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Vegan burrito bowls with rice in glass containers.

Easy Vegan Burrito Bowls


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5 from 4 reviews

  • Author: Lindsay
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 6 1x

Description

Vegan Burrito Bowls are WHERE IT’S AT. Spicy cauliflower walnut meat, blistered pepper strips, hot fluffy rice, and a heap of black beans. YUM.


Ingredients

Scale

Cauliflower Walnut Taco Meat:

  • 3 cups cauliflower florets
  • 2 cups whole walnuts
  • 2 individual chipotles in adobo sauce
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • lime juice, garlic / onion powder, and cayenne to taste

Burrito Bowls:

  • 4-5 bell peppers, sliced 
  • olive oil and salt
  • 1 1/2 cups uncooked rice
  • 1 14-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • lime wedges and cilantro for serving


Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Pulse all ingredients for the taco meat in a food processor until a thick and crumbly mixture forms. Spread onto a nonstick sheet pan.
  3. Arrange the peppers on a separate sheet pan. Toss with olive oil and salt.
  4. Bake both pans for 40-45 minutes.
  5. Cook rice according to package directions.
  6. Divide everything up into 6 containers, with lime wedges, cilantro, salsa, avocado, that kind of thing. Delish!

Equipment

Notes

Rice: I cook mine in the Instant Pot! 1 1/2 cups rice with 1 3/4 cup water, for 3 minutes, and natural pressure release.

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Category: Lunch
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: Mexican-Inspired

Nutrition Facts

Serves 6
Calories Per Serving: 530
% Daily Value
  • Daily value: 33% Total Fat 25.9g
  • Daily value: 0% Cholesterol 0mg
  • Daily value: 37% Sodium 844.2mg
  • Daily value: 23% Total Carbohydrate 63.7g
  • Daily value: 44% Dietary Fiber 12.2g
  • Sugars 6.3g
  • Daily value: 31% Protein 15.3g
  • Daily value: 33% Vitamin A 294.9µg
  • Daily value: 144% Vitamin C 129.5mg
  • Daily value: 23% Iron 4.1mg
  • Daily value: 17% Potassium 795.5mg
  • Daily value: 25% Phosphorus 309.7mg

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