Once Upon a Chef· by Jennifer Segal★ 5.0 (139)

Chicken Burrito Bowls with Spicy Green Sauce

Name: Chicken Burrito Bowls with Spicy Green Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon lime zest, (from two limes (save the limes for the green sauce)); 4 cloves garlic, (minced); 1¼ teaspoons ancho chili powder; ½ teaspoon ground coriander; ¼ teaspoon dried oregano; 1¼ teaspoons salt; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons honey; 2 pounds chicken tenderloins ((or boneless skinless chicken breasts pounded to an even ½-inch/13-mm thickness)); 1 jalapeño pepper, (seeded and roughly chopped (reserve the seeds; see note)); 1 cup fresh cilantro; 1 clove garlic, (roughly chopped); ½ cup mayonnaise, (best quality such as Hellmann's or Duke's); ¼ cup sour cream; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, (from 1 lime); 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; ½ teaspoon salt; ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; Fresh corn, (tomatoes, avocado, cucumbers, beans, cilantro); About 4 cups cooked quinoa,

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 2h total

Servings

Calories

44% of a 2,000 cal day

874KCAL

Protein

54g100% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat42g

54%

Saturated7g

34%

Unsaturated35g

—

Total Carbs78g

28%

Fiber21g

76%

Total Sugars7g

—

incl. Added Sugars2g

Starch50g

—

Sodium918mg

40%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Build-your-own burrito bowls with seasoned grilled chicken, quinoa, corn, and a spicy green jalapeño-cilantro sauce. Fresh, customizable, and perfect for busy weeknights.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

5 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
1 tbsplime zest — 2
4garlic — minced
1¼ tspancho chili powder
½ tspground coriander
¼ tspdried oregano
1¼ tspsalt
½ tspfreshly ground black pepper
2 tsphoney
2 lbchicken tenderloins — or boneless skinless chicken breasts
1jalapeño pepper — seeded, roughly chopped
1 cupfresh cilantro
1garlic — roughly chopped
½ cupmayonnaise — best quality
¼ cupsour cream
1 tbspfresh lime juice — 1
2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
½ tspsalt
⅛ tspfreshly ground black pepper
Fresh corn — tomatoes, avocado, cucumbers, beans, cilantro
4 cupscooked quinoa

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Method

2h total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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