January 17, 2015

Chipotle Mexican Grill Vegetarian burrito bowl copycat recipe

This is the home made from scratch copycat version of the Chipotle veggie burrito bowl.
See hot sauce and salsa recipes included.


Serving size : 2-3
Total Preparation time : 35- 40 mins
Cooking time :20 mins.

Ingredients and Method : 

Lime Cilantro Rice :  2.5 cups steamed white rice cooked with bay leaf, 5 tspn fresh lime juice, 1 tspn lemon juice, cilantro 1/2 cup, 1/2 tspn black pepper powder, kosher salt to taste
Black beans :  Pressure cooked 1/2 cup black beans with 1 cup water, oil, black pepper, salt, 1/2 tspn cumin powder and a bay leaf. Sauté 2 tbspn chopped Yellow Onion, garlic paste/ 2 chopped garlic cloves, and 1 Chipotle Chile/ jalapeño. Add the beans and mix with Oregano and lemon Juice. 
Green bell peppers Fajita : sauté 1 sliced red onion and 1 sliced green bell pepper on high heat in olive oil, add lime juice and kosher salt.

Tomato salsa( mild) : 1 cup chopped ripened Roma tomatoes, 1/2 finely chopped red onion, 1 finely chopped jalapeño, 2 tbspn chopped cilantro, 2 tspn lime/ lemon juice, and salt.

Roasted Chili-Corn salsa ( Medium) :  Mix 1 cup steamed sweet corn kernels, with 2tbspn chopped red onion, 1 japaleno finely chopped, 1 tbspn chopped and roasted large poblano pepper, 1 tbspn lime juice, 1 tbspn chopped cilantro, salt to taste.

Tomatillo-Green Chili salsa ( medium) : Grind together in a blender 1/2 fire-roasted large Tomato, 2 fire- roasted Tomatilloes, 1 roasted Jalapeño, Salt, 1 tbspn lime juice, 1/4 tspn toasted Cumin powder, 2 Garlic cloves, 1/2 tspn Black Pepper, 2 tbspn chopped Red Onion, 1 tbspn chopped Cilantro, a pinch of Mexican Oregano, vinegar and sugar (optional) 

Tomatillo-Red Chili salsa ( Hot) : Sauté 2 chopped Tomatillos with 2 cloves of garlic, 1/4 tspn cumin and Salt. Add 2 Chile de Arbol (chillies), 1/2 tspn Black Pepper, 1 tbspn Red Tabasco® Sauce and grind in a blender with 1 tbspn water. 

Guacamole : 1 mashed Avocado nicely whipped with salt, and 1 tspn lime juice. Mixed with 1 tbspn finely chopped Red Onion ,1/2 tspn finely chopped Jalapeño. 1 tspn Cilantro. 

Sour cream: whipped milk and cream or whipped ready sour cream
Cheese: Shredded  jack pepper cheese or Parmesan cheese
Lettuce : Blanched romaine lettuce
Sauces: Chiptole Tabasco red pepper sauce, Chiptole Tabasco green pepper sauce 




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