grain bowl

noun

plural grain bowls

: a dish typically consisting of an individual portion of a cooked grain (such as rice, quinoa, or farro) served in a bowl with accompaniments such as vegetables, beans, meat or fish, and sauce

Like many cooks I know, I don't always follow recipes for grain bowls at home. Instead, I tend to use up what I have in the fridge and pantry, mixing and matching, figuring out how to make odds and ends delicious.—

Tejal Rao

Arrange, don't mix. Part of a grain bowl's appeal is the visual distinctiveness of its various parts—toss it all together, and it's no longer eye candy.—

Carrie Dennett

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Try using pomegranate arils in dishes like oatmeal, salads, and grain bowls, and adding pomegranate juice to cocktails, mocktails, and smoothies for a delicious and easy way to care for your health. —

Jillian Kubala, Health, 9 Oct. 2024 Later meals include green bean, cauliflower, and salad options, alongside main options of a pesto pasta salad, mushrooms and lentils, a chicken grain bowl, or ginger garlic tofu. —

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024 For lunch, customers have the option of a chicken grain bowl or ginger garlic tofu. —

Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2024 Westbound travelers will get a choice of pesto pasta salad or mushroom and lentils, while eastbound travelers get a chicken grain bowl or ginger garlic tofu. —

Nathan Bomey, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grain bowl