Weight Watchers Burrito Bowl {Easy Meal Prep Recipe}

This Weight Watchers Burrito Bowl is perfect when you are craving Mexican food. It is also a very easy meal prep recipe. While you are preparing this meal, make a few extra to have in the refrigerator for pre-made lunches or dinners for the week.

This recipe is a wonderful way to use up items in your refrigerator, freezer or pantry, and you’ll love the flavor that is similar to take-out for a fraction of the calories and points.

You’ll love that these W W Burrito bowls can be prepared using healthy pantry staples and will help keep you full for hours. This burrito protein bowl also has filling fiber, heart-healthy fats, and essential nutrients.

WW Points for Burrito Bowls

Click here to track the WW points directly in the WW app: Click to track points for WW Burrito Bowls.

If you use ground turkey breast, the recipe is 3 points per serving for WW Program 2023.

This recipe comes to only 352 calories per Burrito Bowl.

Here’s how to adjust the points in this recipe.

• For the lowest possible points, use ground turkey breast. (If you use ground turkey with higher fat, the points are 7 per serving.)
• You can use chicken or vegetable broth instead of oil to reduce points further.
• Adding cheese, avocado, sour cream or using regular brown or white rice will increase points, but are delicious additions.
• Store for up to 4 days with lids tightly fitted on containers in the refrigerator.
• Ground turkey may be replaced with 93% ground beef, ground chicken, shredded rotisserie chicken, steak, etc.
• For the lowest WW points, be sure to use ground chicken or turkey breast.
• Leave shredded cheese off for a dairy-free bowl.
• To make this bowl low-carb, omit the black beans and corn.
• Replace cauliflower rice with mixed greens, romaine or spinach to create a taco salad instead.
• Add salsa, plain, non-fat Greek yogurt or light sour cream and guacamole to smaller containers so they are packed and ready in advance.

Tips for Making Burrito Bowls

Whatever you’d put into a burrito wrapper, you can put into a burrito bowl. Typically with a burrito, you’re getting a seasoned meat filling, beans, and salsa wrapped in a flour tortilla. Many people add cheese, rice, veggies, guacamole, and sour cream.

So, why not make this healthier by taking all of these ingredients (minus the flour tortilla) and throwing them into a bowl? Now you have a delicious and filling lunch that is healthy and great for weight loss.

FAQ (Answers to Frequently Asked Questions) about WeightWatchers Burrito Bowl

What if I don’t like some of the ingredients. What can I use instead?

This recipe is so flexible. If you aren’t a fan of ground turkey, substitute ground beef or ground chicken instead. You can even use boneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken tenders and cut them into bite-sized pieces. If you don’t have fresh tomatoes, use canned petite diced tomatoes instead. Don’t like black beans? Use whatever canned beans you have on hand, or leave the beans off.

Mexican food is SO high in calories. Can I really lose weight eating this?

Yes, you can! If you’re looking for a meal that will satisfy your cravings, look no further than this burrito bowl. The best part is that it is easy to make and can be tailored to fit your own personal tastes.

How to Make WW Burrito Bowls {Easy Meal Prep Recipe}

Here are the step-by-step directions for making this incredibly easy Weight Watchers Burrito Bowl.

Step 1: Gather the ingredients

You’ll love how these basic ingredients create a delicious Mexican-style meal. Remember that for the lowest points, choose ground turkey or chicken breast that is 98-99% fat free.

We used fresh cilantro because it is inexpensive and easy to find in the produce section at almost all grocery stores. You can leave it out if you can’t find it or don’t like it. While dried cilantro will work, it has a different flavor from fresh.

Step 2: Add chopped onion to a large skillet on medium-high heat. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until tender. 

Step 3: Add ground turkey to the skillet and cook until browned and no pink remains.

Because the meat is so lean, you may want to add a splash of chicken or vegetable broth as it cooks. This also gives it additional flavor. Transfer the meat to a strainer and drain any excess grease if needed. (Often you can skip this step when you use ground turkey breast.)

Place the drained meat back in the hot skillet. Add 2 tablespoons of taco seasoning and ½ cup of water. Stir and continue to cook until meat is coated well in seasoning and no excess water remains. (Note: Taco seasoning has WW points.)

Step 4: Prepare the frozen cauliflower rice according to the package directions.

Allow both turkey meat and cauliflower rice to cool.

Divide the meat and cauliflower rice evenly between four meal prep containers.

Divide the can of drained corn and rinsed and drained black beans between four containers. Then divide chopped tomatoes between the bowls evenly.

Add optional ingredients, such as shredded colby jack cheese, chopped avocado, chopped cilantro, jalapeno slices, and/or lime wedges at this point or the day you plan to enjoy this meal.

Add salsa, plain, non-fat Greek yogurt or light sour cream and guacamole to smaller containers so they are packed and ready in advance.

If you plan to save these meals for later, I recommend adding avocado on the day you plan to eat it, or it will turn brown.

Store for up to 4 days with lids tightly fitted on containers in the refrigerator.

What is your favorite healthy bowl recipe? Comment below.

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