What is a Grain Bowl ?
A perfect balance of carbs, fats, and protein, they’re the best way to get a lot of flavor and nutrients in one dish. Plus, they’re hearty and filling. basic Steps to a grain bowl are ;
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Choose your grain. I chose quinoa in my recipe below, but you could use grains such as brown or wild rice.
- Pick some veggies. I like to roast my veggies because it brings out the flavor and makes for easy cleanup.
- Choose a protein. This recipe uses eggs, but you could easily choose fish or chicken as well.
- optional Add a Sauce
Superfood Quinoa Bowl
Ingredients
- 2 cups broccoli
- 1 cup carrots, diced
- 1/2 cup red onion, diced
- 1 can garbanzo beans
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon rosemary
- 2 cups quinoa, dry and rinsed
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 4 eggs, fried
- 1/2 teaspoon chia seeds
- 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with foil. Next, place broccoli, carrots, onion, and garbanzo beans on baking sheet and pour on 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and toss. Season with salt, pepper, and rosemary and toss again. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the broccoli turns golden brown.
- In a medium sized pot, bring 2 cups of quinoa and 4 cups of water to a rolling boil. Reduce heat to low and cover for about 12 minutes, or until all of the water has absorbed. Set aside to cool.
- Spray a small fry pan with non-stick cooking spray and turn heat to medium. Cooking one egg at a time, crack the egg into the pan and let cook for about 2 minutes. Before flipping, season with salt and pepper. Then, flip egg and cook for about a minute.
- Now for the fun part. Assemble each bowl with: 1 cup cooked quinoa, 1 cup roasted veggies, and 1 fried egg. Top off with plain Greek yogurt and a sprinkle of Chia seeds!
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