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21 February 2017

BUDDHA BOWLS


Buddha, Buddha, Buddha!! I want to say that fast three times when I'm talking about these delicious bowls! So colorful! So delicious! You may have seen these bowls floating all around social media and I know I could not wait to give them a try since we've been on a healthy eating kick. However, I wanted to change ours up a bit so this is what I came up with.
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Our boys were somewhat picky when they were younger but definitely not now and since our youngest is trying to get lean and strong for pre-football season, this was something I knew he'd love to try and he gobbled up every last bit which makes me know it's a huge hit! Heck, I could even eat these ingredients on a bed of spinach and not even have the rice.

 So Full of Flavor and Healthy antioxidants!

What you'll need

Buddha Bowls
Ingredients
2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast
2 large sweet potatoes
Sugar Snap pea pods
Spinach
Olive Oil
Ground Ginger
Garlic Powder
Salt & Pepper
2 Tablespoons Peanut Butter
1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil
1 Tablespoon Honey
1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
1 teaspoon Minced Garlic
Juice of 1 lime
Sesame Seeds
Brown Rice

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spread sweet potatoes and onto a large baking sheet. Drizzle with about 1 -2 tablespoons of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Bake for about 20 minutes, until the sweet potatoes are tender. While sweet potatoes are baking, cook the chicken breast. In a large skillet, heat 1 Tablespoon olive oil and place chicken breasts in skillet. Sprinkle with the ground ginger, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Cook for about 6 minutes, turn chicken breast, sprinkle with more of the same ingredients and cook for an additional 6-8 minutes until the center of the chicken breast or no longer pink. Cool a bit and cut into pieces. Make the dressing by whisking together minced garlic, soy sauce, peanut butter, honey and lime juice until evenly combined. Whisk in sesame oil and 1 tablespoon of olive oil until smooth. Cook rice as desired and start to assemble bowls. After rice, place some chicken, sweet potatoes, sugar snap peas and spinach in each quadrant of the bowl. Drizzle with some of he dressing and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Makes about 4-6 bowls.

The roasted sweet taters




HAPPY TASTY TUESDAYS LOVELIES

BUDDHA, BUDDHA, BUDDHA

53 comments:

  1. I can't believe I've never heard of a buddha bowl!!! Wow this looks so good and the best part is that it's healthy!
    Sarah at MeetTheShaneyfelts

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  2. I just love food with Asian flair! You know I'm going to have to make this in the next couple of of weeks. I hope your Tuesday is terrific sweet friend!

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  3. I am loving rice bowls at the minute but I have never heard of Buddha Bowls! I love this! This looks so tasty and colourful! Will be going on my to try list for sure!

    Sarah :)
    Saloca in Wonderland

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  4. Thank you for this healthy recipe. I'm making it tomorrow night! Have a terrific Tuesday!

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  5. Loving how healthy and hearty this is - not to mention so great for weeknight meals!! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

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  6. That looks delicious! This warmer weather has me (finally) ready to think about eating a little healthier. The old jeans would be thankful too. The holidays and winter are always a little rough on them ;-)

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  7. This looks so good! I love that it's easy to make and healthy too!

    Jill
    Doused In Pink

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  8. I'm such a burrito bowl person and this one looks amazing! We eat all of these ingredients throughout the week anyway.. Thanks for sharing!

    Brittany :)
    www.kingdomofsequins.com

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  9. Stopping by from Tuesday Talk. XOXO This looks SO delicious! I was going to make homemade chicken fried rice tonight, but this looks so much better!

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  10. OH MY! This needs to be my lunch sometime this week!!

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  11. I keep hearing so much about Buddha Bowls. What a fun name for a yummy dish. I love you can make these loaded up with veggies!! MMMM...

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  12. Oh my! Will definitely be trying this out- my boys love Genghis Grill, so this is going to be a cheaper, healthier, and probably yummier version! Thanks for sharing!

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  13. It's like you made this meal just for me! :)

    Had to pin it because I've been on the fence about what to do with this chicken I'm thawing right now. Problem solved. You're a lifesaver, doll.

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  14. YUM!! this looks so amazing! Pinning!

    xx, Elise
    www.sparkleandslippers.blogspot.com

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  15. These bowls look so yummy! I love roasted sweet potatoes so I would be all over this! Thanks for sharing, Andrea!

    xo, Rachel
    A Blonde's Moment

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  16. Yum, what an amazing combo of flavors and so healthy! Looks great!

