Make Ahead Vegan Chipotle Burrito Bowls

OK, this recipe has a lot of moving parts but don’t let that scare you, it is totally worth it! I personally love Chipotle and their company values, but the less I eat out, the more odd it tastes. Making these kinds of things at home is easy, and affordable.

Shopping List

• Rice (white or brown)
• 2 limes
• 2 bell peppers (whatever color you like) (thinly sliced)
• 1 large yellow onion (thinly sliced)
• Fresh cilantro
• 1 jalapeno (2 if you like things spicy)
• 1 red onion
• 1 tomato
• Head of romaine lettuce
• 1 large can of sweet corn
• 1 bag dry black beans (or canned to make things easier)
• 6 cups of vegetable stock
• Spice blend of chili powder, paprika, cayenne, cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper

The Make-Ahead Part

 Part 1 – The Warm Stuff

Once all ingredients are prepared, assemble in a jar in the following order from bottom to top:

1. 1/2 cup of rice
2. 1/2 cup of fajita veggies
3. 1/3 cup of black beans

• Cilantro Lime Rice

1. Cook rice according to package directions, if making this just for one person you’ll only need one recipe.
2. Add the juice of one lime and 2-3 tablespoons of cilantro once rice is cooked
3. Set aside

• Fajita Veggies

1. Slice bell peppers and onions super thin
2. Saute in olive oil (or oil of choice) until veggies are soft
3. Mix spoonful of spice blend with 1/3 cup of water
4. Add liquid to veggies until liquid has reduced
5. Set aside

• Black beans

1. Pour 1 bag of dry black beans into your crockpot
2. Pour 6 cups of liquid (veggie stock or water) into the crockpot
3. Add a palmful of spice blend
4. Cook on high 6 hours
5. Turn to low for 2 hours

Part 2 – The Cold Stuff

Once both parts are prepared, put 1/2 cup of corn salsa and 1/2 cup of lettuce into a container

• Corn Salsa

1. Drain and rise canned corn, pour into a bowl
2. Finely dice red onion and jalapeño and add to corn
3. Seed and dice tomato
4. Chop and add 3 tablespoons cilantro
5. Squeeze juice of 1 lime into mixture
6. Add salt and pepper to taste, set aside

• Lettuce

1. Finely chop lettuce, set aside

Eating Day

1. Place rice, beans, and fajita veggies in microwave for 30-45 seconds (just to get the chill off)
2. Top with corn salsa, lettuce, and sliced avocado
3. Enjoy!