Whole meal bowls are one of the best ways to use up leftovers and customize meals to your liking. Think veggies + starch + protein + sauce! We’ve compiled our favorite nourishing bowl meals to get you inspired.
Grain-Free Burrito Bowls with Shredded Mexican Chicken
Hearty, grain-free burrito bowls with veggies, beans, and shredded Mexican chicken! Just 10 basic ingredients required for this satisfying, customizable meal!
Crispy Miso Chickpea Bowls with Garlic Sesame Dressing
Wholesome, satisfying bowls with warm cooked grains, crispy miso chickpeas, fresh veggies, and a tangy garlic sesame dressing! Just 10 ingredients and simple methods required.
We love when dinner is made entirely on 1 pan! Enjoy this simple sweet potato, chickpea, and cabbage dish seasoned with Indian spices like garam masala! Serve with fresh or steamed greens, tahini, lemon, and sides of choice!
A Korean-inspired dish that’s simple, healthy, and customizable depending on the season. It’s also an affordable meal and the sauce can be made ahead of time to ensure speedy future preparations! Add some homemade (or store-bought) kimchi for the ultimate feast. Just 10 ingredients required.
A versatile Mexican-inspired bowl with butternut squash, peppers, and vegan queso sauce! Just 10 ingredients required for this satisfying plant-based meal.
An amazingly nourishing, delicious bowl with roasted sweet potatoes, cauliflower rice, curried lentils, and cilantro chutney. Just 30 minutes and SO tasty!
Healthy, easy, and delicious roasted vegetable bowl with tahini dressing and hemp seeds! The perfect 30-minute plant-based meal for any time of the day!
A modern take on a classic Indonesian dish called Gado-Gado! Quinoa replaces rice for added protein, fresh and steamed veggies add plenty of nutrition and fiber, and it’s all topped with a spicy, 2-minute peanut sauce!
Hearty and flavorful harvest bowls with roasted vegetables, quinoa, and a creamy, 3-ingredient tahini dressing! A healthy, plant-based, gluten-free meal!
An incredibly satisfying, healthy, nutrient-rich Buddha bowl with steamed kale, from-scratch chickpeas, quinoa, and 3-ingredient tahini sauce! Just 7 ingredients required for this delicious plant-based meal.
The ultimate Mediterranean Bowl with greens, hummus, olives, parsley-tomato salad, classic vegan falafel, and a variety of sauces! My go-to easy recipe when we’re craving Mediterranean cuisine!
Flavorful 30-minute burrito bowls made with seasoned cauliflower rice, black beans, grilled peppers and onions, and guacamole! Hearty, plant-based fun.
Flavorful, filling, 30-minute Buddha bowl with roasted sweet potatoes, onion, kale, crispy chickpeas, and an AMAZING tahini-maple sauce! A healthy, satisfying plant-based meal.
I forwarded these bowl recipes to my daughter and son-in-law and asked which they would like for a home delivered meal. Got two responses – bibimbap and Mediterranean bowls. Attempted both last weekend – delivered Bibimbap Saturday for lunch and Mediterranean for Sunday dinner. Made crispy tofu which is the tofu rendition my son-in-law loved it. Also, the scratch made falafel is a definite plus in the mediterranean bowl. There’s enough falafel for a dozen to tuck away in freezer. Minimalist Baker is my go-to food blog especially with vegan family members.
If these were compiled as a recipe book with photos would be so much easier to print off all in one go instead of individually clicking on them for the recipe.
Mind, I have just realised that hovering the pointer over the photo, the full description does come up in a URL in the bottom left corner (though that may only be when using Chrome, I don’t know…).
So excited to look through these recipes! I’ve been On the hunt for new lunch ideas for work. Are there any recipes in particular that could be eaten cold?
I just want to say THANK YOU for providing these delicious recipes!! This will set my daughter & I off to a great start of the new year with healthy & plant based recipes!! I enjoy all your books as well! Happy New Year!
Seriously, how can you pick just 1 bowl? Answer: make them all! I KNOW (said in Monica voice)! I will have to make the spicy ones less spicy aa I can’t do spicy.
