Hodgepodge Protein Bowl – Match Foodie Finds

You’ll completely love this vibrant protein bowl full of a flavorful kale salad, quinoa, a sliced brat, and topped with a dollop of hummus. Get it in actual life at our meals truck, Hodgepodge, at Forgotten Star Brewing Co. in Fridley, Minnesota.

In case you haven’t heard, we’re opening a meals truck at our favourite brewery in Minnesota later this spring! Hodgepodge is a midwest cellular kitchen that’s parked proper outdoors Forgotten Star Brewing Co. in Fridley. Our menu is a Midwest-inspired, food-for-all form of menu. This shines via the number of menu objects, distinctive midwestern components, and approachable price-point, together with this scrumptious and nutritious protein bowl!

The precise parts of the bowl will change seasonally, but when you end up at Hodgepodge this spring or summer time, you’ll be capable to take pleasure in this dish in all her glory. And, in fact, you’ll be able to all the time make it in your individual kitchen at dwelling.

Why can we love bowl recipes?

In case you haven’t observed, we’ve got quite a lot of bowl recipes on Match Foodie Finds 😏 The whole lot from vegetarian buddha bowls to candy potato mushroom grain bowls to savory breakfast bowls — and truthfully all the pieces in between. It’s truthfully how we eat most of the time.

Put all the pieces you might have available in a bowl, plop a dollop of hummus on prime, seize a fork and revel in. They’re protein-packed, veggie ahead and so delish. Which is precisely why we NEEDED to have one on our menu at Hodgepodge.

Hodgepodge Protein Bowl Star Components

For the total recipe, scroll right down to the recipe card for an inventory of components and directions.

Meat protein: We’re utilizing sliced brats for this protein bowl! Not solely do they supply superb taste, they’re bite-sized and simple to scoop up with a forkful of quinoa and kale salad (aka the proper chunk!).

Kale salad: This particular Kale salad options blueberries, candy corn, crimson onion, feta, and naturally, massaged kale.

Quinoa: We’ve cherished quinoa for the reason that early days of quinoa when nobody knew tips on how to pronounce it. It’s protein-packed, and has a fantastic nutty texture and taste, which makes it excellent for bowl recipes like this.

Hummus: Hummus is an effective way to tug all of the flavors of this protein bowl collectively. Be at liberty to make use of store-bought or make your individual!

Straightforward Ingredient Swaps

Probably the greatest issues about bowl recipes is that you simply actually could make it your individual. Don’t have blueberries in your fridge? Swap them for craisins! Listed here are a number of different straightforward swaps:

Quinoa –> Rice: This recipe requires quinoa, however you’ll be able to change it up and serve these protein bowls with white rice, brown rice and even cauliflower rice.

Brats –> Any meat protein: It is a smart way to make use of up leftover brats, nevertheless it’s additionally scrumptious with another meat protein, similar to: shredded rooster, pulled pork, or shrimp.

Storage

Retailer any leftovers in hermetic containers within the fridge for as much as 2-3 days. Maintain the hummus separate till serving to take care of freshness.

MEAL PREP

These protein bowls are excellent for meal prep. Merely put together the recipe as written and retailer the hummus individually from the remainder of the bowl. Add the hummus, extra recent blueberries and a squeeze of recent lemon when serving.

Hodgepodge Protein Bowl Recipe

This vibrant protein bowl full of a flavorful kale salad, quinoa, a sliced brat, and topped with a dollop of hummus is served at our foodtruck, Hodgepodge, in Minnesota. Make it at dwelling with this recipe! 

Prep:30 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner:30 minutes minutes

Whole:1 hour hour

Fats 27

Carbs 56

Protein 24

Components

Bowl Components

• 1 cup dry white quinoa
• 6 wild rice brats or rooster sausage
• ½ cup creamy plain hummus we used Babas hummus

Kale Salad

• 8 cups chopped kale deboned and chopped
• ½ tablespoon olive oil
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• ½ crimson onion minced
• 10 oz frozen corn thawed
• 2 cups recent blueberries
• 4 oz feta cheese crumbled

Directions 

• Start by getting ready the quinoa. Add the quinoa and a pair of cups of water to a saucepan, and produce to a boil over excessive warmth.

• Flip the warmth to low and canopy. Enable the quinoa to soak up all of the water, for about 10-Quarter-hour. Take away from the warmth and fluff with a fork. Put aside.

• Add the kale to a big bowl. Add the olive oil and salt. Use your palms to therapeutic massage the oil and salt into the kale for 1-2 minutes. It will soften the kale and scale back it by about half.

• As soon as massaged, add the onion, corn, blueberries, and feta cheese. Combine to mix and put aside.

• Put together the dressing by including all components to a bowl, and whisking to mix. Pour half the dressing over the salad and toss. Style take a look at the salad and add extra dressing to style. Switch to the fridge for later.

• Put together the wild rice brats by heating a grill pan over medium/excessive warmth.* Place the brats on the grill pan and prepare dinner till grill marks type and the interior temperature of the brats reaches not less than 160ºF.

• Take away from the stovetop and let cool for 5-10 minutes. As soon as cooled, slice the brat into rounds.

• Assemble the protein bowls by evenly distributing the salad, quinoa, and brats between 4-6 bowls. High every bowl with 1-2 tablespoons of hummus.

Suggestions & Notes

• The brats may also be ready on the grill or boiled in water or beer earlier than searing.
• If you’re getting ready this as a meal prep meal for the week, wait so as to add the dressing to the salad till proper earlier than serving.
• Be at liberty to substitute blueberries for raspberries or sliced strawberries.

Vitamin details

Energy: 539kcal Carbohydrates: 56g Protein: 24g Fats: 27g Fiber: 7g Sugar: 15g