Chipotle Meal Prep

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Chipotle Meal Prep is one of our favorite things to make for the workweek. Copycat recipes for all your favorite Chipotle eats can be prepped so you can reheat burrito bowls throughout the week, or make tacos and quesadillas. You’ll find all my tips for what to prep ahead and what to make fresh, as well as all my favorite shortcuts to speed up the prep time. These Chipotle copycat recipes are all naturally gluten-free, with a few options to make the toppings dairy-free.

Glass bowls of black beans, Chipotle honey chicken, cilantro lime rice, Fajita veggies, Pico de Gallo, Chili Corn Salsa, grated cheese, and shredded romaine lettuce.

You can buy ‘chipotle meal prep’ at Chipotle for a fairly reasonable price, but we like to make our own for a couple of reasons. First up, you are in charge of the quality of ingredients. And the second reason is that making things from scratch is more affordable.

Until recently, I had no idea people were buying Chipotle meal prep from Chipotle as a ‘family style’ meal. But we’ve been meal prepping our own Chipotle for about 5 years now.

We love having these things prepped ahead to have burrito bowls all week long. And when we started prepping Chipotle, we didn’t have one locally, so there was no way to shortcut!

Over the years, I’ve developed some tips and tricks to simplify, cut down on prep time, and shortcut making this at home. You’ll find all my copycat recipes for each Chipotle burrito bowl component.

But there’s no doubt it takes more time to prep than my shortcuts. So don’t skip the tips below to have burrito bowls in even less time.

All the Chipotle meal prep ingredients made into a Chipotle Honey Chicken Burrito Bowl.

Ingredients & Substitutions

Glass containers of cilantro lime rice, black beans, fajita veggies, corn salsa, pico de gallo, cheese, and shredded lettuce.

How to make this recipe step by step

Glass containers of black beans, corn salsa, romaine lettuce, Cilantro Lime Rice, Fajita veggies, chipotle chicken, salsa, and cheese.

Step 1: Start by choosing as many of the recipes as you’d like to make. You’ll find my shortcuts below for how to simplify this Chipotle meal prep and cut down on the prep time.

Containers of Chipotle Meal Prep stacked on a white countertop.

Step 2: Once everything is made, place it individually into different containers and refrigerate. Sometimes I prep the meal from marinade to cooked and chopped. Other times, I just get the meat marinating in the fridge.

Four photos in a collage showing containers of chipotle meal prep and the food put together into a burrito bowl.

Step 3: When you’re ready to eat your meal prep, spoon out a little of each component to be reheated in a skillet – the rice, beans, fajita veggies, and chicken. Add a tablespoon or two of water, cover, and reheat over medium until hot and the water is gone.

Serve your warmed-up burrito bowls with the fresh toppings and any sauce you made.

Chipotle honey chicken, cilantro lime rice, corn salsa, cheese, black beans, sour cream, lettuce, and guacamole in a white bowl.

Ways to serve this

  • Make this chipotle meal prep into burrito bowls by reheating it in a skillet and topping it with all the fresh toppings you desire.
  • You can use the different components of this meal prep to make tacos, fajitas, quesadillas, or nachos.
  • Add a lot more greens and make this into a salad bowl with a bit of Chipotle Honey Vinaigrette.
  • Serve this meal prep with Chipotle’s ‘secret sauce’ which is Chipotle Honey Vinaigrette mixed together with sour cream to your taste.

FAQ’s

Storing leftovers

  • To store – store each part of your Chipotle meal prep separately in airtight containers in the refrigerator.
  • Make ahead – each part of this chipotle meal prep keeps well for about 4-5 days, except the guacamole. I sometimes make enough for 1 meal, but it usually won’t keep past 1 day.
  • Reheating – place a bit of each part of your burrito bowl into a skillet, except the fresh components. Add a tablespoon or two of water, cover, and reheat over medium heat until hot and the water has evaporated.
  • To freeze – the chicken, beans, and fajita veggies can all be frozen for up to 1 month in airtight containers.
Glass containers of black beans, salsa, cheese, guacamole, lettuce, marinated chicken, fajita veggies, and rice on a white countertop.

Shortcut Tips & Tricks

  • Make plain steamed rice instead of the cilantro lime to save time. You can also buy salsa, pre-grated cheese, canned beans, etc.
  • Instead of salsa and guacamole, try serving diced tomatoes and avocados along with some chopped fresh cilantro and lime wedges. This really cuts down on the prep time and gives you most of the same flavors.
  • Another way to add flavor is to make my Chipotle Honey Vinaigrette and/or Cilantro Lime Dressing. These are both super flavor-packed, and when you drizzle them over your burrito bowl, you can skip making cilantro lime rice/salsa/and guacamole.
  • I usually shortcut this meal prep by making the sauces mentioned above and skipping a lot of the prep work, unless I have some extra time.
  • One more thing I love to do is to make double, triple, or quadruple batches of the meat and freeze the extras for even easier meal prep the next time around.

Dietary Options & Substitutions

  • Dairy-free – you can use your favorite dairy-free cheese and sour cream. Our favorite dairy-free options are my Cilantro Lime Dressing, Chipotle Aioli, and/or Chipotle Honey Vinaigrette.
  • Paleo – omit the dairy, beans, rice, and corn salsa. Instead, make one of my dairy-free sauces listed above and my Roasted Sweet Potatoes for carbs.
  • Best Vegan Quesois the perfect ‘cheese sauce’ to use if you’re looking for something dairy-free and paleo to use instead of the sauces mentioned above.
Glass bowls of black beans, Chipotle honey chicken, cilantro lime rice, Fajita veggies, Pico de Gallo, Chili Corn Salsa, grated cheese, and shredded romaine lettuce.

I really hope you enjoy this Chipotle Meal Prep! If you do get a chance to make these recipes, I’d love to hear from you in the comments.

Glass containers of black beans, corn salsa, romaine lettuce, Cilantro Lime Rice, Fajita veggies, chipotle chicken, salsa, and cheese.

Chipotle Meal Prep


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Author: Kari Peters
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yield: 6
Course: Dinner

INGREDIENTS  

INSTRUCTIONS 

  • Make each recipe for your Chipotle bowls and divide into airtight sealed containers.
  • I recommend making just enough Guacamole for what you need that day, or using diced avocado because it doesn't keep well. Refrigerate and use within 4-5 days.
  • To reheat your Chipotle bowls, place a bit of each part of your burrito bowl into a skillet, except the fresh components.
  • Add a tablespoon or two of water, cover, and reheat over medium heat until hot and the water has evaporated.
  • Serve with the fresh toppings.
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NOTES

You can also make my Chipotle Honey Chicken, Carnitas, or Beef Barbacoa instead.
Quick version of Chipotle’s Chili Corn Salsa: 2 cups thawed frozen corn (10 oz), 1/4 cup minced red onion, 2 tbsp minced jalapeno, 1/4 cup chopped cilantro, 2 tbsp lime juice, 1/2 tsp sea salt, 1 tsp agave nectar.
Chipotle’s Secret Sauce: mix sour cream together with Chipotle Honey Vinaigrette in equal parts or to taste to drizzle over your burrito bowls.
Category: Dinner
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Keywords: Chipotle Bowl Meal Prep, Chipotle Burrito Bowl, Meal Prep Chipotle Bowl

nutrition facts

Calories: 679kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 152mg | Sodium: 839mg | Potassium: 1287mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 8146IU | Vitamin C: 146mg | Calcium: 250mg | Iron: 4mg
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