Description
These Carnitas Burrito Bowls are a vibrant and flavorful meal featuring tender, Mexican-spiced shredded pork, cilantro lime rice, fresh fajita veggies, and creamy avocado or guacamole. Perfectly customizable with a variety of toppings like beans, corn, cheese, and sour cream, this dish is both satisfying and easy to assemble for a family-style meal or individual bowls.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Components
- 6 cups shredded romaine or green leaf lettuce
- 3 cups Cilantro Lime Rice or 3 cups cooked rice
- 3 cups Instant Pot Carnitas (about 1.5 pounds Mexican flavored meat of your choice)
- 1 1/2 cups Pico de Gallo or salsa of your choice
- 2 avocados or 1 recipe Best Guacamole
- 4 cups Fajita Veggies (approximately 2/3 cup per serving, from 1 recipe)
Toppings (Optional)
- Black beans or pinto beans
- Corn
- Sour cream
- Grated cheese
Instructions
- Prepare Components: Begin by preparing each individual component of the burrito bowl according to their respective recipes, including the Instant Pot Carnitas, Cilantro Lime Rice, Fajita Veggies, Pico de Gallo, and Best Guacamole. Cooking the carnitas and rice in the Instant Pot greatly speeds up the process.
- Serving Style: For a family-style meal, serve all components separately, allowing everyone to build their own burrito bowls to their taste.
- Assemble Burrito Bowl: To assemble a single burrito bowl, start by placing shredded lettuce and a serving of cilantro lime rice at the base of the bowl.
- Add Protein and Veggies: Top the base with shredded Instant Pot Carnitas and fajita veggies, distributing evenly for balanced flavor and texture.
- Add Toppings: Customize your bowl with optional toppings such as black beans, corn, sour cream, and grated cheese according to preference.
- Finish with Fresh Sides: Serve the pico de gallo and guacamole on the side or spoon onto the bowl for extra freshness and creaminess.
Notes
- The prep time indicated is only for assembling the burrito bowls; the individual recipes (like carnitas and rice) require about 1 hour to cook in the Instant Pot.
- If you only have one Instant Pot, consider cooking the pork ahead of time or preparing the rice using stovetop steaming to save time.
- Nutrition facts were estimated without the optional toppings to provide a baseline nutritional profile.
- Customize the bowls with your favorite toppings to suit dietary preferences and flavor profiles.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl without optional toppings
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 550 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg
