Veggie Burrito Bowl (vegan)

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This Chipotle Copycat Veggie Burrito Bowl is completely vegan and just as delicious as your usual Chipotle order! All components can be made in advance to make serving it quick and easy!

A photo of veggie burrito bowl in a grey bowl with a white rim on a light wooden background with a green kitchen towel on the left. In the bowl there is brown rice, corn salsa, tomato salsa, sour cream, guacamole, black beans, and roasted peppers.

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Why This Recipe Works
Ingredients Notes
How To Make It
Variations and Substitutions
FAQs
Veggie Burrito Bowl

Why This Recipe Works

The burritos, bowls, and salads at Chipotle are extremely popular and enjoyed by so many people on a daily basis! This recipe lets you enjoy all those amazing flavors from the comfort of your home without ordering it as take-out!

It's really easy to make vegan or vegetarian burrito bowls at home! It's cheaper than buying them, AND you know exactly what goes in.
You can decide how spicy or how mild you want the dish to be and add more or less of each component to your bowl as you like!
The best part? You get tons of leftovers! Especially with the roasted chili corn salsa, I like to serve it with tortilla chips as an appetizer, it's so good!

A close up of plated veggie burrito bowl.

Ingredients Notes

This bowl has 8 components which makes it so delicious and just like your favorite burrito bowl at Chipotle!

Roasted Chili Corn Salsa - You can make this up to 3 days ahead and it will still be perfectly fresh.
Cilantro Lime Rice - This is another part you can make 2-3 days ahead. Or just keep the leftover rice and corn salsa for more burrito bowls the for following days. Leftovers are the best!
Roasted veggies - I use bell peppers and red onions because that's what they use at Chipotle but I went with orange and red bell peppers to make it more fun!
Black Beans - You can cook your own but I just use canned beans, it makes life so much easier.
Romaine lettuce - Fresh lettuce is the best when chopped right before serving.
Vegan Sour Cream - You should be able to find this in grocery stores in the fridge section. You can also use regular sour cream or skip it.
Guacamole - Guac is best made fresh with lots of lime juice. The avocado might turn a little brown after 1-2 hours but it will still be fine to eat. Adding an avocado pit to your guacamole might prevent this.

Ingredients in glass bowls on a steel background. Romaine lettuce, black beans, vegan sour cream, guacamole, cilantro lime rice, tomato salsa, roasted chili corn salsa, and roasted veggies.

How To Make It

Making these bowls is fairly easy, there are just a lot of steps to it. The great news is, you can prep everything ahead which speeds up the process so much!

I highly recommend making the Cilantro Lime Rice and the Roasted Chili Corn Salsa ahead of time. Those are the main components that take some time to prepare. Then when you're ready to eat, roast your veggies, heat up the rice, and assemble your bowls with the rest of the toppings!

Tomato salsa, romaine lettuce, vegan sour cream, limes, and avocado all easily keep in the fridge until you're ready to serve. I like to make the guacamole right before eating but that takes only a couple of minutes to make.

It might seem like a lot but once you start making it you'll realize how simple it really is and it's so delicious that it's definitely worth it!

A close up of brown rice with cilantro and lime, decorated with lime slices. In a grey bowl with a white rim on a light wooden background. — Cilantro Lime Rice

A close up of a glass bowl with Roasted Chili Corn salsa with two wooden mixing spoons on a light wooden backgrond. — Cilantro Lime Rice

Variations and Substitutions

There are a lot of components in these bowls which means there is also a ton of variations!

Make it into a lighter salad - Skip the rice if you're not too hungry and only add the romaine lettuce.
Store-bought salsa only - Don't have time to make the chili corn salsa? No problem! It will be just as delicious with regular tomato salsa, you can pick whichever one you want like you would at Chipotle.
Make it spicier/milder - Add more or less chipotle powder before roasting the bell peppers based on how spicy you want the meal to be.
Beans - If you're not a fan of black beans, pinto beans, kidney beans, black-eyed beans, or even chickpeas all work great in this recipe!

FAQs

What's in Chipotle's Veggie Bowl?

You have a few choices when ordering a burrito bowl. There is a choice of white or brown rice, grilled veggies, mild/medium/hot salsa, corn salsa, sour cream, cheese, guacamole, and lettuce. You can either make it vegetarian or fully vegan.

Can I use white cilantro rice or cauliflower rice?

Yes! You can use any rice you like best or heat up some frozen cauliflower rice to make it grain-free. Quinoa also works great!

How spicy are the roasted bell peppers?

They're mild. I don't like overly spicy so I didn't go very heavy on the seasoning. Add more or less based on your preference!

Are veggie burrito bowls healthy?

Yes, they are! This recipe is made with whole grains, there is lots of protein from the beans and avocado, and there's a variety of vegetables. If you add cheese and tortilla chips it might be less healthy but still better than heavier dishes!