Protein Burrito Bowl

5 from 4 votes

This high protein Burrito Bowl is the ultimate comfort meal for your diet. With chicken, black beans and rice, this easy protein bowl combines taste and nutrition into a dish. It's quick and easy to make, perfect for meal prep and vegan friendly.

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Total Time25

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: Clean eating, High Protein, Low calorie

Keyword: chicken, rice, tofu

Servings: servings

Ingredients

Tex-Mex Chicken (or Tofu)

180 grams (6 oz.) boneless skinless chicken breast or tofu for vegan recipe
1/2 tbsp BBQ sauce sugar-free
1/3 tsp smoked paprika or sweet paprika for milder taste
garlic powder to taste
salt and pepper to taste
cooking spray or olive oil, to grill

Protein Bowl

100 grams (½ cup) cooked rice basmati rice or brown rice
140 grams (½ cup) canned black beans drained and rinsed
100 grams (½ cup) canned corn sugar-free, drained and rinsed
grilled vegetables red pepper, onion, zucchini, eggplant
1 medium tomato diced
½ tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Healthy Chipotle Sauce

60 grams (¼ cup) Greek yogurt nonfat
15 grams (1 tbsp) mayo low-fat
½ chipotle pepper in adobo sauce or ca. ½ tbsp tomato paste mixed with smoked paprika
1 tsp lime juice
pinch garlic powder
salt to taste

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Tex-Mex Chicken or Tofu

Dice chicken (or tofu) into cubes, then add to a bowl with BBQ sauce, smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste and lemon juice. Give it a good stir to combine the flavors and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes in the fridge.
Heat a skillet greased with cooking spray (or olive oil) over medium-high heat.
Once hot, pan fry chicken cubes over medium heat until cooked and tender - this should take around 5 minutes. After Tex-Mex chicken is cooked, remove from heat and set aside for later.

Chipotle Sauce

Add to a blender Greek yogurt, low fat mayo, chipotle pepper (or tomato paste plus smoked paprika), lime juice, garlic powder and salt to taste. Process until smooth and creamy.

Protein Burrito Bowl

Assemble the protein burrito bowl. Arrange all ingredients into a bowl: cooked rice, black beans, corn, grilled chicken or tofu and vegetables. Adjust with salt and pepper to taste, drizzle some olive oil and enjoy with some homemade low calorie Chipotle sauce.

Notes

Nutritional values below are calculated for recipe with chicken. Please note that nutritional values are approximations only; for precise information please compute your own macros.

Nutrition