Burrito Bowl Casserrole
Made by
Tessa
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Tessa’s Burrito Bowl Casserole turns a simple meal-prep formula into a hearty postpartum dinner packed with rice, jerk chicken, beans, vegetables, fire-roasted tomatoes, and plenty of sharp cheddar. It makes a large batch, reheats well, and gives new parents an easy meal they can return to for leftovers.
6–8
Postpartum Meal Prep
Leftovers
Postpartum Prep Tip: Tessa describes this casserole as more of a formula than a strict recipe: canned tomatoes, rice, protein, vegetables, and plenty of cheese. That makes it flexible for meal prep while still creating a filling casserole with plenty of leftovers.
Ingredients:
- white rice (cooked)
- jerk chicken
- mushrooms
- peppers
- onion
- garlic
- spinach
- black beans
- kidney beans
- sharp cheddar cheese
- crushed fire-roasted tomatoes
Ingredients are subject to availability at local stores. Unavailable items will be automatically substituted at best-effort.
Directions
- Prepare the WHITE RICE and JERK CHICKEN, if they are not already cooked.
- Prepare the MUSHROOMS, PEPPERS, ONION, GARLIC, and SPINACH.
- In a large casserole dish, combine the cooked WHITE RICE, JERK CHICKEN, mushrooms, peppers, onion, garlic, spinach, BLACK BEANS, KIDNEY BEANS, and CRUSHED FIRE-ROASTED TOMATOES.
- Mix everything together so the rice, chicken, beans, vegetables, and tomatoes are evenly distributed throughout the casserole.
- Add plenty of SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE, keeping with Tessa’s formula that the cheese is an essential part of the dish.
- Bake until the casserole is completely heated through and the cheddar is fully melted. The original recipe source does not specify an oven temperature or exact baking time.
- Serve warm and refrigerate the remaining portions for easy postpartum leftovers.
What’s Inside:
Chicken and beans provide protein, beans and vegetables contribute fiber, beans and spinach provide iron, sharp cheddar contributes calcium, and rice supplies carbohydrates.
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