Homemade Chipolte
Posted by Mike in GF RecipesMar 2nd, 2009 | 2 responses
With my current addiction to Chipolte starting to hurt my bank account, I decided that I could make my own burrito bowls at home. I just looked at what they use and decided it was pretty simple. I didn’t use exact amounts for anything…. I just winged it!
Rice: Normal long grain white rice. I cooked it in a rice cooker and added in some fresh cilantro.
Black Beans: I just bought a can of black beans.
Chicken: I cut up some chicken breasts and cooked them in a skillet.
Peppers & Onions: Cut up green peppers and red onions. Simmered them in a skillet with some butter.
Tomato Salsa: Roma tomatoes, red onions, fresh cilantro and garlic salt(this makes a great salsa by itself!). I add a little bit of diced jalapenos to make it a little hotter.
Corn Salsa: Can of yellow corn, red onions & cilantro.
Cheese: Monterey Jack & Cheddar (Chipotle uses white cheddar, but I couldn’t find any shredded)
Sour Cream:
I heat everything up before adding in the salsas. I like to add some green pepper sauce into mine to spice it up a little. I don’t know if I’d say it is as good as Chipotle, but I made enough to eat every day and it doesn’t cost me much.
When I do it again, I will season the chicken more, make way more green onions, and less rice. The rice doesn’t last long in the fridge, so I may have to cook it more frequently. You can really customize this any way you want!
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You are making my mouth water! I need to make this tomorrow for dinner. I saw on a copy-cat recipe web-site that Chipotle adds a little lime juice to their rice. A hint for keeping rice fresh: I put single servings into ziploc bags and freeze. Just pop one in the microwave and you have hot ‘fresh’ rice in 2 minutes!
Oh – I love that idea about freezing the rice. I was not sure if you could freeze rice or not. The last time I was in a Chipotle (lucky enough to be near one!!) they told me about the lime. Are you familiar with Chebe (pronounced Chee-bee – took me forever to figure that out)? It is the coolest stuff. I finally played with it this weekend. I used the cinnamon package and made the twists. I think – no I know – I ate a whole pan that night! I know, I am a total oinker!
I also used the Garlic and Onion package and on the back it suggested you use it to make tortilla bowls – which would be so easy! See I did have a point – sometimes it just takes a while to get there! haha. But now I tell my friends they can’t laugh at me because I have a disease and it is my “Celiac brain fog.” 