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Peanut Chickpea Buddha Bowl

Roasted carrots and broccoli with seasoned roasted chickpeas, brown rice, spinach, and bean sprouts tossed in a creamy peanut sauce. Makes six bowls.
Prep Time 32 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 42 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Main Course

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 cupcarrotsdiced large
  • 2 cupsbroccoli florets
  • 2 teaspoonssesame oildivided
  • 1/2 teaspoonkosher saltdivided
  • 1/2 teaspoonground black pepperdivided
  • 14 ouncesgarbanzo beanscan drained and rinsed (chickpeas)
  • 2 tablespoonstoasted sesame oil
  • 1/4 cupsoy saucelow-sodium
  • 1/4 cuphoney
  • 2 garlic clovesminced
  • 1 teaspooncrushed red pepper
  • 1/4 cuppeanut buttercreamy no sugar added
  • 1/4 cuproasted peanutsunsalted
  • 2 cupsbrown ricecooked
  • 2 cupsspinach
  • 1 cupbean sprouts

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Baking Sheet
  • Food Processor
  • Small Bowl
  • Paper Towels

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
  2. In a bowl, toss 1 cup diced carrots and 2 cups broccoli florets with 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper. Spread in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast 20–25 minutes, until carrots are soft and begin to char. Remove from oven and set aside.
  3. Pat 14 ounces garbanzo beans (drained and rinsed) dry with paper towels. Toss the chickpeas with the remaining 1 teaspoon sesame oil, remaining 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper. Spread in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake 10–15 minutes at 400°F, until they begin to roast but are still slightly soft. Remove and let cool briefly.
  4. In a food processor combine 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil, 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce, 1/4 cup honey, 2 minced garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper, and 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter. Process until smooth.
  5. Remove the blade and stir in 1/4 cup roasted unsalted peanuts. Reserve about 1/4 cup of this peanut sauce mixture in a small bowl for drizzling.
  6. Pour the remaining peanut sauce over the roasted vegetables and roasted chickpeas. Gently toss to coat evenly.
  7. Divide 2 cups cooked brown rice evenly among six bowls. In each bowl place approximately 1/3 of the rice surface with spinach (from the 2 cups spinach total), 1/3 with bean sprouts (from the 1 cup bean sprouts total), and fill the remaining 1/3 with the sauced chickpea-and-vegetable mixture.
  8. Drizzle the reserved 1/4 cup peanut sauce over the assembled bowls. Serve immediately.