These vegan deconstructed stuffed pepper bowls have all the satisfying flavor, color, and texture in an easier to eat bowl. great for lunch or dinner - or breakfast - this healthy vegan recipe is family friendly, easy to make, and antioxidant rich!
recipe originally published May 13, 2018
Gluten Free Stuffed Pepper Bowls
These bowls are one of those assembly type meals that I love to plan ahead and bulk cook for. We love the flavors so much, and could honestly eat like this every day.
Obviously our meals are more varied, but I can legit enjoy this as lunch all week long. And they are super easy, actually - all I do is cook up a big pot of quinoa (I do this most weeks anyway) and make a batch of my Versatile Vegan Meaty Crumbles recipe (often a double batch).
Then when it comes time to assemble the bowls, I slice up a bell pepper, a lemon, and some cherry tomatoes, and grab big bunches of greens.
Oh, and don't forget the hot sauce.
Super easy, super quick, and deliciously satisfying and packed with flavor and nutrients.
Healthy Vegan Recipes
This Vegan Deconstructed Stuffed Pepper Bowls recipe is one of seventy five healthy and delicious meals from Nourishing Superfood Bowls - my new favorite book from a favorite old friend, Lindsay Cotter.
ACK! I cannot even express how excited, proud, inspired, and happy I am for my dear friend Linds and her stunning new book! Literally, stunning. The corner of my book is curved up from all the dogeared pages I have of favorite bowls I have already made, and delicious bowls we are eagerly anticipating and cannot wait to make.
Stuffed Pepper Bowl Recipe
and THESE.
The Vegan Deconstructed Stuffed Pepper Bowls.
Well, Lindsay's original recipe in the book calls for beef, and are found under the title Deconstructed Stuffed Pepper Bowls. I know I have a vast variety of readers with different dietary preferences, and I only post vegan recipes here. (I asked Lindsay if I could sub out the beef and still share this recipe, and not at all surprising, Lindsay was completely cool and happy to have me do this. Lindsay, you are one in a million.)
There are plenty of healthy vegan recipes in this book, and even plenty that have simple vegan and dairy free options. However, after trying several recipes and having several that I wanted to share, I just really wanted to share this one.
It really is the one we make most often, and we love it so much.
this Vegan Deconstructed Stuffed Pepper Bowls recipe excitedly and gratefully shared with permission from the Nourishing Superfood Bowls cookbook by Lindsay Cotter, Page Street Publishing © 2018.
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Vegan Deconstructed Stuffed Pepper Bowls
All the satisfying flavor, color, and texture in an easier to eat bowl. great for lunch or dinner – or breakfast! Family friendly, easy to make, and antioxidant rich!
Ingredients
- *replace the beef with Vegan Meat Crumbles
- 3 cups (555 g) cooked quinoa
- 3 cups (540 g) lightly steamed spinach
- 1 bell pepper, sliced thin
- handful of fresh torn cilantro
- 1 green onion, chopped
- handful of sliced cherry tomatoes
- optional: (dairy free) yogurt or sour cream, for topping
- optional: red pepper flakes, hot sauce or Tabasco, for topping
- lemon slices, for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare the Vegan Meat Crumbles, as per instructions.
- For the bowl, spoon the quinoa into a large bowl, followed by the spinach. Add in the ground meat mixture, and top with the sliced bell pepper, cilantro, green onion and cherry tomatoes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add toppings: (dairy free) sour cream or yogurt cheese and red pepper flakes, if desired, and garnish with sliced lemon.
- Serve in one large bowl or in individual bowls.
Notes
dairy, egg, soy and gluten free, vegan
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1 bowlAmount Per Serving: Calories: 243Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 128mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 4gSugar: 3gProtein: 13g
nutrition calculations results vary by calculator, are for informational purposes only, and are not intended to replace medical advice or treatment.
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Nicole says
I love deconstructed bowls but haven't tried this combination before. Can't wait to include it in our weekday dinner rotation.
Kristina Sloggett says
yay! enjoy, Nicole!
Diannne says
This is such a great idea, and it's so perfect for warmer weather!
Kristina Sloggett says
indeed! the warm weather is here, WOOT WOOT 😀
Trinity Bourne says
Gosh that looks like a delightful feast of deliciousness right there. I love that medley of ingredients.
Kristina Sloggett says
this recipe REALLY IS that - a delightful feast of deliciousness! we enjoy this often...
Kelly says
I love a good meal prep dish like this. I also love that there can be so many different options!
Kristina Sloggett says
exactly! so easy to assemble when you need something quick. or just don't want to think. ha!
Sarah @ The Fit Cookie says
I love that idea of making stuffed peppers into bowls rather than stuffing peppers, which always seems to take more work than I want to put in haha!
Kristina Sloggett says
right? these are SUPREMELY easy! and so so good! 😉
Cadry says
What a great idea! I've always found traditional stuffed peppers to be kind of underwhelming. The peppers have a way of either being overdone or not quite soft enough, and there's invariably a puddle of bell pepper liquid in the bottom of the pepper diluting the flavor. But this stuffed pepper bowl sounds like everything I'd really want a stuffed bell pepper to be! It sounds so fresh, flavorful & tasty!
Kristina Sloggett says
I know what you mean... while I love to make my Pepper Jacks around Halloween, they are often tricky to get just right as far as edible texture. and yeah, NOBODY likes bell pepper liquid, ha! 😉
this is really fresh and tasty - I think you'd really like it, Cadry!
Chrystal @ Gluten-Free Palate says
I could eat one of these stuffed pepper bowls every day! Delish!
Kristina Sloggett says
I COULD TOO! 😀
Alisa says
Super fun video Kristina! And this really looks like a bowl I would want to make. So many "bowl" recipes are a little over the top with nutritious add-ons - to the point of looking complicated and unappealing. This hits that healthy, doable, comfort food mark so much better.
Kristina Sloggett says
I am enjoying the videos lately... 😉
I agree, that is why I like this bowl so much, I think - simple, flavorful, approachable and un fussy! 😉 and yes - absolutely comfort food...
jenna urben says
I love deconstructed bowls, this looks fantastic!! Those meat crumbles look good, need to try those
Kristina Sloggett says
thank you, Jenna! they really are so good - we use them often, they go well with so many dishes. 🙂
Jules Shepard says
Looks so pretty and delicious!
Kristina Sloggett says
thanks, Jules! we love this one...