Easy and delicious Mexican burrito bowls made in just one pot in 30 minutes…making cleanup a breeze. Perfect for busy weeknights!
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Ground Beef Burrito Bowl
If you’ve been a long-time reader, it’s no surprise that I’m a big fan of Mexican recipes. Some of my favorites include my green chicken enchiladas and taco soup.
These easy burrito bowls have now been added to the list! If you like my taco soup, you will love this recipe. I used many of the same ingredients but added my easy Mexican rice to make the famous burrito bowl.
This burrito bowl recipe is an easy 30-minute meal and one of our favorite one-pot dinners. It’s loaded with ground beef, rice, black beans, cheese, fresh tomatoes, and cilantro!
Ingredients
Don’t let the ingredient list overwhelm you! These ingredients are simple to dump together in a one pot bowl and mix together.
Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.
- Seasonings: Chili powder, taco seasoning, and salt and pepper to taste are blended together to make a Mexican spice.
- Vegetables: Red bell pepper, sweet onions, corn, and diced green chiles are spicy and savory crunch.
- Legumes: We used black beans, but pinto beans would work too.
- Tomatoes: Diced tomatoes and Thick n’ Chunky Salsa is the perfect freshness in this one-pot burrito bowl.
- Rice: I use jasmine white rice, uncooked.
- Cheese: Shredded cheddar jack is our go-to cheese to use for this recipe.
- Meat: Our preference is lean ground beef, but you can substitute chicken breast or thighs if preferred for a chicken burrito bowl.
- Liquid: We used chicken broth, but vegetable broth works too.
How to Make a Burrito Bowl
One pot meals is the perfect meal for a busy weeknight dinner. Cook the beef, add sesasoning, and cook the vegetables, legumes, tomaotes, and rice together for a delicous mixture. It is the best beef burrito bowl!
- Saute. Cook the onions and red pepper in a large pan until soft, then add in the beef and cook until brown. Drain any excess grease.
- Combine. Stir in the salsa, black beans, corn, tomatoes, green chiles, jasmine rice, taco seasoning, and chili powder.
- Simmer. Then pour in chicken stock and bring to a light boil. Cover the pan and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Top. Add favorite toppings and serve over lettuce in a salad bowl and eat with tortilla chips. It also tastes delicious on top of nachos or in a flour tortilla to make a burrito.
5 star review
“FABULOUS! My husband and I loved this – super tasty! We had it on lettuce but I’m sure it would be good on tortilla chips or even by itself. Thank you so much for posting this recipe – this will be a regular meal at our home now 😀“
-Sherrie
Tips + Modifications
You are going to love how simple this meal is and how fast it comes together all in one pot! Try these tips and modifications to make your burrito bowl just the way you like it. Modify the meat, make it vegetarian, add more spice, and make the rice just right!
- Meat. Feel free to sub ground beef with ground turkey or chicken (dice into 1-inch cubes). You can also use any leftover cooked meat, like taco meat or shredded chicken. Just mix it in when you add all of the other ingredients.
- Vegetarian. Sub the meat with diced sweet potatoes, similar to my one-pot sweet potato bowls. You could add in more beans, my easy refried beans, or fajita veggies too.
- Spice. To take the heat up a notch, add a little more chili powder or mix in some red pepper flakes or chopped jalapenos. You can also use fire-roasted diced tomatoes or hot salsa.
- Using leftovers. Leftovers are perfect for making stuffed bell peppers or a taco salad.
Recipe FAQs
These burrito bowls are full of fresh ingredients with vegetables, protein, beans, and rice. It is a filling and hearty and delicious dinner with low calories.
A burrito bowl has several options to add to it and build on it with ingredients of your choosing whereas a lifestyle bowl is premade bowl options like grains, veggies, balanced macros, or plant-based bowls.
Burrito bowls are versatile and can be arranged in several different ways. The base of the one-pot chicken burrito bowl usually contains chicken, rice, beans, salsa, and guacamole. Squeeze fresh limes over top for a nice zest!
They are usually cooked and warmed up when served.
Storing Buritto Bowl
Place your leftovers in an airtight container and place in the refrigerator for five to seven days. When ready to reheat, place in the microwave or stovetop until it is warm.
Feeding a crowd? Serve this dish with these baked nachos or an extra side of black beans and rice!
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Burrito Bowl Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup red bell pepper , chopped
- ½ cup sweet onion , chopped
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ½ cup salsa , I used Thick n’ Chunky Medium spice
- 15 ounce can black beans , rinsed and drained
- 15 ounce can corn , drained
- 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 4 ounce can diced green chiles
- 1 cup jasmine rice , rinsed
- 1 Tablespoon taco seasoning
- ½ teaspoon chili powder , use 1-2 tsp if you like more spice
- 2 cups chicken stock , or vegetable broth works too
- 1 cup shredded cheddar/jack cheese
- S&P to taste
Optional Toppings: Sour cream, cilantro, green onions, tomatoes, guacamole or sliced avocados, jalapenos or hot sauce
Instructions
- In a large pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Sauté the onions and red peppers. Add in hamburger and cook until browned. Drain grease. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Stir in salsa, black beans, corn, tomatoes, green chiles, jasmine rice, taco seasoning and chili powder. Pour in chicken stock and then bring to a light boil. Cover the pan and reduce heat to low. Cook for an additional 15 minutes, or until the rice is all the way cooked.
