Thai Peanut Vegetable Bowls
Thai Peanut Vegetable Bowls have coasted sweet potatoes, broccoli, and cauliflower, topped with a Thai Peanut Sauce and served over rice - so much flavor for an easy meal!
You don't have to persuade me to eat my vegetables, but my boys are a different story. Honestly, they are pretty hit or miss from day to day (or hour to hour) and something they loved one night could be a total flop the next. Regardless, I do my best to keep vegetables interesting, which means giving them fun flavor. These Thai Peanut Vegetable Bowls were my latest attempt.
Roasting vegetables is my absolute favorite way to prepare vegetables. I love when they are perfectly crispy on some parts, and tender throughout. I also love combining vegetables and often some kind of meat with rice to make one big delicious, filling rice bowl. These Thai Peanut Rice Bowls were a hit at the dinner table, and the peanut sauce that goes on top is by far the star of the show!
Ingredients in Thai Peanut Vegetable Bowls
Sweet Potatoes
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Olive Oil
Ground Ginger
Soy Sauce
Peanut Butter
Coconut Milk
Sriracha
Honey
Rice Vinegar
Coconut Rice
The ingredients are pretty simple and ones that, if you make Thai food at all often, you'll have most in your pantry and refrigerator. You can also definitely switch up the vegetables that you use in this recipe. While I loved the combination of sweet potatoes, broccoli, and cauliflower, I think red bell peppers, brussels sprouts, carrots, and butternut squash would all be delicious as well.
How to Make Thai Peanut Vegetable Rice Bowls
To start, you will prep the vegetables. If you are wanting to make this a quick(er than it already is) weeknight dinner, I would highly recommend chopping your vegetables ahead of time, such as the night before. Just store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. You can also use pre-chopped vegetables, if you prefer.
After giving the vegetables the chop chop, you'll toss them in olive oil, a couple of spices, and season with salt and pepper. Then they get roasted at 425 for 30-40 minutes, until they're done to your preferred doneness. I like mine a little on the crispy side, so I go closer to 40 minutes.
While the vegetables are roasting, you can stay busy by making the peanut sauce (which, BTW, can also be made in advance if you want!) and cooking up some coconut rice. I like making my coconut rice in my Instant Pot, and pretty much always follow this recipe, and I double it.
Lastly, assemble the bowls! Start with rice, top with veggies, and then drizzle with the peanut sauce. I like some diced green onions, cilantro, and chopped peanuts on top too because I'm extra like that. Plus the crunch from the peanuts is SO good! Put this on your meal plan for this week - your family will thank you!
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Thai Peanut Vegetable Bowls
Ingredients
Roasted Vegetables
- 3 small sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 head broccoli, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 head cauliflower, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 5 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Thai Peanut Sauce:
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup coconut milk*
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
Coconut Rice:
- 2 cups jasmine brown rice
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 cup water
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
Toppings:
- chopped fresh cilantro
- chopped green onion
- chopped peanuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Divide the vegetables between two baking sheets.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, ginger, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Drizzle the mixture over the vegetables, and then toss them to evenly distribute.
- Roast the vegetables in the oven for 30-40 minutes, until they are done to your preferred doneness.
- While the vegetables are roasting, make the Thai Peanut Sauce and rice.
- Place all peanut sauce ingredients in a small food processor or blender, and process until smooth.
Coconut Rice
- Place all of the rice ingredients in the Instant Pot.
- Cook on HIGH for 15 minutes.
- Let the pressure naturally release for 5 minutes and then release completely.
To Assemble:
- Assemble the bowls by starting with a layer of coconut rice, topped with the roasted vegetables, and drizzle with Thai peanut sauce. Top with cilantro, green onions, and peanuts. Enjoy!
