Loaded Veggie Burrito Bowls
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Total: 45 mins
This bowl-based burrito is full of spicy Tex-Mex flavours and chunky organic veg. You'll start with a base of tender white basmati rice cooked with nutty black beans, then layer a rainbow mix of roasted veg, creamy slices of avocado and cooling spoonfuls of Greek style yogurt on top. A final squeeze of lime adds zing.
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552 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 2 red peppers
  • 1 courgette
  • 2 onions
  • 250g cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 400g tin of mixed beans
  • 1 tbsp fajita seasoning
  • 270g white basmati rice
  • 2 avocados
  • 2 limes
  • 1 mini romaine lettuce
  • 400g soya yogurt
  • A handful of coriander
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  • Sea salt & black pepper
  • 1 tbsp rapeseed, sunflower
  • or olive oil
  • 500ml hot water
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Bring the pan to the boil. Once boiling, pop a lid on the pan and turn the heat down to very low. Simmer the rice gently for 8-10 mins, then remove from the heat. Allow the rice and beans to sit in the pan, lid on, for 5-10 mins to steam. This will finish cooking the rice.

  • 2.

    Peel the avocados and slice into thin wedges. Pop them in a bowl and squeeze over the juice from half a lime. Season with salt and pepper and toss to coat.

  • 3.

    rim the bottom off the lettuce and divide the leaves between bowls. Grate in the zest from 1 lime and squeeze in the juice from half a lime. Scoop the cooked rice and beans, and the roasted veg, into the bowls. Top with slices of avocado, dollops of the yogurt and torn coriander leaves. Serve with wedges of the remaining lime on the side for squeezing.

  • 4.

    Warm your oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Fill and boil your kettle. Halve the peppers and scoop out the seeds and white pith. Slice the peppers into thin strips. Top and tail the courgette, then slice it into bite-sized chunks. Peel the onions and slice them into thin wedges.

  • 5.

    Tumble all the veg into a roasting tin and add the whole cherry tomatoes. Dust over 1 tsp smoked paprika and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Drizzle over 1 tbsp oil and toss the veg to coat in the oil and seasoning. Slide into the oven and roast for 30-40 mins, turning halfway, till the veg are tender and caramelised at the edges.

  • 6.

    While the veg roast, drain the mixed beans. Warm a medium pan over a gentle heat. Tip 1 tbsp fajita seasoning into the dry pan and cook for 1-2 mins, stirring, till it starts to smell aromatic. Add the mixed beans and rice to the pan. Pour in 500ml hot water from the kettle and add a good pinch of salt. Stir to combine.

  • Tip

    Love Your Leftovers:
    The roasted veg will keep for up to 3 days in the fridge in airtight tubs. Divide the roasted veg between the tubs, seal and store. Reheat in the microwave or on the hob, with an extra splash of water or stock, till piping hot. We recommend cooking the rice to order, rather than storing and reheating it.

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