Lentil burrito bowl with chipotle cashew sauce
This Lentil burrito bowl with chipotle cashew sauce is the perfect high protein vegan dinner.
Ingredients
Filling
- ½ red onion - finely chopped
- 1 green bell pepper - finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic - minced
- 1 ½ cups cooked green brown or black lentils can use canned
- ½ cup cilantro - finely chopped
- ¼-½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
Cashew sauce
- 2 chipotle peppers from a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1 teaspoon adobo sauce from a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- ½ cup cashews soak for 4 hours if you don't have a high powered belnder
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- ¼ cup avocado oil sub another neutral oil
- ¼-½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- juice from 1 lime
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
Other ingredients
- ½ cup cooked quinoa or grain of choice
- 2 cups chopped romaine or lettuce of choice
- ½ sliced avocado optional
Instructions
- Add all cashew sauce ingredients to a blender and blent until smooth. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes. Add bell pepper and cook for 5 minutes. Add all remaining filling ingredients and cook for 5 more minutes.
- Assemble bowls with quinoa, filling, lettuce and sauce. Top with avocado if using. Dig in.
Notes
This makes about 2 servings.
Nutrition
Calories: 664kcalCarbohydrates: 86gProtein: 31gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gSodium: 387mgPotassium: 1750mgFiber: 24gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 5202IUVitamin C: 63mgCalcium: 123mgIron: 11mg
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