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.
Very delicious! Used what I had at home so the changes were Picante sauce, 2 10oz cans of Rotel instead of tomatoes and chiles, cayenne pepper instead of chili powder, jasmine rice. Served over a bed of red leaf lettuce with sour cream on top of the ground beef mixture. Served with tortilla chips. Enough leftovers for the week.❤️👍
That sounds delicious! Glad you could make it your way!
This was delicious! I added more taco seasoning than this called for because we wanted it very spicy :) Turned out very very tasty served over chopped iceberg and topped with green cholula hot sauce, tex mex cheese, and sour cream.
Thank you for sharing
Best Mexican for the family. Quick and delicious. By itself, in a wrap or in lettuce cups. I’d give it a ‘chefs kiss’ if I had the emoji 😋
Actually eating this right now, this is awesome. Great taste, my husband gave thumbs up! He just said it was one of the best Mexican dishes he has eaten!!
Will try with chicken next time
It is always a good recipe when the husband gives a thumbs up! So glad you all like it. Thanks for the 5 star review!
perfect! I made this with cauliflower rice, put it on a bed of spinace and added avocado slices. It makes a ton! I have to share with my best friend :)
I am glad that the cauliflower rice was delicious! Thanks for the new idea!
This recipe was so easy to make and it tasted amazing!! Thank you for sharing!
My family LOVED this recipe! Seriously so yummy! Definitely going to be making this again.
That is great to hear! I am so glad that you love it.
This recipe was very good! I used brown rice instead of jasmine and next time I will precook the rice and cut down on the broth. Even though I cooked it for 40 minutes after adding the rice, it was not quite done. It is very tasty!
I’m running into this problem as well. Definitely would recommend less broth
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 😀
My favorite!! I wish I had the ingredients to make them again for lunch. They were SO good!
Delicious & easy to make!!
Glad to hear it, Melanie. Always great to cut down on the number of dishes to wash!
This recipe is super easy and flavorful. I used ground turkey. If you aren’t worried about carbs, chips complement the dish
Chips are always a must in our house with this dish :) Glad you enjoyed it!
This was so good! My 15 month twins have a lot of food allergies, so I’m always hunting for safe meal ideas. This was perfect. I used chicken since they are allergic to beef.
Glad to hear it was a hit with your little ones! Thanks for your comment and review, Tiffany :)
Was so Delish & Easy ! I’m a huge fan of the 1 Pot Meal !
I doubled the Recipe & it turned out perfect .
People did their own thing w this ~ some had a bowl w nacho chips ~ some rolled it into a burrito ~ some made a salad .
Sounds delicious! Thanks for the review! :)
I love it! I tried it for the first time today with my family and had to substitute chicken for the beef and a few vegetables but it was amazing! I know that I can always come here for a recipe when I don’t know what to cook.
So happy to hear you loved the recipe, Kait! Thanks for leaving your kind comment and review :)
This has become a regular for me and I really enjoy it!
I thought I might try using leftovers to make stuffed peppers like you recommend and was wondering if you have directions for that? Like what temp and how long should I bake them and do you cut the pepper in half or just take the top off? Thanks!
Great idea! You can use this recipe/directions to make stuffed peppers with the leftovers: https://www.iheartnaptime.net/chicken-stuffed-peppers/. Enjoy!
This is one of my family’s favorite recipes!
So happy to hear it’s a hit with your family, Lindsey!