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Quick Chicken Burrito Bowl Recipe with Cilantro Dressing
May 20, 2016 by Dara Leave a Comment
The next time you pick up a rotisserie chicken from the store, whip up these easy, healthy chicken burrito bowls for dinner.
Every since my boys were little, they’ve begged for “favorite chicken” on our Costco shopping trips. That would be “rotisserie chicken” to the rest of the world. It’s the boys’ favorite because of the flavor and the perfectly golden skin (who can resist taking a nibble or two?!) It’s my favorite because it morphs into the easiest meals. I almost feel like I’m a cheater when I buy one. But if cheating means putting a healthy dinner on the table quickly, then I take the name proudly.
We almost always…
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