black beans canned
- 1 15 ounce corn canned
- 4 cups quinoa rice or a combination of grains, prepared
- 1 1/2 cups yogurt plain, Greek
- 3 tablespoons salsa ranchera
Instructions
- Chicken: Season chicken with salt, pepper and taco seasoning and bake at 250 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
- Butternut Squash: 400 degrees. Halve the squash lengthwise. Using a spoon, scoop out and discard seeds. Drizzle flesh with olive oil bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool. Cut into 1 inch slices and cut around skin into diced pieces. (you may remove skin with a vegetable peeler before roasting).
- Drain and rinse beans and corn. Mix together and set aside in a small bowl.
- cups prepared quinoa, rice or a combination of grains.
- In a small bowl mix together yogurt and salsa ranchera.
- To assemble: Add 1/4-12 cup quinoa to the bottom of the container or bowl. Top with 1/4-1/2 cup of butternut squash, chicken and bean/corn mix.
- Serve with yogurt sauce.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
271kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
47g
(16%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Cholesterol
9mg
(3%)
Sodium
478mg
(20%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 271
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 271kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 47g | 16% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 478mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.