# Chipotle Chicken Bowls

Homemade Chipotle Chicken Bowls with double chicken for less than $4.25 per bowl, which costs $15 each at Chipotle.

- Servings: 5 servings
- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 lbs chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
- 1 tbs avocado oil
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp chipotle pepper powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 cups uncooked white rice
- 3 cups water or chicken bone broth
- 0.5 cup chopped cilantro
- 3 juice limes
- 2 tsp avocado oil
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 1 dried bay leaf
- 3 bell peppers, thinly sliced
- 1 large red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tbs avocado oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 cup greek yogurt or mayo
- 1 tbs honey
- 0.5 tsp chipotle pepper powder
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.5 juice lime

## Instructions

1. Place washed rice and liquid into a rice cooker, top with a dried bay leaf, and cook until light and fluffy.
2. Add chicken to a bowl with avocado oil, onion powder, garlic powder, ground cumin, smoked paprika, dried oregano, chipotle pepper powder, salt, and pepper; mix well.
3. Place chicken on baking sheets lined with parchment paper and bake at 400F (205C) until the internal temperature is 165F (74C).
4. Thinly slice bell peppers and a large red onion.
5. Add bell peppers and red onion to a bowl with avocado oil, garlic powder, dried oregano, salt, and pepper; mix well.
6. Sauté the mixed peppers and onions in a pan for 8-10 minutes until tender.
7. Chop cilantro and squeeze the juice from limes.
8. Prepare the creamy spicy lime sauce by whisking together Greek yogurt or mayo, honey, chipotle pepper powder, garlic powder, salt, and lime juice in a small bowl until smooth.
9. Once cooked, transfer rice to a bowl and mix with chopped cilantro, lime juice, avocado oil, and salt.
10. Rest cooked chicken for 10 minutes, then cut into bite-sized pieces.
11. Build the bowls by layering cilantro lime rice, sautéed peppers and onions, and chopped chicken.
12. Top with creamy spicy lime sauce right before eating.

## Equipment

- rice cooker
- baking sheets
- parchment paper
- bowls
- knives
- cutting board
- tongs
- frying pan
- lemon squeezer
- whisk

## Tips

- Always start with whatever takes the longest and can cook on its own to allow for multitasking and efficient cooking.
- Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces for easier eating, though it can be left whole.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@drmattcooks/video/7545119120451276045?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7560433877774452255
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e25fc4ed-c7f2-4daa-8acf-8993f8bc40d2
- Extracted: 2025-10-12

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