Hodgepodge Protein Bowl – Fit 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.

If you happen to 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 exterior Forgotten Star Brewing Co. in Fridley. Our menu is a Midwest-inspired, food-for-all form of menu. This shines by means of the number of menu objects, distinctive midwestern components, and approachable price-point, together with this scrumptious and nutritious protein bowl!

The precise components 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 possibly can at all times make it in your personal kitchen at dwelling.

Why can we love bowl recipes?

If you happen to haven’t seen, we have now various bowl recipes on Match Foodie Finds 😏 Every part from vegetarian buddha bowls to sweet potato mushroom grain bowls to savory breakfast bowls — and actually every part in between. It’s actually how we eat most of the time.

Put every part you’ve got available in a bowl, plop a dollop of hummus on high, seize a fork and luxuriate 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 Elements

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

Meat protein: We’re utilizing sliced brats for this protein bowl! Not solely do they supply wonderful taste, they’re bite-sized and straightforward 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, pink onion, feta, and naturally, massaged kale.

Quinoa: We’ve liked quinoa for the reason that early days of quinoa when nobody knew how you can pronounce it. It’s protein-packed, and has an excellent nutty texture and taste, which makes it good for bowl recipes like this.

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

Simple Ingredient Swaps

The most effective issues about bowl recipes is that you just actually could make it your personal. Don’t have blueberries in your fridge? Swap them for craisins! Listed below are a number of different straightforward swaps:

Quinoa –> Rice: This recipe requires quinoa, however you possibly can 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, but it surely’s additionally scrumptious with another meat protein, similar to: shredded chicken, pulled pork, or shrimp.

Storage

Retailer any leftovers in hermetic containers within the fridge for as much as 2-3 days. Hold the hummus separate till serving to keep up freshness.

MEAL PREP

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

Hodgepodge Protein Bowl Recipe

This vibrant protein bowl packed with 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 home with this recipe! 

Prep:30 minutes minutes

Cook:30 minutes minutes

Total:1 hour hour

Fat 27

Carbs 56

Protein 24

Ingredients

Bowl Ingredients

• 1 cup dry white quinoa
• 6 wild rice brats or chicken 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 pink onion minced
• 10 oz frozen corn thawed
• 2 cups recent blueberries
• 4 oz feta cheese crumbled

Directions 

• Start by making ready the quinoa. Add the quinoa and a couple of cups of water to a saucepan, and convey 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 arms to therapeutic massage the oil and salt into the kale for 1-2 minutes. This may soften the kale and cut 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 inner temperature of the brats reaches a minimum of 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. Prime 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.
• In case you are making 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.

Diet info

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