When you were a kid, you heard "We have food at home" whenever you asked your parents for fast food. Now you're the adult, and every time you think about stopping at Chipotle for a bowl, you think, "I've got food at home." It is time for you to meal-prep your new favorite chicken bowl. We've included a salsa recipe in case you want to make your own, but as Ina Garten says, "store-bought is fine."
Salsa Ingredients
½ red onion, cut in 8 pieces
1 red bell pepper, cut in large 2" pieces
1 spring Vidalia onion, greens cut into 2" pieces and the bulb cut in quarters
10 oz. cherry tomatoes, whole
¼ bunch cilantro
½ lime, juiced
a splash of apple cider vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
Salsa Directions
Heat your oven to 400 F
Add vegetables to a roasting pan and toss with a little olive oil, salt, and pepper
Roast until the cherry tomatoes have burst
Remove from oven and set aside to cool
In a blender or food processor add the veggies and cilantro and blend until at your preferred consistency
Taste and add lime juice, salt, and pepper to taste
Ingredients
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast
1 cup basmati rice
½ bunch cilantro
1 lime, juiced
1 can black beans
½ red cabbage
5 oz. baby spinach
olive oil
your favorite cheese (in this recipe we used pepper jack and cheddar
salt and pepper to taste
Your favorite Latin American spices to taste
Get Your Ingredients from Forty Acres Fresh Market
Order a $20 Veggie Box and request red cabbage, spinach, tomatoes, red onion, garlic, spring Vidalia onions, lime, cilantro, and bell pepper
Check for the latest information on Forty Acres Fresh Market produce stands and popup markets.
Directions
Cook your rice according to direction
Once cooked add in 1 can of black beans, chopped cilantro, and lime juice, mix and set aside
Turn your oven to 375
Bake your chicken breasts in the oven, seasoned with your favorite taco seasoning, salt, and pepper
Once cooked all the way through, remove from oven and set aside
Slice your cabbage into strips, toss with olive oil and salt and pepper
Put cabbage in a roasting pan and roast at 375 for 15 minutes or until wilted al dente
Remove cabbage from roasting pan and toss together with spinach
Dice your cooked chicken into cubes
Shred some cheese, and get ready to make your bowl!
Bowl Assembly
Put your ingredients in a bowl
Eat
Burrito Assembly
This recipe makes 6 teenage appetite sized burritos
Add your rice, cabbage mixture, salsa, chicken and cheese on the bottom ⅓ of a tortilla
Fold in the sides of the tortilla
Fold the bottom of the tortilla up and roll, making sure to keep the sides tucked in
Wrap in parchment paper and put in a ziploc bag in the freezer
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