Meal Prep
Southwest Steak Burrito Bowl
Southwest Steak Burrito Bowl is what happens when meal prep stops messing around - juicy seared steak, fluffy rice, black beans, corn, tomatoes, and a chipotle lime crema that makes the whole thing feel like a fast-casual bowl that actually respects your protein goals. It’s bold, loaded, ridiculously satisfying, and clocks in with a completely unserious 67.8 grams of protein per serving.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Makes
- 4 servings
High protein
Southwest Steak Burrito Bowl
67.8g protein772 calories per serving
- Prep Time
- 20 mins
- Cook Time
- 25 mins
- Total Time
- 45 mins
Equipment
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Ingredients
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For the Steak:
For the Rice:
For the Bowl Toppings:
For the Chipotle Lime Crema:
Instructions
2 lb sirloin steak, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp chili powder, 1 tsp smoked paprika, ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp onion powder, ½ tsp salt, ¼ tsp black pepper, 1 medium limes
Begin cooking rice according to your preferred method. I love my rice cooker! For added flavor, stir in salt, lime juice, and chopped cilantro after cooking.
1 cup dry jasmine rice, ½ tsp salt, ½ limes, 2 tbsp fresh cilantro
Heat olive oil in a 12-inch cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the marinated steak strips in a single layer (working in batches or multiple pans if necessary). Sear for 3-4 minutes per side until browned and cooked to your liking. Remove from heat and set aside.
While the steak cooks, prepare the toppings. Halve the tomatoes, drain the corn, rinse the black beans, and chop the cilantro.
1 can black beans, 1 can corn kernels, ¼ cup fresh cilantro, 1 cup grape tomatoes
½ cup plain Greek yogurt, 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, ½ limes, 1 tsp garlic powder
Divide the cooked rice into individual meal prep containers. Layer with black beans, corn, tomatoes, and steak strips, & cheese. Drizzle with chipotle lime crema and garnish with fresh cilantro.
1 cup shredded cheese
Nutrition
Per servingEstimates for one serving.
- Calories
- 772 kcal
- Protein
- 67.8 g
- Fat
- 26.6 g
- Carbs
- 67.5 g
Full nutrition and how it’s calculated
All values are per serving. Changing the recipe yield scales the ingredients and keeps these per-serving amounts the same.
- Saturated Fat
- 6.78 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 2.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 9.75 g
- Trans Fat
- 0.76 g
- Cholesterol
- 152 mg
- Sodium
- 1,152 mg
- Potassium
- 1,338 mg
- Fiber
- 8.1 g
- Sugar
- 6.1 g
- Added Sugar
- 0.1 g
- Vitamin A
- 102 mcg RAE
- Vitamin C
- 17.72 mg
- Vitamin D
- 0.09 mcg
- Calcium
- 257 mg
- Iron
- 9.4 mg
Estimated ingredient cost
$9.05 per serving · $36.19 for this batch
Ingredient costs and assumptions
Estimated US grocery prices for the amounts used, including purchase waste and discarded marinade. Your store, brands, and package sizes may cost differently. Buying full packages can cost more. Price sources and methodology.
Quantities without exact weights use the nutrition library’s portion estimates. Purchase yields are estimates. Separate citrus ingredients are costed independently; reusing the same fruit for juice and zest can lower your cost. Labor, utilities, and delivery are excluded.
- sirloin steak: $28.71
907.2 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Authored ingredient weight. BLS Choice boneless sirloin category average; generic lean steak uses this cut as a proxy.
BLS: Sirloin steak, boneless, USDA Choice · Price checked 2026-09-21
- olive oil: $0.36
27 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 13.5 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 17 fl oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- cumin: $0.04
2.1 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp (ground) = 2.1 g; texture=ground; Editorial ground-cumin estimate: 2.1 g/tsp. Grinding/packing varies; this is not a USDA ground-cumin portion. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Ground Cumin, 2.5 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- chili powder: $0.03
2.7 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 2.7 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Chili Powder, 3 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- smoked paprika: $0.09
2.3 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 2.3 g Four 2 oz jars; full multipack weight is 8 oz.
Walmart: (4 pack) Great Value Smoked Paprika, 2 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- garlic powder: $0.02
1.6 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 3.1 g Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Garlic Powder · Price checked 2026-09-21
- onion powder: $0.01
1.2 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 2.4 g Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Onion Powder · Price checked 2026-09-21
- salt: $0.00
3 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 6 g Iodized table salt reference; not a kosher salt price.
Walmart: Great Value Iodized Salt · Price checked 2026-09-21
- black pepper: $0.02
0.6 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp (ground) = 2.3 g; texture=ground Ground black pepper reference; cracked pepper may cost differently.
Walmart: Great Value Ground Black Pepper · Price checked 2026-09-21
- limes: $0.25
70 g purchased · Whole purchased item: 70 g each (estimated); includes shell, peel, or seeds.