- Stir and season to taste. Add cheese if desired. Cover pot with lid and let rest for 5 minutes for the cheese to melt.
- Spoon into bowls and top with your favorite toppings. We like to serve over lettuce in a salad bowl and eat with tortilla chips.
Notes
- You could also make this recipe with chicken. Dice the chicken into 1-inch cubes and cook in place of the hamburger.
- You can also use a can of rotel in place of the separate cans of tomatoes and green chiles.
- You can add extra veggies in with the peppers. Add 1/4 cup extra broth if adding more.
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Categorized as: 30 Minute Meals, 30 Minute Meals, Beef, Cinco De Mayo, Dinner, Mexican, One Pot, One Pot, Reader Favorites, Stovetop
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook and shares easy family-friendly recipes and desserts for every occasion.
My roommate and I LOVE this recipe and use it all the time – especially when we don’t have a lot of time to devote to meal prep (or washing dishes!). We are trying to reduce our intake of red meat so we use Yves veggie ground round in place of the ground beef and it works great! We pair it with avocado and shredded cheese and it is so satisfying and filling. This is the first review I have ever left on a recipe before, because it’s just that good! So happy I stumbled across this recipe :)
Hi Ashley! I’m so glad to hear that you love this recipe. Thanks for sharing your review :)
Love this one pot meal! Great one for my 10 month old daughter, she loves it!
Love to hear that it’s daughter-approved! :)
This was so yummy and easy to make! It made a lot more than my family needed so I divvied it up into freezer bags and it reheats really well in the microwave! It is super filling and I don’t ever need to add a side dish to it. It’s totally satisfying on its own
Yes, makes a great freezer meal!
This was SO GOOD and SO EASY to make!! The flavors are delicious together. I added a little extra onion, red pepper and included a green pepper too. We tried it on chips and in a wrap with cheese and sour cream and loved both options.
I was a little worried it looked runny after the rice was done but it set up nicely after sitting and cooling for a few minutes.
This makes a lot if you just have two people so we have leftovers for lunch and dinner. Sent the recipe to my friends already and will be making again. YUM!
Thank you so much for your comment and review, Kati! I’m so glad to hear that you loved this dish. Thanks for sharing the recipe with your friends :)
How much is considered one serving?
About 1 cup :D
Very easy to make. Very tasty , versatile and has the ability make it as spicy as you like.
I’m so glad you liked the recipe! :)
Delicious and easy to prepare recipe. We loved it. i used leftover pulled pork for the protein and it was great. Placed on a shredded bed of romaine lettuce to get some extra greens. Definitely will make again – with Margaritas next time.
Thanks for the comment, Carolyn! The pulled pork substitution sounds delicious! I love serving mine over lettuce too :)
Made it for 1st time, put in Taco boats and everyone loved them. GREAT RECIPE! Thank you for posting.
Yum – taco boats sound delicious! So glad your family loved the recipe :)
Such a good easy weeknight dinner recipe! I’m a vegetarian so I have made it two different ways, both amazing. I subbed the beef for beyond meat in one way, and in the second, subbed it for finely diced mushrooms. Both were easy substitutes and didn’t change cooking time or anything at all!
Thanks so much for the nice comment, Rali!
Burrito bowls are one of my favorite meals. I can’t wait to try this rendition!
This burrito bowl was so delicious! We loved it!
Great recipe- very flexible. My whole family loves it without meat- it doesn’t need it! I’ve added white beans (delicious) and mushrooms (also delicious). It’s great the next day too:0)
Sounds delicious! I’m so glad your family enjoyed it!
Great recipe! Will make this a lot!
My family really enjoyed this recipe! It was very easy to make!
I’m so glad to hear your family enjoyed it!
This was so good!!~ My husband and I both loved it. He had 2 huge helpings!~
I’m so glad it was a hit!
I made this and it was OMG Delicious!!!!! My whole family loved it as well. Every bite was just too good. Thank you so much for a recipe I will use forever!!! Do you have any recommendations on storing? Should I let it cool before storing in the fridge?
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I let it cool a bit and put it in the fridge in an airtight container. It heats up again pretty well and actually freezes well!
I’ve made this a couple of times – – I wonder if it could be done in an electric skillet / frying pan – – like after the hamburger is browned — – I might try it sometime. Great meal – my son loves it…
Definitely! Just make sure it is large enough.
Very good- made my own taco seasoning. I usually try to avoid gluten and dairy but decided to have cheese: