Southwestern Burrito Bowl

Name: Southwestern Burrito Bowl
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American, TexMex
Ingredients:  1/3 c. chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish;  1/4 c. extra-virgin olive oil;  Juice of 1 lime;  1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar;  kosher salt;  Freshly ground black pepper;  1 clove garlic, minced;  2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2" cubes;  1 large red onion, diced;  2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil;  kosher salt;  1/4 tsp. chili powder;  2 c. cooked brown rice;  1 can refried beans, drained and rinsed;  1 c. corn (canned or fresh);  1 plum tomato, chopped;  1 avocado, sliced

3 steps

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:11:19 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories550.6 kcal (28%)

Total Fat28.2 g (40%)

Carbs67.7 g (26%)

Sugars10.1 g (11%)

Protein9.9 g (20%)

Sodium528.7 mg (26%)

Fiber11.1 g (40%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

For the citrus vinaigrette

⅓ cfresh cilantro

chopped, plus more for garnish

¼ cextra-virgin olive oil

1lime

Juice of

1 Tbspapple cider vinegar

1 clovegarlic

For the burrito bowl

2sweet potatoes

large, peeled and cut into 1/2" cubes

1red onion

large, diced

2 Tbspextra-virgin olive oil

kosher salt

¼ tspchili powder

2 cbrown rice

cooked

1 canrefried beans

1 ccorn

Instructions

Make Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette

Step 1

Pour all ingredients into a blender and mix for 30 to 45 seconds or until thoroughly combined. Set aside. Preheat oven to 425°.

Step 2

On a large baking sheet, place sweet potatoes and onions. Toss with oil, salt and chili powder. Bake 23 to 25 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are tender.

Assemble burrito bowl

Step 3

Fill each bowl with brown rice, refried beans, corn, tomato, roasted sweet potato and onion, and slices of avocado. Drizzle with vinaigrette and garnish with extra cilantro, if desired.