10 fresh grain bowl recipes

Hmm, what have we got going on here? That would be meaty portobello mushrooms, grated carrots, sliced snow peas, crumbled feta, a bell pepper salsa, rice and cilantro. We’ll take all of it. Get the recipe: Portobello Mushroom Rice Bowl

Beet the dinnertime blues with this quinoa bowl. That’s grated beet, mixed with quinoa and in a sweet dressing. Top with sliced avocado, it’s the law! Get the recipe: Sesame-Ginger Beet Quinoa Bowl

It’s hard to go wrong with mushrooms, green lentils, hazelnuts, quinoa and goat cheese. Get the recipe: Mushroom Grain Bowl

Oh, you’re not friends with miso yet? It’s made from soy beans and adds earthy flavour to dishes. In this case, it’s mixed with maple syrup and rice vinegar to create a sweet dressing. This recipe is so nice, you only have to cook the couscous, nothing else. Get the recipe: Miso Couscous Tofu Bowl

Get your freekeh on with this hearty bowl (guys, that joke was the worst and the grain is actually pronouced “freak-eh”). Chicken thighs stay juicy and these ones are soaked in a sweet-spiced marinade before being baked and mixed up with cherry tomatoes, red onion and romaine lettuce. Get the recipe: Baked Chicken Freekeh Bowl

Get the recipe: Turkey Quinoa Protein Bowl

Takeout‚—get out. Make your own ginger beef at home with this simple recipe. Ground beef, hard-boiled eggs, shredded veggies and all that rice, rice, baby. Get the recipe: Ginger Beef Rice Bowl

There’s so much going on here, let’s break it down: Crisp apple slices, shredded carrots and beets, a hard-boiled egg, mixed greens, sunflower seeds and a herbed yogurt dressing. It all comes together on top of fluffy quinoa. Get the recipe: Rainbow Veggie Quinoa Bowl

The rice is cooked in coconut water and tossed with a bit of coconut oil, and the edamame and shrimp are poached in ginger-water. This dish is light on everything—except flavour. Get the recipe: Shrimp and Coconut Rice Bowl

Perfectly seasoned pork keeps it real with roasted sweet potato, meaty black beans and chewy barley. This bowl is a trip. Get the recipe: Cuban Pork Barley Bowl

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