How To Make Vegetarian Grain Bowl Meal Prep
Made with vegetarian-safe ingredients like quinoa, brown rice, and veggies this vegetarian grain bowl is a dish you can make ahead for a hassle-free meal.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Roasted Chickpea & Veggie Brown Rice Bowl:
- 1sweet potato,peeled, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- ½lbbrussels sprouts,trimmed, halved
- 1yellow bell pepper,roughly chopped
- ½red onion,roughly chopped
- 15ozchickpeas,drained, rinsed
- olive oil,to taste
- salt and pepper,to taste
- paprika,to taste
- 2cupsbrown rice,cooked
For Roasted Veggie Quinoa Bowl:
- 2carrots,sliced
- 1headbroccoli,cut into florets
- 1red bell pepper,roughly chopped
- ½headred cabbage,sliced
- 1cupsugar snap peas
- olive oil,to taste
- salt and pepper,to taste
- garlic powder,to taste
- onion powder,to taste
- 2cupsquinoa,cooked
For Cilantro Lime Dressing:
- ÂĽcupGreek yogurt,plain
- 2tbsplime juice
- 1tbspfresh cilantro,chopped
- salt and pepper,to taste
For Soy Maple Dressing:
- ÂĽcupsoy sauce
- 2tbsppure maple syrup
- 1tspfresh ginger,minced
- 1tspgarlic,minced
- pepper,to taste
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
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On a baking sheet, season the vegetables and chickpeas for the Roasted Chickpea & Veggie Brown Rice Bowl with olive oil, salt, pepper, and paprika.
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On the other baking sheet, season the vegetables for the Roasted Veggie Quinoa Bowl with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
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Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the vegetables are roasted to your liking.
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Fill 2 glass storage bowls with 1 cup of cooked brown rice each.
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Fill 2 more glass storage bowls with 1 cup cooked quinoa each.
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Fill the brown rice bowls with the roasted chickpea and vegetables.
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Fill the quinoa bowls with the other roasted vegetables.
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Mix the cilantro-lime dressing ingredients and split the dressing between 2 small glass containers.
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Mix the soy-maple dressing ingredients and split the dressing between 2 small glass containers.
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To serve, remove the containers with the dressing and heat the bowls in the microwave for 1 minute.
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Pour the dressing on top and mix everything together.
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Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- The cilantro-lime dressing can be stored in the refrigerator with the Roasted Vegetable & Chickpea Bowls for up to 4 days.
- The soy maple dressing can be stored in the refrigerator with the Roasted Vegetable Quinoa Bowls for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 1524.28kcal
- Fat:Â 39.38g
- Saturated Fat:Â 5.79g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 20.41g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 9.45g
- Carbohydrates:Â 249.62g
- Fiber:Â 36.94g
- Sugar:Â 31.81g
- Protein:Â 54.74g
- Cholesterol:Â 2.39mg
- Sodium:Â 2009.99mg
- Calcium:Â 390.29mg
- Potassium:Â 3129.77mg
- Iron:Â 15.46mg
- Vitamin A: 684.47µg
- Vitamin C:Â 391.83mg
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