I love getting burrito bowls from Chipotle every once in awhile, but I also prefer to eat homemade food as much as possible – so I thought, why not recreate my favorite, only made healthier and super simple? Your slow cooker does all the work, and the dressing takes only a few minutes to make, this recipe really couldn’t get any easier! The dressing I use here is the same that I used for my guest post on stupideasypaleo.com, for my Tasty Taco Salad! The dressing is really what completes this meal, it’s SO good!
I made my burrito bowl as I would typically order it, with lettuce, pico de gallo, and avocado, adding my yummy dressing and plantain chips for crunch! Want to switch it up? You could easily make nachos using store bought plantain chips, or tacos using lettuce wraps, or the super easy and yummy tortillas from Stupid Easy Paleo! Happy cooking!
Slow Cooker Chicken Burrito Bowls
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
For the chicken:
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 bell pepper, seeded and diced
- 1 cup diced tomatoes (fresh or jarred)
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 tablespoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
For the dressing:
- ⅔ cup avocado oil
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon mustard powder
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lime juice
- ½ teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
- ¾ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 ½ teaspoon cilantro, minced
Instructions
- Add all of the chicken ingredients to your slow cooker, and stir well. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Shred the chicken with two forks.
- When you’re ready to eat, let’s make the simple dressing! Place the oil, egg, mustarpowder, lemon juice, garlic and salt in a tall container (I use a 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup). Place an immersion blender at the bottom and turn on. Once the mixture starts to blend together and become thick, move the immersion blender towards the top, until it is well blended. This should take less than a minute! Stir in the cilantro and lime juice.
- Add any ingredients you’d like to your burrito bowl, top with the chicken and cilantro lime dressing. Enjoy!
Notes
Sounds amazing…..I am excited to make the dressing!
Thanks, Mika! It’s soooo yummy, can’t wait until you can have eggs again! 🙂
i cannot wait to try your recipes once i go home. i just feel like i am so busy now with school (and not living in my own house) makes it really hard for me to become motivated to try new recipes! but eddie and i always make burrito bowls (they are one of our fav things!!!!!!) so i will be making this in july for sure xo
Can’t wait for you to be home, Meg! It’s hard when you don’t have your own space, but I love how you’re making it work 🙂 This dressing is my fave!
I will definitely be making this dressing next time I make a burrito bowl type of thing. I have been adding an egg to pretty much any dressing or sauce lately. It makes it so creamy and delicious! I can’t wait to try this!
I just made another batch of this dressing, it’s so good, I hope you love it too! Adding eggs to dressings is amazing! If only I’d known years ago how easy it is to make your own…although I still would have bought bottled dressings! haha 😉
Whenever I make chicken breast in the crockpot and leave it in for 6 hours, it comes out sooooo dry. Any tips on how to make it not so dry?
Hi Kristin! I always prefer using chicken thighs in the slow cooker, but if I do ever use chicken breasts I add chicken broth which helps a bit 🙂
A whole raw egg? This recipe sounds delicious!
Yep! I always recommend using pasture-raised eggs when consuming them raw 🙂 Hope you enjoy it, the dressing is one of my favorites!
Hello, the link to mayo dressing recipe isnt working. Can you send me it? Hoping to make it tonight! It sounds delicious!
Strange, it seems to be working on my end! Here’s the actual link (this is only if you’re making the dressing in a regular blender, not using an immersion blender) – http://meljoulwan.com/2010/06/03/the-secret-to-homemade-mayo-patience/ Enjoy!
Hi, how long is this dressing good for in the fridge?
I’d say 4-5 days 🙂