Building Bowls

Building protein bowls is one of mine and Clay's go-to meals. Every week we make some kind of variation of protein bowl with different combinations of grains, protein, and vegetables. Building protein bowls can be so easy and quick! You simply pick some of the items, mixing and matching as you choose and build different combinations of bowls.

Building a bowl should consist of:
Meat: (Pick one)
-chicken, burgers, tempeh, chickpeas, salmon,
Grains: (Pick one)
-quinoa, couscous, brown rice, white rice, any whole grain
Vegetables: (Pick unlimited)
-salad greens, corn, broccoli, grilled veggies, potatoes, avocado
Protein: (Pick unlimited)
-beans, chickpeas, lentils
Sauce: (Optional)
- tahini, pesto, salsa, guacamole, homemade dressing,

Building bowls ahead of time makes for great meal prepped lunches!
The pictured bowl that I posted below is one of the simplest recipes but it helps when you are learning how to make, meal prep, and encorparate bowls into your weekly food rotation. For this specific bowl I chose slow oven roasted chicken, brown rice, corn, black beans, avocado, cheese, and lettuce/kale. This meal took me less 30 minutes to make, didn't cost a ton, had simple nutrients, and made enough for a leftover bowl for Clay's lunch for the next day.

Ingredients
*1 large boneless skinless chicken breast
*2 cups of brown rice
* 1 cup of corn
*1 cup of black beans
*1/2 avocado
*Cut up lettuce and kale
*Dash of shredded cheese

Instructions
1. Cook brown rice in rice cooker.
2. Preheat oven to 400
3. Put chicken breast on a lightly greased pan. Drizzle olive oil and spices.
4. Put breast in oven and bake for 25 minutes.
5. Remove chicken from oven and shred.
6. Build your bowl. Start by putting your rice on the bottom and then adding desired toppings.