EASY & DELICIOUS CHICKEN BURRITO BOWL

Hey Friends! Did you see this What's For Dinner video? Well I shared a Chicken Burrito Bowl that's easy, delicious, inexpensive! You can add whatever ingredients you like or take away things you or your kids may not like! I love this chicken for regular tacos and quesadillas, so it can be used for more then just this recipe. Chicken, Cheese, Rice... I'm set! Let's get into the recipie and be sure to leave a comment if you have anything to add!



What You Will Need

The chicken is made is a Crock Pot, so you will need one of those

To make the chicken 
3 Large Chicken Breast
1 15.5oz of you favorite Salsa (I used mild, but I may use medium next time for a little spice)
1 packet Taco Seasoning (I've also used a fajita packet and it tasted just as good)

2 Cups White Rice
1 Can of Sweet Corn
1 Can Black Beans
Cheese
Lettuce 
Tortilla Chips (optional)

For the Chicken
In a crock pot add Chicken 
Sprinkle Taco Seasoning over top of chicken
Add the entire jar of salsa over top of chicken

Cook on High for 4 hours or Low for 8 hours

The chicken is done when you can easily get a fork through each piece

Remove chicken from the crock pot and shred it using 2 forks
Return the chicken back to the crock pot and mix up on that tasty goodness!

While your chicken is cooking
Cook your rice
Heat the black beans
Heat the corn

Once everything is done your going to layer you bowl, starting with the rice. 

Now Get Your Grub On!

I didn't add lettuce to ours but when I make it again I will . The lettuce will give its nice crunch, which mine didn't have

This also freezes well, so you can also make extra and have some for another night!

How I Meal Plan

Ever since I discovered the world of mommy blogs, I've found so many helpful tips and tricks. I'm sure so many of you already do this but if you don't, I highly recommend meal planning! Before I started meal planning, I never brought complete meals. I would always need to run to the store and buy an item, or put a meal together quickly. Meal planning saves me time and pressure. I keep all of our meal planning stuff in our home binder (I plan on going through mine in a different post). My binder helps me keep all my paper together and in one place.

There are a couple different sections in out home binder, and meal planning is one of them. In this section I keep blank calenders, coupons, meal ideas for Baby B, my dinner list, and anything else I might need.

 I'm not the best cook and I'm a very picky eater, so I have a number of dinner items I rotate. I have them written down, as well as saved on my computer. This way I can scan the list and decide what to cook on each day. I know I need to get some more recipes (please don't be afraid to leave some ideas!)

I always meal plan for 2 weeks, since that's when we food shop. I find this to be most important because if I only meal plan week to week, then I'll have to food shop every week.

I always plan for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. This way I have everything we could need and don't buy a ton of junk food. This was another issue I'd have, we would buy a ton of cookies, ice cream, chips and things like that. When I meal plan I try to make 1 snack a fruit and the other can be something more tasty.

I also plan for Baby B's meals, he tend to not like a ton of things, so if we're having something I know he doesn't like then I'll already have something else prepared. The current week get hung on the fridge so I can take out whatever I need before work.

Food shopping easier, as well as making our shopping list. I can see exactly how many pieces of chicken we'll need, how many pounds of ground beef, or how much oatmeal we'll eat. I do keep our grocery list saved on the computer so I can just makes the changed needed. It's kinda like our "master" list. I do want to say that I buy things that Bobby likes, like ice cream such. Also if we don't follow the plan exactly that OK, it's just a guide that I like to use in order to food shop efficiently.

The template I use to meal plan is available here if you'd like it.

Thanks for for reading friends! If you have any tip or tricks, please share them with me. I love hearing from you!