Cheesy BBQ Pulled Chicken Bowls
with Rice, Black Beans & Guacamole | 2 Servings
- Milk
Our philosophy? BBQ chicken is a staple that shouldn’t be limited to just one season. That’s exactly why our chefs brought this backyard staple inside, giving it some Southwest flair by pairing it with black beans, creamy guacamole, Monterey Jack cheese, and a drizzle of kickin’ hot sauce. Even better than alllll that? It’s ready in just 10 minutes! Yep, lunchtime just got a whole lot more awesome.
Ingredients
1 unit
Roma Tomato
2 unit
Scallions
2 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
4 tablespoon
Guacamole
1 unit
Microwavable Rice
13.4 ounce
Black Beans
10 ounce
BBQ Pulled Chicken
1 tablespoon
Southwest Spice Blend
¼ cup
Monterey Jack Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
2 teaspoon
Hot Sauce
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Cooking Steps
Wash and dry all produce.
Finely dice tomato. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. In a small bowl, combine sour cream, guacamole, diced tomato, and scallion whites. Season with salt and pepper.
Microwave rice according to package directions.
Drain beans. Place beans and chicken in a large microwave-safe bowl; season with Southwest Spice. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Microwave until warmed through, 2 minutes. Remove plastic wrap and season with salt and pepper.
Divide rice between bowls. Top with chicken and beans and dollop with creamy guacamole. Sprinkle with Monterey Jack and scallion greens. Drizzle with hot sauce to taste and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Many loved the taste, though some found the BBQ sauce too sweet when combined with Southwest flavors.
- Ease of prep: Customers appreciated how quick and easy this meal was to prepare, perfect for busy days 🎉.
- Suggestions: Consider offering plain chicken instead of BBQ, and include clear rice cooking instructions on the package.
- Portions: Some felt the rice portion was too small for two people, while others found the overall meal very filling.
- Texture: A few mentioned the microwave rice came out mushy; consider offering stovetop rice as an alternative.
Reviews from our home cooks
Appreciate that this is a quick, fast meal, but really disliked the sweet BBQ pulled chicken flavors coupled with the southwest flavors. These flavors did not jive; if the BBQ sauce wasn't so sweet, it might've worked - or just embrace it's a BBQ bowl instead.
This had pretty good flavor but the BBQ chicken was a little dry. Also, the recipe said to cook the rice according to directions on the package, but there were no instructions on the package so I had to guess.
Really good! Loved that it was one of the quickest recipes! However there was no cooking instructions for rice and the BBQ chicken is way too sweet. It would be great in the future if you could make it less sweet.
Quick and easy to make, loved not having to use the stove/oven, but BBQ with rice is a little strange and too much scallion in the guacamole.
Was not expecting a microwave warm-up meal. The southwest beans seemed rather odd combination with the BBQ, though everything was tasty. Prep directions instruct to prepare the rice according to package instructions, but the package merely says "microwaveable" - are you supposed to open the pouch, pierce it, add water... and how long to cook, etc?
Not so cheesy - I would take that description out. But a great salad when you add some chopped romaine and cut the rice in half!
I would never have thought to add guacamole to BBQ chicken, but it really works.
Keeping the sauce separate from the pulled chicken would help people who are trying to control sugars and carbs coming from sauces.
A BBQ taco bowl sounds weird, but it was delicious.
The recipe was good but stated to follow the package directions on the rice bag. Problem was there were no directions on the packaging. What was intended to be a 10 minute lunch turned into much longer as I logged into this website to see if I missed something. The rice ended up exploding and was very hot. If package instructions are stated on the recipe then Hello Fresh should make sure they exist.
