Easy Customizable Power Bowls
Loaded with healthy ingredients, these Easy Customizable Power Bowls are the perfect make ahead meal. These power bowls are loaded with nutrient-rich ingredients and so much delicious flavor. The best part? You can easily adapt the ingredients in these bowls to suit your own tastes or the ingredients you have on hand.
Ingredients
Cooked power bowl components:
- 1 medium sweet potato chopped into small pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth or water
- 4 chicken thighs or 2 chicken breasts, chopped into small pieces (3/4 inch to 1 inch pieces are ideal)
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- salt and pepper to taste
Fresh veggies/legumes:
- 4 cups baby spinach chopped
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved or quartered
- 1/2 large cucumber chopped into bite sized pieces
- 1/2 cup corn kernels
- 4 radishes sliced
- 1 can chickpeas drained
For the honey mustard vinaigrette:
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- salt to taste
Instructions
Prepare the cooked ingredients:
- Preheat oven to 400F. Place the chopped sweet potatoes in a baking dish and drizzle with a tablespoon of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, toss to coat the sweet potatoes evenly, and spread into a single layer. Roast in the oven until fork tender, about 30 minutes, flipping the sweet potatoes half way through the cooking time.
- Meanwhile, rinse the quinoa using a sieve and add it to a pot along with the broth. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low. Cover the pot and allow the quinoa to simmer for 15 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed and the quinoa is cooked. Remove from heat and let it rest for 10 minutes before fluffing with a fork.
- While the quinoa is cooking, season the chicken with paprika, salt and pepper. Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the chicken to the skillet. Cook the chicken for about 3-4 minutes or until the bottom begins to brown nicely. Flip the chicken and continue cooking for 2 minutes, then stir and continue to cook until all sides are fully cooked. Use a meat thermometer to ensure the chicken is fully cooked.
Make the honey mustard vinaigrette:
- Using a glass jar with a secure lid, add all of the vinaigrette ingredients to the jar and secure the lid. Shake the ingredients together until well combined.
Assemble Power Bowls:
- Gather 4 bowls. Add 1/4 of the quinoa (about 3/4 cups cooked) to each bowl. Divide the sweet potatoes and chicken into the 4 bowls as well.
- Divide the chickpeas and all of the fresh veggies into the bowls equally.
- Drizzle the bowls with the honey mustard vinaigrette. Serve.
Notes
Note: This recipe is easily customizable. See the "Customize your Power Bowl" section in the post above for ideas.
Note: Metric ingredient measurements are provided as a courtesy using a third-party calculator and are rounded to the nearest unit. The recipes provided on this site have not been tested with metric measurements and their accuracy cannot be verified.
Nutrition
Calories: 696kcalCarbohydrates: 72gProtein: 36gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 110mgSodium: 986mgPotassium: 1219mgFiber: 11gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 11120IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 131mgIron: 6mg
The nutritional information provided is based on third-party calculations and is an estimate only. Accurate nutritional facts will vary based on the particular brands used, portion sizes, measurement accuracy and more.
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