Published 4/10/2021 • Updated 7/25/2024
Best Burrito Bowl!
These carnitas burrito bowls are one of Fit Foodie Finds’ most popular meal-prep recipes! So many of you have made this recipe and we recently gave it a bit of a makeover to make it even better. We love bowl recipes because they are composed of many different things all in one! This carnitas bowl recipe is made up of a few of our favorite recipes.
Let’s Talk – Carnitas
In order to make perfectly cooked, juicy carnitas, we highly suggest using the slow. Our slow cooker carnitas recipe is incredible tasty, fall-off-the-bone tender, and so easy to make! Here’s what you need:
Pork shoulder: pork shoulder is an excellent cut of meat for carnitas because it’s a tougher part of meat so it needs to be cooked longer, Spices: this pork is all about the spice rub! Star spices include garlic powder, chipotle powder and chili powder. Olive oil: olive oil is used to sear the meat to get the outside nice and crunchy before slow cooking. White onion: white onion is slow cooked with the pork to infuse it with flavor. Garlic: when in doubt, add more garlic. Broth: broth is used to help tenderize the pork while cooking. Orange Juice: orange juice? Just trust us! It adds amazing flavor.
How to Cook Carnitas
Once you’ve got all of your ingredients for the carnitas, cooking it goes like this: To get the full instructions for this carnitas recipe, check it out HERE or scroll down to the recipe card.
Cilantro Lime Rice
Cilantro lime rice is one of my favorite side recipes on Fit Foodie Finds. It’s flavorful, filling, and goes so well with any burrito bowl recipe. Slow Cooker Carnitas Our cilantro lime rice recipe is super basic, made with just a few ingredients. Here’s what you need:
Long-grain brown or white rice Water fresh cilantro Garlic powder Sea salt
Mexican Street Corn Salad
Mexican street corn salad on its own is a flavor burst of a salad! It’s fresh, packed with veggies, and so delicious in this carnitas burrito bowl. Cilantro Lime Rice We simplified this corn salad in this recipe a bit so you didn’t need as many ingredients as our classic Mexican street corn salad. Here’s what you need:
Corn Lime juice Apple cider vinegar Cilantro Red onion Cotija cheese Paprika Salt and pepper
Other Burrito Bowl Ingredients/Toppings
Once you’ve got the three main components of this burrito bowl ready to go, it’s time to assemble your bowls! Now, you have a couple of choices. You can either assemble these right in a bowl or make them in a meal-prep container for later. Other ingredients you will need include:
Black beans Romaine lettuce Cotija cheese Greek yogurt/sour cream
Storage
We recommend meal-prepping this Carnitas Burrito Bowl recipe into separate glass meal-prep containers so that you can have an easy grab-and-go option. These burrito bowls will last for up to 5 days in the refrigerator.
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