Burrito bowls for a family of 4 costs $50? Might as well just order Chipotle next time, right?
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Anonymous
So ordering take out makes you lazy and wasteful? |
Anonymous
When we do burrito bowls at home it's rice, chicken, frozen corn, sale salsa, guac I make myself if avocados are on sale or no guac otherwise, sour cream, canned beans, cheese, onions, peppers, and lettuce. 2 lb of chicken will set us back about $8, the beans will be about $1.50, guac will cost about $3 to make, salsa about $3.50, onion about $1, peppers about $2-3, frozen corn about $2, lettuce about $4 and we'll hopefully use the rest of it on salads the rest of the week. Rice, sour cream, and cheese are things we always have on hand, but we typically buy the sour cream at $2.50, cheese at $2.50, and a big thing of rice at $10. That's still only setting me back $40 and I've got rice, lettuce, sour cream, and cheese to use for other things still when I'm done. But yes, burrito bowls are a pain to make because it's a ton of frying pans or a ton of time layering flavors in the same pan. Plus you have to assemble them at the table. |
Anonymous
No |
Anonymous
A nice salsa verde is my go to. Late July has a good one, stock up when it’s on sale and too lazy to make my own. |
Anonymous
You had two proteins, guac from Whole Foods, and multiple salsas. Of course that increased the expense and time. If you want to replicate different dishes that you find in a restaurant, it's going to be expensive, and a pain. If you do it again, use just chicken, and one salsa. You'll likely save $15. Plus, you'll already have the herbs and spices. Also, if it takes you a full hour to prep and cook what you describe, you need a little more practice. |
Anonymous
| Shred some oven baked chicken or get a rotisserie. That’s 2 meals plus a carcass for soup. Skip the steak. Beans and chicken is enough. They make salsa with corn, so you don’t need extra. |
Anonymous
| You probably used better quality protein than they used. |
Anonymous
I was thinking about the additives but oil quality is another good point. |
Anonymous
Aren’t Chipotle salsas made fresh in store? If yes, they have to be healthier than shelf stable salsas. |
Anonymous
Shredded rotisserie chicken is not even close to being the same. That's fine for replacing BBQ chicken from Mission BBQ, but not for a Chipotle dupe. - not op, but I agree with the premise |
Anonymous
You don’t use fresh lime juice or cilantro in your guacamole? That makes it more than $3.50. And avocados are only 2 for $3.50 if they’re on sale. |
Anonymous
No fresh lime juice (refrigerated bottle) and you're right that I forgot the cilantro. As mentioned, we skip guac entirely when the avocados aren't on sale. |
Anonymous
Respectfully, those rotisserie chickens do not have the flavor for Mexican food. And they’re also usually greasy and/or full of salt. You can make a decent mash potato bowl with rotisserie chicken, like a KFC bowl dupe. |
Anonymous
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We make Chipotle dupes at home. But my kids don't necessarily want all the ingredients so here is what we have:
Chicken Rice Black beans Home made tomato/onions and jalapenos type mixture. Lettuce Shredded cheese Sliced avocadoes if we have those on hand Frozen corn for those that want that. For the most part, these are all ingredients we have on hand on the regular in our kitchen. Granted it is a lot of small bowls but no big deal. |
Anonymous
| The worst is when you buy avocados, and they are terrible quality once you wait for them to ripen. A total waste of money on the east coast. |