This recipe for Skinny Slow Cooker Burritos bowls won’t disappoint! I always gobble up the leftovers, and wish I had made more! Finally, another skinny slow cooker meal, my website has much more full fat recipes than skinny ones, and I hope to add many more skinny recipes this year!
Seasoned pinto beans and chicken simmer all day, after the cooking time over, I shred the chicken. Then scooped into bowls. Topped with shredded lettuce, fat-free cheese, fat-free sour cream, green onions, and tomatoes, and served with baked tortillas chips.
Or you can try this below for serving!
I found these little gems below at Emily Bites, she makes low-fat taco bowls from corn tortillas, and non-stick cooking spray, on the bottom of a muffin tin! This would be a fun way to serve these pinto beans and chicken!
photo from Emily Bites
- ½ pound dried pinto beans (8 ounces)
- 1 pound boneless skineless chicken breasts
- 3½ cups water
- ½ cup white onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon chile powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Baked tortilla chips
- fat free or light cheddar cheese
- fat free or light sour cream
- lettuce, shredded
- green onions, sliced
- tomatoes, diced
- The night before, soak the beans in water, you can do this in your slow cooker, add enough water to cover, plus a few inches. Let this soak overnight, don't turn on slow cooker yet.
- In the morning, drain the water off the beans, add the chicken breasts, 3½ cups of water, onion, garlic, chile powder, cumin, oregano,(add salt when done)
- Stir.
- Set the slow cooker to Low for 9 hours. DO NOT OPEN THE LID!
- After cooking time is done, shred the chicken, you can do this right in the slow cooker with 2 forks.
- Add the salt to taste.
- Spoon into bowls, and top with desired toppings.
- Enjoy!
Michelle says
January 10, 2014 at 9:23 amAwesome idea! Love your photos, too!
Carla says
January 23, 2014 at 5:15 pmI made this today, and it was great! I love how there are no “packets” of taco mix in this recipe. I topped the bowls with low fat sour cream, and weight watchers shredded cheese. I did have to add a small amount of salt after it was all cooked though. Thanks for the great recipe!
JanB says
February 9, 2014 at 7:29 amI’m trying this today. Unfortunately, I don’t have the dried beans. I’m planning to ad rinsed canned beans after the chicken has cooked about 6 hours or so. Thank you!
Sarah Olson says
February 9, 2014 at 8:13 amGreat idea Jan!
melissa says
March 17, 2015 at 8:55 pmNew to the crock pot. After cooking if u r nkt going to eat it right away should i drain it and put it in separate containers?
Sarah Olson says
March 17, 2015 at 8:57 pmYes! I don’t store my crock pot insert in the fridge, I put the leftovers in Tupperware. 🙂
Brandi says
August 30, 2015 at 9:34 pmThis sounds absolutely deelish. I cant wait to make it. Why is the sodium so high without alot of added salt?
Sarah Olson says
August 30, 2015 at 9:40 pmThat stumped me when you asked me that, (some one else did the calorie/sodium content for me). But I looked up chicken, one serving can have 440 mg of sodium, and all the salt in the recipe is 1,150 mg of sodium. So that may be right. I hope that helps.
Brandi says
August 31, 2015 at 8:12 amThank for replying. I also looked up the individual ingredients I’m on the road to be more health conscious, so now I find myself actually looking at ingredients (lol). Now I know. I can’t wait to make this recipe still, me and my crockpot will be best friends soon enough.
Judy says
August 31, 2016 at 8:36 amThis is one of my favorite recipes! My boys scarf it down every time and that’s saying a lot for 6 and 9 year old kids.
Therese says
March 19, 2017 at 8:58 amHello. If i want to make more, can i just double all the ingredients? Will it take the same amount of time to cook? Also, can i put it on high to cook sooner? How long will it take on high?
Sarah Olson says
March 19, 2017 at 2:01 pmI think doubling this would work fine. I would do 8 hours on high or about 10 on low, seems like a lot of time but the beans need a lot of time to get soft.
Therese says
March 19, 2017 at 2:05 pmOk. Thanks so much 🙂
MaryAnn says
March 20, 2017 at 3:23 pmIt seemed like something was missing. Not as tasty as I thought it would. I added more cumin and chili powder and a can of green chili’s and about a cup of salsa. Was better then.