Hi, I love your blog (and have been cooking delicious food from it for months)! Maybe this is just me, but as a point of feedback, when I look at articles like this, I find myself repeatedly scrolling up and down to try to match the photos to the descriptions. I wonder if there’s any solution you think could fix this, like perhaps showing the description as a tooltip when you hover the mouse over the image?
Perfect timing! I just learned about buddha bowls recently and have been looking up different bowl meals since then. When I saw the newest post here, I was so excited! I have a few bookmarked already and can’t wait to try some of these!
esther says
Thank you for putting so much love and sharing these beautifully recipes, I use many of them like a guide for my meals plan!!
thank you
Aw, love that! Thanks for sharing, Esther! xo
Claudia says
I forwarded these bowl recipes to my daughter and son-in-law and asked which they would like for a home delivered meal. Got two responses – bibimbap and Mediterranean bowls. Attempted both last weekend – delivered Bibimbap Saturday for lunch and Mediterranean for Sunday dinner. Made crispy tofu which is the tofu rendition my son-in-law loved it. Also, the scratch made falafel is a definite plus in the mediterranean bowl. There’s enough falafel for a dozen to tuck away in freezer. Minimalist Baker is my go-to food blog especially with vegan family members.
You are an amazing mom! We’re so glad you found this post helpful! xo
Elaine says
If these were compiled as a recipe book with photos would be so much easier to print off all in one go instead of individually clicking on them for the recipe.
Thanks for the feedback, Elaine! We’ll take that into consideration.
Lily says
An ebook would be wonderful!!!
Alaina says
I love this post! Thank you! I’ll be returning to it often when I need dinner inspiration.
Yay! We’re so glad you enjoy it!
Lucy says
I’m glad it’s not just me, these look great but I find the scrolling up and down to match the description to the picture is off-putting.
Love this site generally, though.
Thanks for the feedback, Lucy! We have plans to modify the design in the future. Thanks for your patience.
Lucy says
Mind, I have just realised that hovering the pointer over the photo, the full description does come up in a URL in the bottom left corner (though that may only be when using Chrome, I don’t know…).
Michael says
Agree.
Melissa says
So excited to look through these recipes! I’ve been On the hunt for new lunch ideas for work. Are there any recipes in particular that could be eaten cold?
We think most of them would be good cold! But the best candidates would probably be these: https://minimalistbaker.com/thai-noodle-bowls-almond-butter-tofu/, https://minimalistbaker.com/the-ultimate-mediterranean-bowl/, and https://minimalistbaker.com/greek-goddess-bowl-30-minutes/. Let us know if you give any of them a try!
Queen Toshe says
I just want to say THANK YOU for providing these delicious recipes!! This will set my daughter & I off to a great start of the new year with healthy & plant based recipes!! I enjoy all your books as well! Happy New Year!
Thanks for sharing! We’re so glad you find it helpful!
Emma Slade says
Amazing post. Thank you!
Flying Martini says
Seriously, how can you pick just 1 bowl? Answer: make them all! I KNOW (said in Monica voice)! I will have to make the spicy ones less spicy aa I can’t do spicy.
Roslyn says
I really wish on your posts like this, the name of the recipe was under the picture. :)
But I love your recipes & just ordered your book! I didn’t realize you had one!
Thank you!
Thanks for the feedback, Roslyn! We have plans to modify the design in the future.
Forest says
Hi, I love your blog (and have been cooking delicious food from it for months)! Maybe this is just me, but as a point of feedback, when I look at articles like this, I find myself repeatedly scrolling up and down to try to match the photos to the descriptions. I wonder if there’s any solution you think could fix this, like perhaps showing the description as a tooltip when you hover the mouse over the image?
Thank you!
Thanks for the feedback, Forest! We have plans to modify the design in the future.
Beth says
Perfect timing! I just learned about buddha bowls recently and have been looking up different bowl meals since then. When I saw the newest post here, I was so excited! I have a few bookmarked already and can’t wait to try some of these!
Yay! We’re so glad you found it helpful!
Brooke says
Love this post, thanks! I’ve made a few of these. What recipe is the main picture?
We’re so glad you enjoy it! Here it is: https://minimalistbaker.com/butternut-squash-bowl-with-jalapeno-queso/