This will soon be your families favorite weeknight meal! Tender and incredibly flavorful chicken snuggled up next to Cilantro Lime Rice, savory Chipotle Black Beans, Pico de Gallo and any combination of your favorite Mexican toppings is a dish they won’t soon forget.
Throw all of the marinade ingredients into your blender.
Blend until smooth.
Cut chicken into bite size pieces.
Marinate in a resealable plastic bag for at least one hour. Up to 24 hours.
Spread chicken out onto a greased sheet pan and bake at 425F.
Bake until edges begin to turn brown and crispy.
Tips for this recipe
- You can use canned black beans if you are in a time crunch, or try the Chipotle Copycat beans. They are so much better for so little effort.
- Marinate the chicken overnight to save on time and make it a weeknight meal.
- Make them vegetarian by swapping the chicken with roasted veggies that you can marinate too.
- Use half the marinade and save the rest for next week. It keeps amazingly well in the fridge!
- Turn them into burritos by…you guessed it, wrapping them in large flour tortillas.
More great recipes you might like
Cilantro Lime Rice-top with your favorite meat or veggies and bring on the pico!
Pico de Gallo-make plenty because it will disappear fast
Chipotle Black Beans (copycat)-quick and easy for a flavorful weeknight meal
Chicken Burrito Bowls (Chipotle Copycat)
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade
- ½ red onion cut into large chunks
- 3 garlic cloves coarsely cut
- 2 tbsp lemon juice or juice of one lemon
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon or Knorr tomato base granules
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 chipotle pepper with 2 tbsp of the adobo sauce
- 1 tsp Mexican Oregano
- 2 tsp Kosher salt
- ½ cup water
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs can sub with chicken breast
Toppings
- grated cheese
- pico de gallo
- beans
- corn I like to char it a little in a frying pan
- avocado or guacamole
- shredded lettuce
- sour cream
- salsa
- red onion
- tortilla strips
Other Ingredients
- 1 recipe Cilantro Lime Rice see link above
- 1 recipe Chipotle Copycat Black Beans see link above
- 1 recipe Pico de Gallo see link above
Instructions
Chicken Marinade
- Combine all marinade ingredients in blender until smooth.
- Cut up chicken into bite size pieces.
- Combine marinade and chicken in a large resealable plastic bag, squishing it around to coat all of the chicken.
- Marinate for at least one hour, up to 24 hours.
- Before cooking chicken make the rice, beans and pico de gallo which may take a little longer to prepare.
Cook Chicken
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Spread chicken on a lightly oiled sheet pan.
- Roast chicken until cooked through with some crispy ends (20-30 minutes) Want it crispier? Broil once cooked until you get your crispy on!
Build the Bowls
- Prep all add in ingredients.
- Divide rice between four bowls
- Top with chicken, beans, shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, pico de gallo, avocado and your other favorite toppings.
- Enjoy!
