Brown Rice and Veggie Bowl

I have a great recipe to pass onto you from my favorite food blogger, Mix and Match Mama. I love her recipes...the only sad thing is that a lot of them are hard to make in India. But I've definitely adapted whatever I can of hers!

A couple of summers ago she did a series about good lunch ideas, and this was one of my favorites, and very easy to duplicate in India. Plus...it's super healthy. #winning

 Essentially, you start with a big bowl of brown rice or quinoa, and then add in whatever you want. Here's what I added this time:

Brown Rice and Veggie Bowl

Original recipe

1 cup of brown rice (or quinoa), cooked according to directions

1 red pepper, chopped

1 small red onion, chopped

1/2 cup of frozen peas

1/2 cup of frozen corn

Handful of cherry tomatoes, halved

Dash of salt and pepper

Directions: mix everything together! This makes a big bowl that will last you for 2-3 meals. You can eat it cold, or I personally like it warmed up for 20-30 seconds. Just spoon out your portion for the day into a bowl, microwave, and then sprinkle with salt and pepper. So simple! And definitely a way for me to eat more veggies (and fruit...tomatoes are technically a fruit).

In her original recipe, she also added a handful of baby spinach leaves, which I loved doing when I was in America. But let's face it...the spinach in India tastes a lot more like dirt and not at all like American baby spinach. I don't think I could ever eat it just raw. So I left that out. Also, if you can't find baby tomatoes, you could easily just add some diced tomatoes, but I would suggest adding those in right before you eat it so they don't get mushy and soggy in the mix.

Other add in ideas:

* Cooked chicken

* Black beans

* Any other color of bell pepper

* Your favorite vegetable!