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sweet potato chickpea buddha bowl

Sweet Potato Chickpea Buddha Bowl (Vegan)

Jenni Cole
A quick and easy vegan buddha bowl recipe that combines sweet potatoes, avocado, chickpeas, and a touch of spicy sauce to make for the perfect meal prep lunch or dinner.
5 from 7 votes
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Prep Time 12 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes
Course Vegan
Cuisine American
Servings 2 bowls
Calories 581 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups fresh kale
  • 10 oz sweet potato diced
  • 1 tablespoon avocado oil
  • 15 ounce can chickpeas chickpeas
  • ½ avocado sliced
  • ½ red onion sliced
  • ⅓ cup plant-based sour cream or yogurt
  • 1 ½ tablespoon sriracha
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon finely ground sea salt
  • Juice from 1 lemon

Instructions
 

  • Mix together your seasonings then heat a pan on medium heat on the stove.
  • Once your pan is warm, add in your sweet potato and drizzle with avocado oil.
  • Sprinkle the seasoning mixture evenly over the sweet potatoes and stir. Heat until sweet potatoes are soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. Set aside to slightly cool.
  • While your sweet potatoes are cooling, mix together the vegan sour cream or yogurt, sriracha, and juice from half a lemon. Set aside.
  • In a bowl, place one cup of kale. Sprinkle with additional salt and pepper and squeeze half a lemon over the top.
  • Add half of your cooled sweet potatoes on top of your bed of kale, keeping it to one side of the bowl.
  • Add half the chickpeas next to the sweet potato then sliced red onion.
  • Add in your sliced avocado to fill the remainder of the bowl.
  • Drizzle the sriracha sauce over the top and sprinkle with a dash of paprika.
  • Repeat with the remainder of the ingredients for the second buddha bowl. Enjoy!

Notes

  • The kale can easily be swapped for baby spinach and will be just as healthy!
  • If you want a little extra flavor, toast the chickpeas with a sprinkle of paprika at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes.
  • Double the recipe to use this as a fantastic meal prep recipe for the week.

Nutrition

Calories: 581kcalCarbohydrates: 77gProtein: 16gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gSodium: 1131mgPotassium: 1173mgFiber: 19gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 22454IUVitamin C: 38mgCalcium: 186mgIron: 4mg
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