High Protein Bowl

I know I am late to this trend, but I think this bowl has earned it's spot at the table.

I have seen these bowls be made with a wide variety of meat proteins and other protein substitutes. People have given this trend a little push back because of the use of cottage cheese. People are using cottage cheese as a topping. It seems that people are split right down the middle about it. Some people are utilizing cottage cheese in all of their cooking. Some people are vehemently against cottage cheese and its viral recipes.

I personally, think that it can add a great source of protein, healthy fats, and calcium. I think the texture is what gets to a lot of people. I think that infusing it with garlic or blending it can drastically help. Cottage cheese it self, as an ingredient is a fairly blank slate.

I think depending on what your personal preference, amount of effort, and cooking ability you can make it as simple or as complicated as you wanted. This recipe can be easily adjusted for preferred serving size. Think of it as your homemade Chipotle bowl if you will.

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For a couple of lunches throughout the week

Ingredients

• 2 large sweet potato

• 2 bell peppers

• 1 LB of ground beef or other protein choice

• olive oil

• salt

• pepper

• garlic powder or fresh garlic

• chili powder

• paprika

• cilantro

Instructions

1. Check oven to make sure it is empty, and then pre-heat oven to 350.

2. peel sweet potatoes and slide into rounds. Then slice into sticks and then into bite size cubes. (I think this is one of the safest way to cut sweet potatoes, while keeping all my finger-tips).

3. de-seed bell peppers and dice into preferred bite size.

4. Toss diced sweet potatoes and bell peppers in olive oil.

5. Add preferred amount of salt, pepper, garlic powder, chili powder, cilantro, and paprika.

6. move to a baking sheet and spread evenly to bake in the oven.

7. move the baking sheet into the hot oven and bake until you have soft sweet potatoes and the bell peppers have some nice color (char).

8. start cooking the meat until it is fully cooked.

9. Once the veggies are in the oven, begin to cook the protein. I cooked the ground beef until it had a nice dark color and had a crunchy texture.

10. Once everything is fully cooked, top with any other ingredients that you want to add and enjoy.

11. Add any other additional seasonings to taste, if you wish.

This time I didn't add any cottage cheese as a topping, but I think next time I would definitely add my blended roasted garlic cottage cheese dip to it. I have had this dish with cottage cheese before, and i get it. I defiantly wouldn't add it in just as is. This source of dairy, gives it more dimension. I would also have veggie and protein mix over a bed of rice. This not only makes the dish more filling, but also gives you a good source of carbohydrates.

I think this dish is a great one to start with if you are wanting to add more nutrient dense and filling foods into your diet. I think this dish, is also a great one if you are wanting to take a whack at doing meal prep. It can be completely customized and may even use the same ingredients across many different recipes.