Meatless Monday Sweet Potato Burrito Bowls: Quick and Easy in Clay!

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This recipe is ONLY suitable with VitaClay rice maker models: VF7700, VM7900.

I like making different versions of the rice bowl, especially when it involves making things simple, one-pot style. I also love sweet potatoes. Not only are they delicious, they are easy to make and really versatile, and they are super nutritious as well.

(Whenever you buy root vegetables such as sweet potatoes, carrots, etc, be sure to buy organic, because root veggies absorb more toxins (pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, residue from other waste) from the soil than anything else--but they also absorb lots of nutrients—so just get the good stuff!)

This vegetarian dish is light and simple, but really delicious and satisfying at the same time.

Since I like to have my “lightest” meal of the day (usually vegetarian) at dinnertime to give my digestive system a rest before bedtime, this dish is perfect for dinnertime at my house.

Rice can be substituted for quinoa or another grain if you so desire. It would of course, also make a great lunch: make a bunch and pack it for school or work lunches, or take it to your next pot-luck.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of rice or quinoa, soaked and rinsed (always rinse the quinoa to eliminate the bitter flavor)
• 2 cups veggie or bone broth
• 1 lb sweet potatoes, diced
• 1 c sweet bell peppers
• 1-2 tomatoes, diced (with juice)
• 1 lb black beans, cooked
• 1 c corn kernels (frozen or fresh are fine; get organic to avoid GMOs)
• ½ t garlic, minced
• 1 t cumin
• ½ t chili powder
• 2 T lime juice
• 1 ½ c shredded cheese (might want to shred it yourself)
• sour cream, to top

optional garnishes: chopped avocado, cilantro, tomato

Directions :

1. Add everything except lime juice, cheese and garnishes to the clay pot (to have a little crunch left in the bell peppers, wait til the end to add those)
2. Close, seal and cook on “rice” setting
3. After it beeps, allow to rest about 15 minutes before opening (stir in bell peppers now if you haven't already)
4. After resting, stir in lime juice and serve into bowls
5. Add cheese and other garnishes

Check out how to make your own bone broth here:

https://vitaclaychef.com/blogs/recipes/how-do-i-make-bone-broth-and-what-do-i-do-with-it

And here's a recipe for vegetable broth:

https://vitaclaychef.com/blogs/recipes/quick-and-easy-vegetable-broth