Ommm: So Good

If you’re looking for a beautiful single-bowl meal, try this. Of course, you can use fish, game, pork, or steak, or even a mixture of leftover meat to clean your refrigerator. Once you’ve made the dish, you’ll adapt it to your favorite vegetables and proteins.

Peanut Chicken Buddha Bowl

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 c broccoli, in florets
1 pound boneless chicken
1 c carrots, shredded
1 c spinach leaves
1 c garbanzo beans, cooked
2 tsp sesame oil, divided
2 c cooked rice (brown rice adds flavor and maybe a little nutritive value)

Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

2 TBSP sesame oil
1/4 c soy sauce
1/4 c maple syrup
2 tsp chili garlic sauce (or to taste)
1/4 c peanut butter of choice
dash pepper

Cube chicken, roast a single layer for 25 minutes on nonstick or oiled flat sheet. Move to a shallow bowl. Add 1/2 the peanut sauce and let marinate 10 minutes or until you’re ready to assemble the meal.

Toss broccoli with 1 tsp oil. Roast 20 minutes at 400°F.

Heat the remaining 1 tsp oil in a wok or large skillet. Add batches of chicken, along with marinade, and toast until golden and crispy, about 4 minutes.

To serve, place 1/2 c rice in each of 4 bowls. Divide carrots, spinach, broccoli, garbanzos, and chicken among bowls and drizzle with reserved peanut sauce.