A simple, protein-packed vegetarian lunch bowl with cauliflower rice, sweet potato, and fresh chickpea salad.
It’s been a few days since Thanksgiving, but I’m still in the holiday food mood. I had leftovers for every meal on Friday, tacos on Saturday, and ordered pizza on Sunday because I wasn’t in the mood to cook yet. I have a mountain of mashed potatoes and stuffing wrapped in plastic in my fridge that I can’t even look at, and I can’t find any fresh veggies, so I’ll probably have leftovers for lunch the next few days.
When we finally get out of this situation and can get back to some kind of normalcy, I’ll know exactly what to eat to get myself going again. This vegetarian cauliflower rice bowl is packed with all of my favorite healthy foods and is the perfect meal to enjoy all December. It contains cauliflower rice, sweet potatoes, pumpkin seeds, and feta cheese, all roasted together in the oven and piled on top of roasted vegetables.
The Cheap & Easy Lunch Bowl I’ll Be Meal Prepping All Month:
It’s been a few days since Thanksgiving, but I’m still in the holiday food mood. I had leftovers for every meal on Friday, tacos on Saturday, and ordered pizza on Sunday because I wasn’t in the mood to cook yet. I have a mountain of mashed potatoes and stuffing wrapped in plastic in my fridge that I can’t even look at, and I can’t find any fresh veggies, so I’ll probably have leftovers for lunch the next few days. When we finally get out of this situation and can get back to some kind of normalcy, I’ll know exactly what to eat to get myself going again. This vegetarian cauliflower rice bowl is packed with all of my favorite healthy foods and is the perfect meal to enjoy all December. It contains cauliflower rice, sweet potatoes, pumpkin seeds, and feta cheese, all roasted together in the oven and piled on top of roasted vegetables.
After making a fancy meal at Thanksgiving and indulging for a few days afterwards, you want a lunch that’s fresh, healthy, quick to prepare, and inexpensive. After all, you still have Christmas gift-buying to do! This lunch bowl ticks all of those boxes. From big diced sweet potatoes to crunchy pumpkin seeds to oversized feta cheese crumbs, everything is baked together in the oven and when heated it gives it this wonderful chewy creamy texture. Instead of frying the cauliflower rice (buy it pre-cooked to save time), we cook it in the oven. Mixing it with turmeric gives it a beautiful golden color and a slightly earthy flavor. While everything is roasting, put together a fresh bean salad with a can of chickpeas, a handful of herbs, a drizzle of olive oil, and a squeeze of lime juice. Serve over roasted veggies and enjoy as soon as you make it for lunch. Or portion it out into lunchboxes to enjoy throughout the week. No need to fiddle with the dressing; just add a drizzle of oil and a squeeze of lime juice before you start. The flexibility of this recipe makes it especially budget-friendly. Use whatever root vegetables you have on hand or that are on sale at your grocery store. Buy pepitas in bulk or use another nut or seed you already have in your pantry – they’re delicious no matter how you prepare them.