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  17. I love just a big bowl of goodness! So many of my lunches end up this way but the husband is not much on combining all the food.

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  18. This sounds SO good and healthy. I'm totally saving this to recreate later!

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  19. I love the "bowl" trend that's everywhere and luckily, so do my kids.

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  20. I have never heard of these but they sound so healthy and good! I really need to make sweet potatoes more... I make them for the kids all the time but I never make them for B and me.

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  21. Looks so delicious! I have seen Buddha bowls all over Pinterest and have been wanting to try one myself. I like that this one has sweet potatoes and your own homemade dressing!
    -Kristin
    countdowntofridayblog.com

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  22. Andrea!! This looks amazing!! I have to give it a try!!

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  23. Yum! I love how there's lots of veggies in there too! I feel like that might be the only way to get my daily helping of veggies, by adding them in the food that I like!

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  24. Yum, yum yum! This looks so delicious and helathy. I cannot wait to give this recipe a try. Thanks for sharing.
    xo, Whitney and Blaire
    Peaches In A Pod

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  25. Everything is in a bowl these days! This looks super fun and you gotta love that it is healthy too!

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  26. Yum. My youngest told me about the bowls. Need to put something like this on our menu next week for sure. I'll have to sub the sesame, but shouldn't be too hard.

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  27. OH boy, Andrea... does that ever look delish!! Have a great week.

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  28. You did it AGAIN! Another recipe I need to try. This looks sooooooooo good!

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  29. This looks good, I need to do those roasted sweet potatoes, so good!

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  30. I just saw a cooking show last night that talked about making delicious bowls like this - I think I am going to have to give it a try.

    Lisa
    Daily Style Finds

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  31. Mmm, that looks so good!

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  32. Can you hear my tummy rumbling over here? Sure would like a hearty Buddha bowl 'bout now. This looks tasty and healthy at the same time. And something PC would like as much as I would. Pinned, my friend.

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  33. I love this kind of food! Delicious!

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  34. Hi Andrea, these buddha bowls seem to be the rage right now. We are all trying to eat healthier here in our family. I would love to make this sometime! Thanks for the recipe.
    Julie

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  35. Sounds amazing :)

    I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

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  36. Ooo this looks so yummy! Even better that it's healthy! Pinning this!

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  37. Yum! Love a good healthy meal!

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  38. This is my kinda food ... looks delicious!

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  39. It must be nearly time for lunch . . . yum!

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  40. Oh Yum! I can't wait to try this and as a matter of fact, it is going on the menu for tonight! Thanks Andrea for sharing your fabulous recipes with us at Brag About It! Pinned!

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  41. This looks really good. I thought with that ingredient list it would be hard, but it doesn't seem to bad!

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  42. Ooh, this look yummy! Definitely have to fix this...always looking for a way to use sweet potatoes. xoxo

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  43. Wow this looks absolutely delicious Andrea, thanks for sharing! It also looks like an awesome way to use up leftover ingredients. I recently posted about how much food is thrown out (https://www.enrichmentality.com/what-is-the-most-efficient-way-to-shop/) so recipes like this are fantastic! Thank you!

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  44. Love Asian inspired dishes! Your Buddha bowl sound delish and the ingredients make it a healthy and well-balanced meal.

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  45. This looks delicious! I love sugar snap peas! Pinned
    Thank you for sharing at the Creative Muster. Robin | Fluster Buster

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  46. I've seen these but haven't tried them yet. Looks delicious. Thanks for sharing, I found you on the Inspire Me Wednesday link party!

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  47. This looks delicious! Pinned and I have plans to make this deliciousness in a bowl very soon :) Thanks so MUCH for sharing this at the #happynowlinkup

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  48. Your Buddha Bowls look delicious. We always love your recipes at Full Plate Thursday, thanks so much for sharing them with us!
    Miz Helen

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  49. Looks so yummy and pretty easy to make.Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Have a great week! Sharing on Twitter!
    Kim

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  50. We put everything is separate bowls and let everyone building their own bowl. We love this dish. Found you on Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop.

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  51. Yum, looks like a great recipe. I like everything in it! Have a great week, Kippi #kippathome

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