Nothing is quite as comforting as a
delicious bowl of dinner at the end of a busy workday. While we often tend to
order takeaway dinners on weeknights, it is better to eat some wholesome food.
With a little bit of meal-prep, you can easily create healthy one-bowl meals.
Consider whole food grains like brown rice, quinoa, buckwheat for healthy
everyday meals. Check out these wholesome, one-bowl meal recipes for quick
weeknight dinners:
• Lebanese Hummus & Falafel Bowl
To make hummus, blitz cooked chickpeas,
tahini, salt, roasted garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, cumin powder in a food
processor. Place it in a bowl, sprinkle some zaatar, and Del Monte Extra Light Olive Oil. To make falafel batter, blitz chickpeas, refined flour,
coriander, cumin powder, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a food
processor. Form small balls and deep fry the falafels in vegetable oil. Now,
take a bowl and add some juicy halved cherry tomatoes, a dollop of hummus and
hot falafels. Add a tablespoon of chopped cucumbers, and black olives to them.
Garnish the Lebanese bowl with some finely chopped coriander and a sprinkling
of sumac. Toast some whole wheat pita bread, with a drizzle of olive oil, to go
with the bowl.
• Greek Rice Mezze Bowl
This mezze bowl is not only wholesome but
also tastes delicious. Chop some English cucumbers, kalamata olives, red
onions, cherry tomatoes. To make the dressing, mix lemon juice, Del Monte Olive Oil, oregano, fresh basil, salt, and apple cider vinegar. In the meantime,
cook some brown rice & quinoa. To assemble the bowl, add some brown rice
quinoa in the center. Add the cucumbers, olives, red onions, cherry tomatoes,
and feta cheese cubes. Add a dollop of homemade tzatziki. Sprinkle some chopped
parsley and drizzle over the salad dressing.
• Thai Green Curry Bowl
Start with chopping some vegetables like
beans, mushroom, broccoli, bell peppers, and baby corn. In a hot wok, sauté
some garlic and ginger in olive oil. Add some chopped onions and sauté until browned.
Add all the assorted veggies. In a food processor, blitz coriander, lemongrass,
kaffir lime, lemon juice, olive oil, galangal, and ginger. Add the green curry
paste and coconut milk in the wok and set it to a gentle simmer. In the
meantime, add some jasmine rice in a pot or rice cooker. To assemble this
delicious Thai green curry bowl, add the jasmine rice in the center. Pour a
ladle of Thai green curry and some moong bean sprouts. Add a wedge of lime and
enjoy this hearty green curry bowl.
• Korean Bibimbap Bowl
Roast some zucchini, bell peppers, with a
touch of olive oil. To make the sauce, mix honey, tahini paste, salt, soy
sauce, lemon juice, zest, miso paste, chili flakes, sriracha sauce, and pepper.
In the meantime, cook some best basmati rice in filtered water. Steam some baby
bok choy in a steamer. To make the crispy baked tofu, drain the tofu excess
water. Cut the tofu in cubes and coat it in tempura flour mixed with cayenne
pepper, salt, paprika powder. Drizzle some sesame oil in a baking sheet and
arrange the tofu cubes. Bake the tofu at 350 degrees for 20 minutes until
golden. To assemble the bowl, add cooked brown rice, steamed bok choy, crispy
baked tofu, and edamame beans. Add a fried egg on top and drizzle the sauce.
Enjoy these one-bowl meals packed with
nutrients and flavor. These one-bowl meals are healthier than takeout dinners.
