Description
This smoky Vegan Beans and Greens Power Bowl is quick, delicious, easy, healthy AND inexpensive! If that wasn't enough it's also gluten-free, oil-free, and sugar-free!
Vegan, Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, Nut-Free, Sugar-Free, Can be Soy-Free
Ingredients
Main Dish
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3-4 cups greens (if using a thick stemmed green, separate the leaves from the hearty stem)
- 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
- 1.5 cups (or a 15 oz can) kidney beans (sub any bean)
- 14 oz can of diced tomatoes (or use fresh)
- 1 teaspoon ume plum vinegar (or sub any vinegar + a dash of salt)
- 1 tablespoon tamari or soy sauce (or use two tablespoons coconut aminos)
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
For the bowl:
- 1/2 cup cooked quinoa (each) (or another grain or potatoes)
- 1/2 avocado, sliced (each), optional
Instructions
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Heat a large nonstick skillet or pot over medium high heat. Add in diced onion and cook it slowly. Let it just start to stick and then add a tablespoon or two of water and stir it around with a silicone or wood cooking spoon or spatula (never use metal utensils on nonstick surfaces, you'll hurt the coating).
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Continue this process for around 4 minutes, until the onion is translucent. You can continue this process further to really caramelize your onion, but I like mine to still have some texture in this recipe.
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At this point you can add garlic, let that saute for a minute more, and then add the stems of your greens if including them.
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Saute for just a few minutes more and add the rest of the ingredients except for the leafy part of your greens, cover your pot, and turn your heat down to a high simmer (around 4 o'clock on the dial). Simmer for about 5 - 7 minutes with the lid on, or until the mushrooms are cooked to your liking.
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Remove the lid, stir in your greens and cover again to let them wilt. Cook about 2 - 3 minutes, until wilted.
- I love to serve this up with quinoa (pictured), rice or in a baked potato, but you could definitely just use it as a side, a topping for toast, in a wrap–really anything you like! Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Entrees
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American, British