Buddha Bowls

Make Buddha Bowls with items from your meal prep arsenal! Find the recipe by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Buddha Bowls? Grain Bowls? What do you call them?

What’s a Buddha Bowl/Grain Bowl, you ask?  It’s a bowl of goodness that consists of a grain, protein, and an array of vegetables lined up in a beautiful arrangement. There’s usually a sauce or topping to go with it.  

Make Buddha Bowls with items from your meal prep arsenal! Find the recipe by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

A Buddha Bowl is a perfect candidate for meal prep because it’s basically made of things prepped in advance. Everything is served cold so what could be better on a hot day??! 

Make Buddha Bowls with items from your meal prep arsenal! Find the recipe by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

On nights when there’s baseball practice and I cannot wait until after 8 PM to eat, I’ll make Buddha Bowls for myself from whatever I’ve meal prepped that week.  This is my favorite combo of flavors! 

Ingredients involved:

Make Buddha Bowls with items from your meal prep arsenal! Find the recipe by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Ok! Let’s assemble stuff from our meal prep.  I usually make Baked Tofu for this very purpose.

Make Buddha Bowls with items from your meal prep arsenal! Find the recipe by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Let’s play with colorful food! 

Make Buddha Bowls with items from your meal prep arsenal! Find the recipe by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Load up those bowls! 

Make Buddha Bowls with items from your meal prep arsenal! Find the recipe by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Drizzle with peanut sauce!

You can use the recipe for this peanut sauce I use for fresh rolls– thin it out with a little bit of warm water so you can drizzle it on top. 

Make Buddha Bowls with items from your meal prep arsenal! Find the recipe by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Add sriracha and finish with sprinkles of sesame seeds.

Make Buddha Bowls with items from your meal prep arsenal! Find the recipe by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

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Make Buddha Bowls with items from your meal prep arsenal! Find the recipe by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

Ok let’s zoom out. 

Make Buddha Bowls with items from your meal prep arsenal! Find the recipe by Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean.com

HELLO, YUM.  Buddha Bowls are a great thing to make for work lunches or hot weather dinners when you don’t want to turn the oven or stove on!  

If you want some more Buddha Bowl options- check out:

this lemon tahini sauce

beet & avocado poke

 

Buddha Bowls

serves 2

  • 2 cups cooked brown rice
  • 2 cups baked tofu
  • 2 cups cooked broccoli
  • 1 cup sliced persian cucumbers
  • 1 cup sliced red peppers 
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrots
  • 2 green onions, chopped (both green & white parts)
  • fresh chopped cilantro, for topping
  • peanut sauce, for serving
  • sriracha, for serving
  • toasted sesame seeds, for topping

Divide brown rice between two medium sized bowls. Arrange baked tofu, broccoli, cucumber, red peppers, carrots, green onions, and cilantro on top of the rice in each bowl. Drizzle the tops of the bowls with peanut sauce and sriracha to taste. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top and serve. 

  • Alene

    This is lovely! All I have to do is trade the rice for quinoa (I can’t eat rice). I have everything else in my refrigerator! For a change. Thank you!

  • Rachel

    This is so perfect! I am starting a full time job after 11 years of part-time work and I’m excited to pack lunches for myself. I would absolutely eat this 2 times a week, easily.

  • Jess

    I’m going to meal prep this just to make it! Love the zoom out

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  • io games

    This dish looks so tasty. I love the combination between broccoli, cucumber and carrot.

  • backrooms game

    Just preparing this dish will need me to do some meal prepping first. I really enjoy the zoom out.

  • Kennedy Rose Huffman

    That peanut sauce really took this dish to the next level! So good. I’ve been all about green onions lately, I’m putting them on everything. They add such a nice flavor šŸ™‚

  • Chadrick Spinka

    It offers not only a delicious, but also a healthy feast. This colorful and diverse Decanter combines healthy ingredients to create a visually appealing and nourishing experience. A balanced flavor profile emerges with the freshness of vegetables, protein sources and the aromatic touch of sauces. In addition, it offers a flexibility that everyone can customize to suit their taste buds. A great option for those looking for color, flavor and health, I’m going to try it.

  • kevin

    Thanks for this information

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  • toca life world

    I love this dish, it looks so healthy and delicious! The combination of baked tofu and red peppers is supreme.

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