Chipotle bowl in a crunchy tortilla shell

Rich loves the veggie Chipotle bowl. I found a recipe on Facebook on an Indian air fryer group. It was made by this kid chef and it was really good . Rich thought it tasted exactly like chipotle ! I made some changes , I did roasted fajita veggies instead of pickled ones and I did not use any chilies or hot sauce since I do not like spicy food!  I also used store bought tortilla and didn’t make it from scratch to make the bowls 

Ingredients 

Flour Tortilla - large - 1 

Shredded Mexican cheese - 1 cup 

Sour cream - 2 tbsp 

Black beans - 1 can drained 

Guacamole 

Avocado - 1 

Onion ( medium ) - 1/2 chopped finely 

Garlic - 1 clove minced 

Cilantro - a handful of leaves chopped 

Tomato - 1 chopped 

Lime juice - to taste 

Salt 

Pepper 

I made  guacamole per my recipe and set aside ( covered with plastic wrap not prevent browning )

Basically you mash all the ingredients together as shown below ! 

Pico de Gallo 

Onion - 1 

Tomato - 2

Cilantro - handful chopped 

Salt 

Pepper

Rice vinegar - 1/4 tsp ( surprising ingredient but adds to taste )

Lemon juice - splash 

1. Use a chopper ( device) to finely chop the onions and then the add in the  tomatoes to chop them finely as well 

2. Add chopped cilantro , lime juice , rice vinegar and mix well

3. Add salt and pepper to taste 

Pico de Gallo is ready - set aside 

Chipotle cilantro lime rice 

Basmati Rice - 1 cup

Water - 2 cups

Oil - 1  tablespoon 

Salt - to taste 

Cilantro - chopped -1 cup ( packed )

Lime- 1 small juiced 

1.Wash the rice well until water is clear 

2. Then add the rice to the instant pot 

3. Add a tablespoon of oil and mix the rice so every kernel is coated ( to prevent sticky rice ) 

4. Then add two cups of water 

5. Add 1.5 tsp of salt 

6. Close the instant pot and make sure the pressure valve is sealed ( not venting) 

7. This is the cool part ! Before I used to cook the rice for 30 Minutes.  This kid chef taught me differently and his rice turned out amazingly fluffy !!! 

8. Place on pressure setting and place timer for 3 minutes !!!!!! ( not a typo )

9. Once the instant pot has warmed and cooked for 3 minutes on pressure setting, Turn it off.

10. Let the rice sit in the instant pot under pressure and  let cook for 10 minutes ( turned off)

11. Now vent the instant pot

12. Amazingly fluff rice is ready 

13. Add the cilantro , lime juice and salt to taste and mix / fluff with a fork so that it doesn’t get gooey 

Cilantro lime rice is ready !!!! 

Fajita veggies 

Bell peppers - any and all colors - julienned 

Onion - 1- thinly sliced 

Taco seasoning - 2 to 3 tbsp ( depending upon the amount of vegetables)

Oil - 2 to 3 tbsp 

Salt - to taste 

1. Place a saucepan on medium heat 

2. Add 1-2 tbsp oil and let it heat up for about 30s ( but not smoking)

3. Add the onions first and sauté wel for a few Minutes 

4. Now add in thee peppers and the taco seasoning and another tbsp oil and sauté for a few minutes until roasted 

5. Add salt to taste and mix well on the pan

Fajita veggies are now ready ! 

Finally to the air fryer part 

Air fryer tortilla bowl 

1. Use a tortilla bowl mold ( or any air fryer safe bowl)

2. Place the tortilla in the mold

3. Add some cilantro lime rice 

4. Add some black beans 

5. Add some of the fajita veggies 

6. Add the Pico de Gallo 

7. Add the shredded cheese on top 

8. Air fry the tortilla bowl at 350 F for 4 minutes 

9. Take out the tortilla bowl and let cool for a few minutes and then take the tortilla bowl out of the mold  and place on plate making sure not to break the bowl! 

10. Top with a dollop of guacamole and sour cream and shredded lettuce 

11. Chipotle rice bowl in a crunchy tortilla shell is ready to serve