Chris and I use to meal prep all the time before we had kids. We made rice bowls and egg cups. This was my first time meal prepping Quinoa Buddha Bowls and it turned out amazing. I would for sure make these again! It made 5 bowls for us. Of course you can double the recipe to make more! Here is how you make them.
INGREDIENTS:
Bell Pepper: 1 diced (remove Seeds)
Sweet Potatoes – 2 peeled and diced
Rainbow Crrots – 1 Small bag sliced
Cauliflower – ½ head chopped
Zucchini – 1 sliced and cut into quarters
Quinoa
Tofu
Garbanzo Beans
Olive Oil
Tahini Sauce
Spinich
½ red onion
Garlic Salt
Sea Salt
Cumin
Tumeric
Chili Powder
Oregano
Paprika
INSTRUCTIONS:
Step 1:
Slice rainbow carrots and dice sweet potatoes and add to mixing bowl
Drizzle with olive oil then season with ½ tsp garlic salt, sea salt, turmeric, onion powder, ¼ tsp paprika and cumin oregano
Mix together and lay on one side of sheet pan
Step 2:
Drain Garbanzo beans then dry off
Season with ½ tsp chili powder
Lay on other side of sheet pan
Roast for 20 minutes on 425
Step 3:
Dice onion, bell pepper, zucchini and add to mixing bowl
Chop Cauliflower and add too
Drizzle a tiny bit of olive oil ( i did like ¼ tsp)
Use the same seasonings as the sweet potato and carrots and mix together
Add to their own sheet pan and set aside. After the 20 minutes is up, add these into the oven to roast for another 20 minutes with the carrots and sweet potatoes above.
Total Roast Time:
40 minutes for carrots, sweet potatoes and garbanzo beans
20 minutes for the rest of the veggies
Step 4:
Season Chicken with turmeric and garlic salt
Cook on the stove
Step 5:
Cook quinoa according to the instructions on the box
Step 6:
Take ½ cup tahini, ¼ cup warm water, 1 clove garlic or ¼ tsp garlic powder, ¼ tsp sea salt, 1 oz tofu
Mix together in blender (I used my ninja)
Step 7:
Once all items are cooked and cooked down, split the quinoa evenly amongst 5 bowls ( I did one whole bag of quinoa which was 2 cups)
Add all roasted veggies, Chicken and chopped spinach. Add tahini dressing when it’s time to eat!
My Caraway Pans linked Here
My Ninja Linked Here Board I used to chop veggies Linked Here