I am a huge fan of Chipotle’s burrito bowls, but I made the mistake of looking at the calorie count one time and … wow! They are so high in calories! So I’ve been playing around with a Weight Watchers friendly version and I think the key is the rice. One thing that sets Chipotle apart is their cilantro lime rice. It’s really good! Read on to find out how I make my Arizona Burrito Bowls!
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Thanks to the flexibility of the Weight Watchers program, almost all of the ingredients in a burrito bowl can be little to zero points with a little tweaking (depending on your personal points). So with a little imagination I came up with a zero point burrito bowl recipe!
The rice…
I’ve been a little obsessed with riced cauliflower. You can see it in my Chicken Fried Rice and Chicken and Rice Soup recipes. So to make the burrito bowls zero points I used riced cauliflower and dressed it up with cilantro and lime juice/zest. I used about a half a bunch of finely chopped cilantro and then added the zest and the juice of one lime. It definitely needed salt so I added salt and then tasted it and it was good!
The meat…
Again, in order to make it zero points I used 99% fat free ground turkey and to give it some pizazz I put a packet of taco seasoning in it. You can also use a skinless grilled chicken breast in place of the turkey.
The fixins…
Now I have to confess, when I order a burrito bowl at Chipotle’s I have them slather on the cheese, sour cream and guacamole. (Geez…no wonder I need Weight Watchers!) But in order to make this recipe zero points I had to make some changes. I used fat free plain greek yogurt in place of the sour cream. Does it taste like sour cream? No. But it adds a creaminess to it that I liked. I left off the cheese and guacamole to keep it zero points but there’s nothing wrong with adding a little cheese (Velveeta Shreds has alot less calories than cheddar) and maybe a mini Wholly Guacamole container, which is 100 calories. You can also add some lettuce and pico de gallo for no extra points.
Just for fun…
If you want to have a little fun with your burrito bowls, here are some great individual serving bowls I found on Amazon. Love them!
And I’m obsessed with these microwave bowls. I heat my corn and beans in them…as well as everything else I eat! They’re great as a veggie (or tamale!) steamer and you can freeze your leftovers in them.
This is such a quick and easy recipe. I hope you enjoy my Arizona Burrito Bowls. Let me know how you like them.
Check out some of my other Weight Watchers friendly recipes. Arizona Taco Soup, Chicken Fried Rice, Banana Bread, Chicken and Corn Chowder and Deviled Eggs.
Happy tinkering,
Susan
- 16 oz 99% Fat Free Ground Turkey
- 1 packet Taco Seasoning
- 12 oz Riced Cauliflower I used Green Giant brand
- 1/2 bunch Cilantro
- 1 Lime
- 1 can Black Beans, drained
- 1 can Corn, drained
- 1 cup Plain Fat Free Greek Yogurt
- 1 cups Salsa
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Cook ground turkey over medium heat in a shallow pan. Add taco seasoning while it's cooking.
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Microwave riced cauliflower and place in a bowl. Finely chop the cilantro and add to the cauliflower. Zest and juice the lime and add to the cauliflower. Add salt and pepper to taste and stir.. Give it a taste and add more salt as needed.
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Drain and heat the black beans and corn, either in the microwave or on the stove. Personal choice...
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Place the rice, turkey, beans and corn in a bowl. Add salsa and yogurt.
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Enjoy!
See if you can find Lebne instead of Greek Yogurt. It is more like a our cream and has 0 sugar. Find it in Middle Eastern markets or Kosher markets. Two tablespoons are 60 calories…it is also great with fruit or savory as a spread with olives and olive oil.
Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll look for that. The Greek yogurt isn’t my favorite…
I tried this today and it was delicious. I opted for 1 tablespoon of sour cream because I had plenty of points for lunch but I read the ranch seasoning with Greek yogurt tipand I’m definately going to try it. Thank you so much!
I’m so glad you liked it! 🙂
This is my 2nd time making this yummy recipe! I use fat free cheddar so I can have some scoops. But it’s so tasty you really don’t even need them! Thanks, I love it!
I have never tried fat free cheddar. I will have to try it!
Susan, have U tried ‘Green Mountain Greek Yoghurt’ ? It’s only Greek yoghurt that isn’t sour and it’s pleasant enough to eat without any additive.
I have not tried that but I definitely will! Thanks for the recommendation.
I made these tonight, I added some bell pepper and onion to my turkey and then made fresh salsa they were amazing!! My husband kept saying how good it was I finally confessed all the ingredients he was pleasantly suprised:))
I don’t know why I didn’t think to add onion to the turkey! 🙂 And I bet your fresh salsa was delicious!
I’m reading about frozen corn vs canned corn. Unfortunately there is sugar added to most canned corn so check the ingredients to make sure it’s nothing but CORN. The added sugar changes the point value.
