Meal Prep Grain Bowls
This recipe for easy make ahead, meal prepped grain bowls is a great way to use up those extra vegetables you have. The recipe is designed to be super flexible so you can easily alter it to fit your taste!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 628kcal
Ingredients
roasted vegetables
- 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 sweet potato scrubbed and chopped
- 4 small carrots scrubbed and quartered
- ½ head of cauliflower trimmed and cut into bitesized florets
- ½ bunch of broccolini trimmed and chopped
assembly
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- 1 cup cooked brown rice
- 1⅓ cups hummus store bought of choice
- 1 15 ounce can chickpeas drained
- ½ bunch purple kale stemmed, torn into bitesized pieces and massaged
- 1 avocado pitted and thinly sliced
- ½ hothouse cucumber
- 4 tsp toasted sesame seeds
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375˚F.
- For vegetables: Place sweet potatoes and carrots onto a baking sheet and toss with 2 tablespoons oil. Spread into a single layer. Season with salt and pepper. Roast vegetables for 20 minutes.
- Place cauliflower and broccolini into a mixing bowl and toss together with 2 tablespoons oil. Season with salt and pepper and toss again.
- After 20 minutes remove baking sheet from oven, add cauliflower and broccolini to baking sheet and toss together, spreading into a single layer.
- Place vegetables back into oven and continue to roast for an additional 20 minute or until vegetables have charred and are fork tender. Remove from oven and cool.
- To assemble: In a large mixing bowl, toss together brown rice and quinoa.
- Divide grain mixture into bowls or airtight containers.
- Top grain mixture with a dollop of hummus, a small handful of kale and some chickpeas.
- Spoon a couple large spoonful’s of roasted vegetables into each bowl and top with a few slices of avocado and cucumbers.
- Finish each bowl with a drizzle of olive oil salt and sprinkle of sesame seeds. Serve or cover and refrigerate.
Nutrition
Calories: 628kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 420mg | Potassium: 1289mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 19955IU | Vitamin C: 65mg | Calcium: 152mg | Iron: 5mg