The SECRET to the BEST vegan rice bowls EVER! | Chimichurri Sauce and Seasoned Black Beans

black beans

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned kidney beans

Lentils are lower in calories and cook faster.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

Make chimichurri sauce by adding parsley, cilantro, garlic, red wine vinegar, and olive oil into a food processor or chop and mix by hand.

Taste the chimichurri sauce and adjust flavors as needed, then refrigerate to develop flavors.

Cook rice according to package instructions, starting this step first as it takes the longest.

Sauté diced onion in olive oil for 8 to 10 minutes until softened.

Add minced garlic and seasonings (including red pepper flakes) and toast for 30 seconds to 1 minute.

Incorporate black beans and enough vegetable stock to almost cover the beans; cook for about 10 minutes until thickened.

For creaminess, use a small slurry or add cashew cream or coconut milk if desired.

Prepare additional roasted vegetables in the oven or air fryer without seasonings for meal prep.

Assemble the rice bowls by adding rice, seasoned black beans, and roasted vegetables, then drizzle with chimichurri sauce.

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