Yes, Janet I agree. That’s why I don’t include the nutrition values on my recipes. Each brand can change the values/ww points. Thanks for pointing this out.
Should say sour cream.
Add a couple of tablespoons of dry ranch seasoning to your Greek yogurt. It gives it kind of a ranch flavor [like a ranch dip ~ add more or less tor your taste] but it still has 0 calories and 0 points. I’m not a big fan of Greek yogurt either, but I have come to find this is a great substitute to many things, ex mayo on sandwiches.
That’s a great idea!
Delicious! I made with leftover chicken and brown rice, instead of the ground turkey and rice cauliflower. Next time I’ll use less lime juice, but that is just my personal taste. This is the first recipe since I started WW and I loved it. Thank you!
Brown rice would be really good with this! I’ll have to try that.
Yummy!!!! This was a big hit! Even my fussy hubby liked it!
I’m glad it passed the fussy husband test! 🙂
Made this tonight for dinner and it was delicious! Definitely will make again!
Yay! That makes me happy!
Did you drain and rinse beans and corn? Sounds really good!
Yes I did. I’ll add that to the instructions, thanks! Hope you enjoy.
Delicious!! I’m doing weight watchers. This recipe is close to chipotle’s. A great filling recipe!
That was my goal, for it to be similar to Chipotle’s. I loooove Chipotle, but have you ever seen their calorie counts!? Yikes!! 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
Great, great, great recipe! How much weight have you lost on WW?
Well let’s see — I have lost the same 30 pounds at least 20 times….so I’ve lost about 600 pounds! 🙂 🙂 🙂
LOL! Boy, can I relate to that!
I am a two-time life member and am working on number three!! 😉
Three times a charm! Good luck!
As a weight watcher, I am anxious to try this. I use a lot of f2f Greek yogurt and also ff sour cream. Barb
I haven’t tried ff sour cream. I’m going to have to try it.
Made this tonight. It was amazing and so easy to adapt for vegans and vegetarians in the family. A keeper.
I’m glad it was adaptable for you!
This was amazing! Mistake I made…93% fat free. Oh well. It’s definatey going in my repertoire
Oops. That just adds even more flavor. It might be worth the points… 🙂
Very good! I added a few olives and just a sprinkle of smoked paprika on top! Glad you shared this recipe!
Olives sounds really interesting! I wouldn’t have thought of that.
I’m wondering if you have the calorie count & nutrient breakdown for this
I don’t have the nutritional info because it’s dependent on brands. There are multiple apps that calculate it based on the brands of products you’ll be using.
You need to use frozen corn vs canned for it to be zero points but this sounds amazing and I plan to make it over the weekend. 🙂
If you look on the WW website, canned corn is zero points — unless you used canned cream style corn which isn’t called for in this recipe. I hope you enjoy.
I substitute cauliflower rice which lowers the count substantially
Totally agree! This recipe calls for cauliflower rice as well.
Love this recipe! Delicious and so easy! Thank you for sharing it!
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Any tips on keeping it fresh for food prep..should I keep the toppings seperate?
I do think it will stay fresher if you keep the items in separate containers until you’re ready to eat them.
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I made this my first week in WW. Three weeks later, im doing it again. This time with chicken breasts i cooked with tho seasoning. I expect it will be just as good! Thanks for sharing
I just made it with chicken too! Great minds think alike. 🙂
Wow. I’m going to make a plan to do this as a weekly dinner! Love all the ingredients! Thank you!
I’m so glad!
If this is served in bowl,I assume that the others dig in and serve up what they want or do you divide it up in individual bowls? Going to try it tomorrow !
I like to divide it up into individual bowls. Hope you enjoy!
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I mix taco seasoning into the FF Greek yogurt for Mexican inspired dishes when I’m putting it on top, but use it plain instead of sour cream whenever it goes INTO a recipe. Thanks for a yummy, filling recipe!!
That’s a great idea. I’m going to try it.
Barb again, I also use ff mozzarella which I intend to use when I make this.
Yum!
I just food prepped this for the next 4 days but I added a can of Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies! Can’t wait for dinner.
Both of those are great ideas!
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This is not zero points on WW. I scanned all my ingredients and it added to 6 points. I used sour cream and not Greek yogurt (yuk). Tasty though.
Hi Sharon,
On the new Personal Points plan the points will be different for everyone. It is now 2 points for me, based on my zero point preferences. Enjoy.
We tried this tonight for the first time and it’s a hit! We’re loosely following WW for our
wedding (2nd for both of us) and this was perfect. Really fills you up and tastes great. Thank you!
We tried this tonight for the first time and it’s a hit! We’re loosely following WW for our
wedding (2nd for both of us) and this was perfect. Really fills you up and tastes great. Thank you!
Best wishes on your wedding.
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