Instant Pot Burrito Bowls with Chicken and Beans
Posted: 05/14/25
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These Instant Pot burrito bowls with chicken are a true one pot meal! Made entirely in the pressure cooker, they’re filling and flavorful. Loaded with rice, chicken, beans, corn, and a delicious sauce, this quick and easy Mexican-inspired dinner recipe is a guaranteed hit!
What We Love About This Recipe
- Making burrito bowls in the Instant Pot is so quick and easy, you’ll never make them any other way again!
- The chicken, rice, and beans are all cooked right in one pot, making clean up a total breeze.
- These flavorful bowls are perfect for meal prep. This recipe serves six, and any leftovers you have can be saved in the fridge for around 3 days.
- Part of the fun with these bowls is adding the toppings! You can’t go wrong with sliced jalapeno, avocado, sour cream and a sprinkle of cilantro.
Chef’s Tips
- When you add the chicken broth, make sure you take a few seconds to scrape your spoon or spatula across the bottom of the Instant Pot insert. If any of the burrito bowl ingredients are stuck to the bottom, you’ll probably end up with a burn notice during the cook time.
- After you take the lid off the Instant Pot, the mixture may look really soupy. Trust the process! That 3-5 minute Sauté makes a big difference and the burrito mixture will thicken up nicely.
Be Sure to Check Out These Other Delicious Mexican-Inspired Recipes
- Refried Black Beans
- Crockpot Chicken Tacos
- Mexican Chicken Casserole
- Sheet Pan Vegetarian Fajitas
- Mexican Stuffed Peppers
- Easy Taco Pie Recipe
- Baked Keto Empanadas
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Instant Pot Burrito Bowls with Chicken
These Instant Pot burrito bowls with chicken are a true one pot meal! Made entirely in the pressure cooker, they're filling and flavorful.
servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts trimed, cut into bite-sized pieces
- ½ cup diced white onion approximately 1 small onion
- 1 ½ tablespoons minced garlic approximately 3 large cloves
- 2 whole chipotle peppers from canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1 tablespoon adobo sauce from canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning store-bought or make your own
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth low sodium if preferred
- 1 ½ cups salsa any brand, any flavor
- 1 cup long-grain rice rinsed, drained
- 1 15.25-ounce can black beans drained, rinsed
- 1 15.25-ounce can whole corn kernels drained, rinsed; or 2 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- salt to taste
Equipment
- 6-quart Instant Pot
- large wooden spoon or large silicone spatula
Instructions
- Set Instant Pot to Sauté mode. Add 1 tablespoon avocado oil to Instant Pot insert and heat oil until shimmery.
- When oil is hot, add 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite-sized pieces) and ½ cup diced white onion to Instant Pot. Stir to incorporate. Sauté ingredients, stirring occasionally, approximately 5 minutes or until onions have softened and chicken is mostly opaque.
- Add 1 ½ tablespoons minced garlic to Instant Pot and stir to incorporate. Sauté mixture 30 to 60 seconds or until garlic is fragrant.
- Add 2 whole chipotle peppers, 1 tablespoon adobo sauce, and 2 tablespoons taco seasoning to Instant Pot. Stir to incorporate, then sauté mixture 2 minutes, stirring frequently. After 2 minutes, cancel Sauté function.
- Add 1 ½ cups chicken broth to Instant Pot. Stir chicken broth into mixture, making sure to scrape bottom of Instant Pot with spoon or spatula, loosening any food that may have stuck to bottom of insert.
- After ensuring no ingredients are stuck to bottom of Instant Pot insert, add 1 ½ cups salsa, 1 cup long-grain rice, 1 15.25-ounce can black beans, 1 15.25-ounce can whole corn kernels, and 1 tablespoon lime juice. Stir to incorporate.
- Secure lid on Instant Pot with valve in sealing position. Set Instant Pot to Manual High Pressure, then set cook time to 4 minutes. Instant Pot will pressurize and then cook time will begin.
- When 4-minute cook time ends, immediately Quick Release internal pressure. Carefully unlock and remove lid. Use caution as any escaping steam will be very hot.
- Set Instant Pot to Sauté mode. Simmer mixture, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes or until thickened.
- Once thickened, taste mixture and add salt as desired. Ladle mixture into serving bowls, garnish with desired toppings, and serve warm.
Notes
- Storage: Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container up to 3 days.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 511kcal | Protein: 45g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Total Carbs: 65g | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 7g | Net Carbs: 55g | Vitamin C: 10mg | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 1793mg | Potassium: 1222mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 3mg
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
So so good. I used Adobo seasoning on the chicken for a little extra flavor, but I think the adobo sauce and chipotle peppers give this dish so much flavor.
I’m wondering, the directions call for bell pepper, cumin and oregano, but these are not listed in the ingredients. Can you clarify please?
So sorry about that – the recipe has been updated! 🙂
Started making this tonight without reading the instructions first. Seems the recipe was tweaked a bit without updating ingredient list (or vice versa). I assume the bell pepper was replaced with the chipotles and the taco seasoning was added in place of cumin and oregano. It’s probably hard to go wrong with whatever you throw in the pot but thought I’d point it out for other users…
Sorry about that error! It’s been fixed now 🙂