These Carnitas Bowls are perfect for dinner, lunch, and parties! Prep everything ahead of time and let everyone add their favorite toppings.
You can make this easy recipe for carnitas bowls using all homemade ingredients, or buy premade toppings like salsa for a quick family dinner on a busy weeknight.
Tonia’s Notes
When we eat at fast-casual restaurants, I love ordering chicken or carnitas burrito bowls so that I can scoop up the filling with tortilla chips!
This recipe is perfect for our family because everyone can assemble their bowls the way they like them. If you need meals on the go, you can put the toppings in separate compartments or condiment containers.
How To Make Carnitas Bowls
Bowls
Start with a taco bowl or skip the taco shell and use bowls from your kitchen. Fill the bottom of the bowl with shredded lettuce.
Toppings
Top the lettuce with shredded pork carnitas, rice, black beans, corn salsa, pico de gallo, and shredded cheese.
Garnish
Then, garnish with sour cream and chopped cilantro.
Recipe Tips
- Make Ahead: This is a great recipe to make ahead of time when entertaining. Make the carnitas and rice the day before, so that all you have to do is reheat them before serving. Prepare the corn salsa and pico de gallo, and let their flavors meld overnight.
- Refrigerator: Store everything in separate containers in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- Reheat: You can reheat the carnitas and rice in the microwave. Or put them in crockpots to keep them warm while serving buffet-style.
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Ingredients
- 4 taco shell bowls or use bowls of choice
- 2 cups shredded lettuce
- 1 ⅓ cups shredded pork carnitas
- 1 cup rice
- ½ cup black beans
- ½ cup corn salsa
- ½ cup pico de gallo
- ½ cup shredded cheese
- 4 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Line the bottom of the taco shell bowls with shredded lettuce.
- Top with shredded pork carnitas, rice, black beans, corn salsa, pico de gallo, and shredded cheese.
- Add sour cream and sprinkle with chopped cilantro.
