Rice bowls are one of my family's standby meals. Almost any leftover veggies and meat can be tossed together and turned into a delicious easy meal. These are five of our favorite rice bowl ideas that we use all the time.
This is probably the number one bowl I fix on a regular basis because our house is always stocked with plenty of eggs and all the Mexican fixings. Super easy to whip together and if you are feeling extra fancy, you can top it with our famous guacamole salsa!
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This is one of my all time favorite bowls. It’s super similar to bibimbap, but we use a sweet and tangy Asian sauce instead of the spicy sauce so that it’s family-friendly and easier to locate in an average grocery store. Tons of veggies, kimchi, and a runny egg. It’s perfection!
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All the flavors of a spring roll packed into a fresh rice bowl. We seasoned our shrimp with a jerk seasoning for an easy, fun twist and top it with basil, cilantro, mint, crunchy peanuts and a sweet chile soy sauce.
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A simple rotisserie chicken is tossed with olive oil and jerk seasoning and spiced up in a pan with some fresh pineapple and bell peppers. Served with guacamole, a tangy sauce and some crunchy coconut flakes.
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Another great mexican standby this one is perfect for tossing together when all you can find in the house is a can of black beans and a lonely sweet potato. Just being honest here, we eat this one a ton when I’m too tired to think. Great with a runny egg too or any leftover protein you have on hand.
To get started with making your rice bowls we have to start at the basics….rice! Using my Zojirushi Rice Maker is my favorite way to make rice and I love that it has an extended warm feature so if I need to run out for a few minutes or the prep work ends up taking longer my rice is still warm and fluffy without a burned bottom.
Layer in your meat and cooked veggies and then you can get fancy with tossing in a good side of something moist like guacamole or kimchi or a nice scoop of sour cream. Some fresh veggies of some kind are always my favorite and then finally your sauce.
I love taking my rice bowls to work for lunch too! These Snapware to-go containers are my all time favorite. Glass on the bottom so no microwaving in plastic and the tops stay nice and secure all day.
I also really love that the tops are transparent. It makes it so much easier to grab the rice bowl I want instead of ending up with just a bunch of leftovers that I just thought was my rice bowl. Ha!
Pro Tip: if you are packing lunches several days in advance,
pack your sauce separately. Also consider packing any kimchi or pickled cabbage
in a baggie, it tends to discolor everything around it and make it look
sketchy.
Seasoned black beans:
Avocado Cilantro Sauce
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