Editorial medium/large edible fruit and juice-yield estimates. Juiced fruit uses 30 g each; the whole-fruit nutrition profile remains an approximate proxy. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Lime, Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
- dry jasmine rice: $0.59
185 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup = 185 g Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Jasmine Rice · Price checked 2026-09-21
- salt: $0.00
3 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 6 g Iodized table salt reference; not a kosher salt price.
Walmart: Great Value Iodized Salt · Price checked 2026-09-21
- limes: $0.13
35 g purchased · Whole purchased item: 70 g each (estimated); includes shell, peel, or seeds.
Editorial medium/large edible fruit and juice-yield estimates. Juiced fruit uses 30 g each; the whole-fruit nutrition profile remains an approximate proxy. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Lime, Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
- fresh cilantro: $0.27
2 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
0.25 cup = 4 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Cut Cilantro, 0.5 oz Clamshell · Price checked 2026-09-21
- black beans: $0.89
411.1 g purchased · Charges the full authored package or bone-in weight, including discarded material.
Editorial drained-can yield: 60% of the stated net can weight for beans/corn/chickpeas. Applies only to a can unit or a mass explicitly identified as a can; a weighed drained mass stays unchanged. Includes can liquid. Drained beans need a separately reviewed yield; this price is per purchased weight.
Walmart: Great Value Black Beans · Price checked 2026-09-21
- corn kernels: $1.18
411.1 g purchased · Charges the full authored package or bone-in weight, including discarded material.
Editorial drained-can yield: 60% of the stated net can weight for beans/corn/chickpeas. Applies only to a can unit or a mass explicitly identified as a can; a weighed drained mass stays unchanged. Frozen whole-kernel corn used as a price reference for loose corn kernels.
Walmart: Great Value Frozen Whole Kernel Corn · Price checked 2026-09-21
- grape tomatoes: $1.59
152 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup = 152 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: NatureSweet Cherubs Heavenly Grape Tomatoes, 10oz Package, Fresh · Price checked 2026-09-21
- fresh cilantro: $0.54
4 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
0.25 cup = 4 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Cut Cilantro, 0.5 oz Clamshell · Price checked 2026-09-21
- shredded cheese: $0.75
86 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup = 86 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Fiesta Blend Finely Shredded Cheese, 8 oz Bag · Price checked 2026-09-21
- plain Greek yogurt: $0.41
113.5 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup = 227 g; Editorial Greek-yogurt volume proxy using King Arthur's generic yogurt weight, 227 g/cup. Plain nonfat Greek yogurt reference; unspecified-fat Greek yogurt uses this as a price estimate.
Walmart: Great Value Greek Plain Nonfat Yogurt, 32 oz Tub · Price checked 2026-09-21
- chipotle pepper in adobo sauce: $0.13
16 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 pepper = 16 g; Editorial estimate: one canned chipotle pepper with clinging adobo weighs 16 g, half the label's 32 g two-tablespoon portion. The package does not specify an individual pepper weight; sizes vary. Four 7.5 oz cans; price includes peppers and adobo sauce.
Walmart: (4 pack) El Mexicano Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce, 7.5 oz Can · Price checked 2026-09-21
- limes: $0.13
35 g purchased · Whole purchased item: 70 g each (estimated); includes shell, peel, or seeds.
Editorial medium/large edible fruit and juice-yield estimates. Juiced fruit uses 30 g each; the whole-fruit nutrition profile remains an approximate proxy. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Lime, Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
- garlic powder: $0.03
3.1 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 3.1 g Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Garlic Powder · Price checked 2026-09-21
Make it yoursRecipe notes & meal-prep tips
Macro breakdown
- Protein67.8g35%
- Carbs67.5g34%
- Fat26.6g31%
Per serving · Share of calories from macros
Calculated using 4 calories per gram of protein and carbs, and 9 for fat. Rounding and fiber can affect the listed calorie total.Triple B's Meal Prep Notes
Keep the chipotle-lime crema in a side cup and consider doing the same with the grape tomatoes. Rice, beans, corn, steak, and any cheese can be your hot base; the tomatoes, crema, and cilantro go on afterward for a fresher finish. That small packing choice gives this steak meal prep more contrast than microwaving every component together.
Start the rice while the steak sits in its seasoning, then drain the corn and beans and mix the crema before searing. Cut the steak across the grain and cook the strips in batches if needed. Divide the meat deliberately across the containers, then add the remaining toppings so the portions stay consistent.
Remove the cold topping cups before heating. For a refrigerated serving, microwave on high for 90 seconds, stir, then heat for another 45 seconds. Use that as a starting point and continue in short intervals as needed until the food reaches 165°F throughout. Stir the rice, beans, and corn and separate the steak strips at the pause, then add the fresh components. The chipotle pepper is concentrated, so taste the crema as you mix it and adjust the amount to suit your heat preference. Cheese is optional in the recipe; use the current nutrition information with your actual choices. The bowl collection and Mexican-inspired archive offer more versions of this hot-base, cold-finish approach.
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I created this recipe to show people there are better & tastier alternatives to the go-to $15 chipotle bowl. If this helped you avoid a week of chipotle- leave a comment & let me know!