28 Rice Bowl Recipes for Quick Weeknight Dinners

Cue the island vibes. Coterie member Maria Lichty’s rice bowls are filled with seaside summer favorites: coconut, shrimp, pineapple and lime.

We’re all about Coterie member Liz Harris’s genius combo of pineapple, plantains and coconut-milk rice. Extra guac, please.

Raise your hand if you love a hearty grain bowl. (Same, guys.) But sometimes even we reach our quinoa limit. Shake things up with these clean-eating bibimbap bowls, a Korean dish piled high with veggies and rice. Spicy, crunchy and satisfying, they’re super easy to whip up on a whim. (And did we mention they’re vegan and gluten-free?) Pass the tamari.

This low-carb twist uses riced cauliflower instead of traditional rice. We’re loving the spiced lentils, laced with curry powder, cumin and coriander.

One serving of this vegetarian weeknight dinner packs 20g of protein and comes together in just 30 minutes.

Five minutes of prep for a dinner this pretty? If only getting ready in the morning were this easy.

Coterie member Heidi Larsen’s gluten-free and paleo-friendly bowls sub in blitzed broccoli for traditional rice. It cooks faster than rice (45 seconds!), and it’s a sneaky way to add in more greens.

Our new favorite way to top a sirloin steak dinner? With a spicy garlic aioli, pickled vegetables, radishes and cilantro. Yum.

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It’s everything you love about a burrito, minus the gluten. Thanks to hearty sweet potatoes, black beans and avocado, this vegan version is a crowd-pleaser, even for meat eaters.

And if you prep all of the ingredients in advance, all you need to do is combine everything in a bowl and zap it in the microwave for two minutes. Dinner = done.

Sorry, but we’re not sick of buddha bowls yet—especially when they’re piled high with avocado, oranges and pomegranate seeds.

The best weeknight dinners include a bit of meal prep. For this brown rice bowl, use any leftover grain you have, and shake up the dressing in advance. Total time to get it to the table? Five minutes.

Burritos and bowls are a dinner hit, so combining the two is a no-brainer. Toss in all the things you love about fajitas—bell peppers, chicken, sour cream—into a brown rice bowl for a healthy, crowd-pleasing meal.

We spy sriracha, which gives this black fried rice from Coterie member Phoebe Lapine a kick. Add to that hemp seeds, scallions and eggs, and you’ve got dinner (in a breezy 20 minutes).

Thought you couldn’t make sushi at home? Think again. The secret is in buying sashimi-grade salmon, then tossing it with rice in this deconstructed sushi bowl.

Soy-ginger tofu takes center stage in this vegan poké bowl. Top it with cucumber, radishes and cabbage for extra crunch.

This simple dish cooks in the oven on a sheet pan, and it’s loaded with the ginger, cumin, turmeric and paprika spice you’re craving.

Yep, dinner can be this simple. Sauté chicken and veggies, add pineapple and douse it in barbecue sauce. Done.

Let tofu take the night off. Coterie member Gena Hamshaw mixes in lemon-pepper tempeh with whatever veggies you have on hand. Total cook time? Twenty minutes. Deliciousness level? 100.

Wait, you haven’t heard of kitchari bowls? While the restorative Indian stew now has its own trending hashtag, it’s actually been a popular Ayurvedic dish for centuries.

In just 30 minutes, transport yourself to Saigon. This flavorful beef bowl serves up plenty of fresh herbs and veggies, with a bed of crave-worthy crispy rice.

Turkey isn’t reserved for sandwiches and Thanksgiving dinner. Ground turkey can also make the base of these Thai-basil-flavored rice bowls, complete with a topping of ghost pepper. Oh, did we mention it’s Whole30-approved too?

What's better than eating an apple a day? Noshing on this antioxidant-rich power bowl.

Few things are as satisfying as juicy, tender meatballs. Place them on a bed of cauliflower rice and top 'em with creamy coconut-herb sauce and you've got yourself a low-carb, yet hearty dinner.

This 10-ingredient rice bowl is filled with good-for-you ingredients like roasted plantains and veggie slaw.

Chopsticks optional (but encouraged) for this gluten-free lunch bowl.

Think you don’t like tofu? Think again.

Brown rice, ripe cherries, blackberries, peach, queso fresco—oh my.