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# Meatless Friday: Burrito Bowls

Oct 7, 2016 8:00:54 AM  |  by [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs)

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Are you a fan of the burrito bowls at Chipotle Mexican Grill? It’s pretty easy to serve a similar dinner at home. Line these dishes up buffet style, and let everyone build their own burrito bowl! With rice, beans, corn, pico de gallo, vegetables, chopped lettuce and cheese, you'll have a complete meal in every bowl. The mini-recipes below make 4 generous servings.

 

[!["Meatless Friday: Burrito Beans" by Barb Szyszkiewicz (CatholicMom.com)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/meatless-burrito-beans-2C.jpg?width=800&height=533&name=meatless-burrito-beans-2C.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/meatless-burrito-beans-2C.jpg) Copyright 2016 Barb Szyszkiewicz. All rights reserved.

 

### Cilantro-Lime Rice

This is the base of your burrito bowl!

2 cups hot cooked white or brown rice  
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro  
juice of one lime

Toss together immediately before serving.

### Burrito Beans

These beans can be served as a vegetarian dish or top off any type of tacos, any day of the week.

1 TBL olive oil  
1/2 cup onion, diced  
1 cup red pepper, diced  
14 oz. canned petite diced tomatoes, UNdrained  
14 oz. canned black beans, drained and rinsed*  
1/4 tsp chili powder  
1/4 tsp cumin  
1/4 tsp garlic powder  
1/8 tsp chipotle chili powder

Warm a little olive oil in a skillet and add onions and peppers. Cook 5 minutes, then add tomatoes, beans, chili, cumin, garlic and chipotle chili. Continue cooking until most of the liquid has cooked off and everything is hot.

### Grilled Vegetables

2 cups onion, in thick slices  
3 cups bell peppers (any mix of colors), sliced  
2 TBL olive oil  
1/2 cup salsa  
1/4 cup soy sauce  
juice of 1 lime

Heat olive oil in heavy skillet. Sauté onions until they begin to soften, then add peppers. Cook vegetables to desired tenderness. Mix salsa, soy sauce and lime juice and stir into the hot vegetables. Remove from heat and serve.

Note: If your kids don't like cooked bell peppers but will eat them raw, keep some pepper strips aside and serve them as a side dish!

 

[!["Meatless Friday: Burrito Bowls" by Barb Szyszkiewicz (CatholicMom.com)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/JF-cool-corn-salad-1c.jpg?width=800&height=533&name=JF-cool-corn-salad-1c.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/JF-cool-corn-salad-1c.jpg) Copyright 2015 Barb Szyszkiewicz. All rights reserved.

 

### Cool Corn

2 ears cooked corn on the cob (yield about 2 cups) or 2 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed (no need to reheat)  
1/4 cup onion (red onion, if you have it)  
1/8 cup fresh cilantro  
Juice of 1 lime  
1 tsp salt

Slice corn kernels off the cob and separate into a bowl. Chop onion and cilantro. Add lime juice and salt. Stir to combine. Serve cold.

 

[!["Meatless Friday: Burrito Bowls" by Barb Szyszkiewicz (CatholicMom.com)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pico-de-gallo.jpg?width=800&height=533&name=pico-de-gallo.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pico-de-gallo.jpg) Copyright 2015 Barb Szyszkiewicz. All rights reserved.

 

### Pico de Gallo

(Makes 8 servings--enjoy the rest with tortilla chips!)

3 medium plum tomatoes (about 1 pound), diced  
1/4 cup finely-chopped red onion  
2 TBL jalapeno peppers, chopped fine  
1/4 cup fresh cilantro  
juice of one lime  
1/2 tsp kosher salt

Combine and chill for several hours before serving.

**[You can find all our Meatless Friday featured recipes here](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/meatless-friday).**

*Copyright 2016 Barb Szyszkiewicz*

 

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### [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs)

Barb Szyszkiewicz, senior editor at [CatholicMom.com](http://catholicmom.com), is a wife, mom of 3 young adults, and a Secular Franciscan. Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at [FranciscanMom](http://franciscanmom.com) and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information at [Cook and Count](http://cookandcount.wordpress.com). Barb is the author of *[The Handy Little Guide to Prayer](https://amzn.to/2LQB2oL)* and * [The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours](https://amzn.to/3wbDB8k)*, available from Our Sunday Visitor.

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