Photos by House of Stills
This is one of my favourite meals – truth be told, I love anything that can be made into a bowl! Make it Mexican, and I love it even more. This take on Mexican is a little healthier as well. Instead of red meat, it uses ground chicken (or ground turkey, if you prefer) and plain greek yogurt instead of sour cream. Make some extra and store in the fridge to build yourself a bowl for lunch with the leftovers.
This is a great meal for a quick and easy dinner, for a socially-distanced picnic, packed in individual tupperware containers, or event for hosting a game night, where everyone can build their own bowl with a buffet of optional toppings!
PS.: I use one of my fave Kanel spices, organic taqueria blend, as the seasoning for my meat. In my opinion, it is one of the best taco seasonings I have ever tried, and it’s much lower in sodium than most store-bought options. It’s organic, and it’s delicious with the most perfect blend of spices! It is included in my “Gabby’s Fave” spice pack, which you can shop here.
Taco Bowls
Ingredients
- 450-500 grams ground chicken I always buy organic
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp Kanel Organic Taqueria Blend spice (or a taco seasoning of your choosing)
- salt + pepper to taste
- 1 cup uncooked brown rice
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 vine tomatoes finely chopped
- 1 small sweet onion finely chopped
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- shredded lettuce
- 1 can black beans
- plain Greek yogurt (for a healthier version, otherwise you can use sour cream)
- shredded nacho cheese
- 1 ripe avocado (cut into thin slices) or make guacamole
Instructions
- Heat up 1 tbsp olive oil and cook the ground chicken – add in the taco seasoning.
- While the meat is cooking, cook the rice according to the package instruction, stirring in the tomato paste to cook with it.
- Combine the finely chopped onions and tomatoes with the other 1 tbsp of olive oil and garlic powder (creating a pic de gallo) – set aside.
- Once your meat is ready, allow to cool slightly and start building your bowl.
- To build each bowl: put a bottom layer of shredded lettuce, top with a half cup of cooked rice, a quarter of the cooked ground chicken, black beans, pico de gallo, a dollop of plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream), a sprinkle of nacho cheese and a few slices of avocado.
