Grab groceries on Saturday, meal prep on Sunday, and enjoy the fruits of your labor throughout the week. You can add this to your routing if you’re tired of overpaying for poorly-wrapped burritos at Chipotle. The original idea came from Joshua Weissman’s, burrito bowl recipe. Here’s how they came out.
Could my plating have been a bit better? Sure, but I don’t mind because I mix my food before I eat anyway. I hadn’t meal prepped in a while, so I was surprised with how much food this recipe yielded. Thankfully the tupperware I used is almost as deep as it is wide, I strongly recommend this BPA-free tupperware set if you’re looking for a new food storage options. They’re durable and currently 40% off the regular price of a 30 pack.
Highlights of the meal
While I enjoyed the whole meal, I want to highlight two ingredients of the meal in particular: The cilantro lime rice and the chipotle chicken. The rice served as a lively base to this meal. Each bite was guaranteed to have the perfect amount of citrus as long as it included some of the rice. I appreciate when a meal is thoroughly seasoned and delivers consistently throughout the meal. So the chipotle chicken ticked several boxes for me there. the subtle heat I got from the chicken helped to keep things interesting, which is important when you eat the same thing everyday for a week.
How to Improve this Meal
I’d be nitpicking if I were to say anything needed to be improved. It ultimately comes down to your taste and how you like your food to be served. A nice addition, if you’re someone who likes fruit, would be to add some diced pineapple. I actually think it goes very well with beef.. There’s really not much else to improve on. You don’t have to believe me, check out the chipotle chicken burrito bowl recipe yourself.
I also made too much rice so it’s no surprise I had trouble losing weight that week. I eyeballed most of the ingredients when I really should have used a scale. If you’re meal prepping for weight management, I recommend getting a digital food scale. In the near future, we will open a forum on the site where you can submit your attempts at meals like this one. We look forward to checking them out!
