Get ready to elevate your meal prep game with our Ultimate Buddha Bowls recipe! Packed with wholesome ingredients and bursting with flavor, these bowls are a surefire way to keep your taste buds excited all week long.
Ingredients:
Marinated Chicken:
1/4 cup olive oil
1/8 cup red wine vinegar
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp mustard
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 pound diced chicken
Wild Rice:
2 cups wild rice
12 cups liquid (1/2 chicken stock, 1/2 water)
Garlic powder, turmeric, and cayenne pepper for seasoning
Roasted Vegetables:
2 sweet potatoes, thinly sliced
1 beet, diced
Bunch of kale, cut into pieces
Garlic cloves
Grapeseed oil
Seasonings: curry powder, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper
Green Goddess Dressing:
1 cup parsley
1/4 cup mint
1 cup spinach
1/4 cup green onions
2 cloves garlic
1 tbsp capers
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
1/4 cup grapeseed oil
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 salted anchovy fillet
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Marinate Chicken:
In a bowl, mix olive oil, red wine vinegar, minced garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce, dried thyme,dried oregano, mustard, salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce.
Add diced chicken to the marinade, refrigerate for a few hours or overnight.
2. Cook Wild Rice:
Rinse and soak wild rice overnight.
In a pot, combine soaked rice with liquid (chicken stock and water mixture), garlic powder, turmeric, and cayenne pepper.
Bring to a boil, then simmer for about an hour until fully cooked. Drain excess liquid.
3. Prepare Roasted Vegetables:
Roast sweet potatoes in grapeseed oil with preferred seasonings.
Similarly, roast diced beet with seasoning.
Roast kale with garlic and oil until crispy.
4. Cook Marinated Chicken:
Heat grapeseed oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
Cook marinated chicken until browned and moist inside.
5. Make Green Goddess Dressing:
In a blender, combine parsley, mint, spinach, green onions, garlic, capers, lemon juice, lemon zest, grapeseed oil, mayonnaise, anchovy fillet, salt, and pepper.
Blend until smooth.
6. Assemble Buddha Bowls:
Start with a base of wild rice.
Top with roasted vegetables, cooked chicken, and drizzle with green goddess dressing.
Optional toppings include sliced avocado and red onions.
Get creative with your toppings for different variations throughout the week, like soft-boiled eggs, Chinese sausage, tofu with sriracha, water spinach with garlic, seaweed salad, bay shrimp, and kimchi for added flavor and nutrients.
Get ready to enjoy delicious and nutritious Buddha Bowls all week long! Don't forget to customize each bowl to your liking for a variety of flavors and textures. Happy meal prepping!
8 фев 2024
