Vegetarian Brown Rice Bowl
Published 3/11/2020 โข Updated 7/5/2023
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This Vegetarian Brown Rice Bowl is packed with nutrient-rich veggies and grains, and makes such an easy meal prep idea for a week’s worth of lunches! We’re big fans of meals in bowls over here on Fit Foodie Finds. Whether it’s this vegetarian brown rice bowl or this mediterranean vegan buddha bowl or these delicious vegetarian harvest grain bowl, you can’t go wrong with these healthy meal options!
All You Need In ONE Bowl!
Get ready for everything you need for a healthy meal all put together nicely in one bowl! These vegetarian brown rice bowls are savory and delicious, and perfect for meal prepping easy lunches or weeknight dins.Vegetarian Brown Rice Bowl — Deconstructed
No surprise that this vegetarian brown rice bowl is packed with delicious and nutritious ingredients! But know that nothing is set in stone with recipe (much like ALL of our bowl recipes!); you can absolutely sub in other ingredients you have on hand when the bowl mood strikes. Roasted Veggies We know that everyone’s ovens are different and this is why bake time might vary up or down. Our biggest tip for getting perfect roasted vegetables is actually how you chop them. You’ll note in the recipe card that we instruct dice all of your root vegetables to approximately the same size. This will ensure all of your vegetables cook evenly. For this recipe, we use:- Sweet potato
- Yellow onion
- Broccoli florets
- Minced garlic
Can you Double this Recipe?
Yes! In fact you can double, triple or even 1/2 or 1/4 this recipe to your heart’s content. It’s great for meal prep for the week, or if you’re looking for a way to use the last of your veggies, the 1/2 option might suit you well! Either way, you can’t go wrong with prepping a batch of these vegetarian brown rice bowls for the week, or whipping up a single serve on a moment’s notice.How to Store Vegetarian Brown Rice Bowls
If you’re looking to meal prep these bowls and then eat them throughout the week, simply store in air-tight containers in the fridge for 3-5 days. Pro Tip: wait to add the hummus and tahini dressing til you’re about to serve these bowls!More Buddha Bowl Recipes
- Vegetarian Harvest Grain Bowl
- Butternut Squash Buddha Bowls
- Mediterranean Vegan Buddha Bowl
- Sweet Potato Vegan Buddha Bowl
- 15 Healthy Buddha Bowl Recipes
Vegetarian Brown Rice Bowl
Ingredients
For the Roasted Veggies
For the Bowls
- 1 cup short grain brown rice, uncooked
- 2 cups water
- 4 cups raw kale, deboned and chopped
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 cup roasted red pepper hummus
- 1 cup sprouts
- 1 tablespoon hemp hearts
- 2 tablespoons tahini
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 375ºF and spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
- Next, prepare the rice by adding the rice and water to a small pot and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Then, turn heat to low cover pot, and let the rice simmer for about 30-40 minutes or until water has dissolved.
- Next, spread the sweet potato, onion, and broccoli evenly over the greased baking sheet. Toss in olive oil and garlic.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper over the vegetables and then place into the oven and roast for 25-30 minutes at 375ºF, tossing halfway.
- Prepare the kale by placing kale into a bowl and drizzling with about 1 teaspoon of olive oil.
- Massage the kale with hands until the kale breaks down by about half (read more about how to massage kale here). Set kale aside.
- Remove rice from the stove top when finished and fluff with a fork. Set aside.
- Remove vegetables from the oven. Set aside.
- Assemble bowls by evenly distributing rice, vegetables, kale, sprouts, hummus, hemp seeds, and tahini between four bowls or meal prep containers* and enjoy!
Tips & Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Short grain brown rice is my favorite. So nourishing!
It really is THA BEST.
This recipe looks so good (except for the onion lol)! I like the idea of your posting schedule keeping you on track with your eating.
YOU DON’T LIKE ONION! #gasp
Try to rinse the red onion in cold water and then you will see and taste the different
Interesting! Will for sure have to try that.
I notice that you post recipes every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday … but that’s only because I’m obsessed with you ๐ Speaking of schedules — Skype this weekend?! And by Skype… I mean Sky Pie.
๐ Shhhhh. You can’t tell anyone our secret name for skype. #toomuchtodrink
Love it!!! I’ll be over for lunch mmkay?? ๐
I’d love that ๐ I get bored talking to my plants.
These rice bowls are just what I need to have ready for weekday lunches!
BOOM!
Lee, this looks so yummy!
Thanks, lady! Did you get your grill yet?!
Haha, about that….you should read my post today ๐
Another great combo. And topped with roasted red pepper hummus? #winning can’t wait to try this one out! My favorite veggies to roast recently have been sweet potatoes and beets!
o0o beets! I just started to like beets ๐ Took me a while…but I’m warming up to them.
Yes, as a food blogger, boy we can get off track if we don’t stay on a schedule. Thanks for sharing. And I think I may just prep that rice bowl this weekend for next week. YUM!!
This looks like an awesome weeknight meal! I tried short grain rice for the first time this week–what had taken me so long?? I have no idea, but I like it a lot better.
OMG it is so much better! I finally found it at a co-op in bulk. For like $2.50/pound. SUCH A STEAL!
Love this combo! I swear I live on something like it every day of my life lately lol. Although I do need to by hemp seeds rather than just eating them mixed in already to some cereal/grain mixes I already have on hand. And now I also want red pepper hummus. Thanks for the idea.
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus is. tha. best. I need to make a homemade version…stat!