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Kale and Sweet Potato Brown Rice Bowls
Kale and Sweet Potato Brown Rice Bowls combine roasted sweet potato chunks, steamed kale, cooked brown rice, and chickpeas, dressed with a creamy peanut sauce. The bowl delivers a variety of textures from soft and tender to slightly crunchy, with the peanut sauce adding a rich, savory-spicy flavor that ties the ingredients together. This balanced combination suits a nourishing and filling meal.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings:
2
bowls
Calories:
408 kcal
Course:
Lunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato cut into ¼ inch chunks
- 1 teaspoon olive oil or avocado oil
- 1 cup brown rice or quinoa, cooked
- 2 cups kale steamed
- ½ cup chickpeas cooked
Creamy Peanut Sauce
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- 1 clove garlic chopped
- 2 teaspoons ginger chopped, fresh
- 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons tamari or soy sauce, low sodium, gluten-free
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
- cayenne pepper optional, a pinch
- water to thin
Instructions
- Chop 1 large sweet potato into ¼ inch chunks, drizzle 1 teaspoon of oil and sprinkle with a little sea salt. Bake at 400° F for 30 minutes or until sweet potatoes are fork tender.
- Cook brown rice according to package instructions while sweet potatoes are roasting.
- Prepare kale by washing, de-stemming and chopping. Then steam in a steamer basket for 3-5 mins or until tender. You can blanch or sauté the kale if you'd rather.
- Make peanut sauce by blending all the sauce ingredients in a blender until smooth. Add water to thin sauce and create desired consistency.
- Once all ingredients are prepped, grab two bowls and evenly distribute brown rice, kale, chickpeas and sweet potato chunks between both. Drizzle each with as much peanut sauce as you'd like. Serve warm or at room-temp.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1bowl with 2 Tablespoons sauce
Calories
408kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
62g
(21%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
4mg
(1%)
Sodium
615mg
(26%)
Potassium
796mg
(17%)
Fiber
9g
(36%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 bowls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 408
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1bowl with 2 Tablespoons sauce | |
| Calories | 408kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 62g | 21% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 4mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 615mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 796mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 9g | 36% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.