These 15 fresh, flavorful, and healthy bowl recipes make meal prep equal parts effortless and delicious.
These Bowl Recipes Make Healthy Eating a Breeze
Simple, good for you, and endlessly customizable, bowl recipes are the meal prepper’s BFF. I’ve been noshing on bowls in one form or another for years, and I never tire of the tried and true combo of vibrant veggies, lean proteins, whole grains, and flavorful sauces.
Besides their mix-and-match nature, bowl recipes are great because they hold up well in the fridge and can be reheated in a flash in the microwave, making busy days feel a heck of a lot easier.
Today I’m sharing 15 of my favorite easy, healthy bowl recipes that make planning your lunches or dinners for the week stress-free.
Enjoy!
15 Healthy Bowl Ideas
1
Veggie Burrito Bowls
Veggie burrito bowls are made by loading up cilantro lime rice with seasoned black beans, pico de gallo, and toppings like crunchy romaine and queso fresco. Add this recipe to your meal prep rotation for a filling vegetarian lunch or dinner you can assemble in minutes!
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2
Mediterranean Chicken Quinoa Bowl with Broccoli and Tomato
Chicken quinoa bowls have staked their healthy claim on quick and easy meal-prep dinners that are flexible enough to mix and match ingredients for take-to-work lunches that never get boring, too.
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3
Chopped Grilled Vegetable Bowl with Farro
This vegetarian Mediterranean bowl is filled with grilled vegetables and farro, then topped with a garlic yogurt sauce, kalamata olives, feta and hummus.
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4
Fish Taco Bowl
This fish taco bowl with green cabbage slaw is fully loaded with taco-seasoned flaky fish, rice, and creamy avocado for the best meal that boasts all of the flavors and textures you love about fish tacos, only in a bowl!
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5
Kickin’ Orange Chicken Bowls
Juicy chunks of chicken coated in a sweet and tangy orange sauce are served over broccoli rice (yes, broccoli as rice!) in this simple but filling meal prep recipe.
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6
Shoyu Ahi Poke Bowl Recipe
Layered with rice, cucumbers, avocado, seaweed salad, the chunks of cubed ahi tuna in a simple shoyu poke sauce of soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, and sesame seeds is the star of this shoyu ahi poke bowl.
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7
Mediterranean Salmon Bowls
These Mediterranean salmon bowls with couscous and veggies are easy, healthy, and customizable based on your taste and what you have on hand.
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8
Korean Beef Bulgogi Bowls
Thinly sliced beef cooked in a Korean marinade tops bowls of rice heaped with fresh vegetables, herbs and a spicy mayonnaise sauce made with chili paste for a super easy and flavorful weeknight dinner or lunch.
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9
Chipotle Lime Shrimp Bowls
Quick, easy, and totally flavorful, these chipotle lime shrimp bowls with brown rice, black beans, tomatoes and avocado have just the right level of adobo spice with a touch of honey to sweeten up meal prep for any lunch or dinner.
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10
Teriyaki Chicken Bowls
Homemade Japanese 7 Spice infuses the teriyaki sauce in this recipe to create even more flavorful chicken and rice bowls.
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11
Asian Shrimp Bowls
This quick meal in a bowl of shrimp seasoned in sesame flavors is stir fried with rainbow swiss chard, spinach, edamame, green onions to top brown rice.
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12
Southwest Chicken Bowl Recipe
Sheet pan roasted chicken breasts, butternut squash and red onion served with black beans, brown rice and guacamole make this a nutritious meal in a bowl.
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13
Buddha Bowls With Turkey Meatballs or Crispy Tofu
These easy, healthy quinoa buddha bowls are loaded with a long-lasting rainbow of veggies—sweet potatoes, cauliflower, and broccolini—that are roasted then layered with make ahead/leftover proteins and straight from the pantry quinoa.
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14
Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad Bowls
This Vietnamese rice noodle salad is a vegetarian-forward version of the traditional bún salads drizzled with nuoc cham — the popular Vietnamese dressing and dipping sauce — with spring lettuces, crunchy fresh vegetables and sweetened with the season’s best fresh berries. Note that the vegetables can be prepped and shredded for meal prep 2-3 days before then assembled and dressed right before eating.
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15
Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowls
When weeknight dinner making seems like almost too much to add to your already full plate, prep the ingredients for these slow cooker teriyaki chicken and vegetable rice bowls over the weekend and then toss together for a quick and easy answer to your weeknight dinner question.
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