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Jackfruit Burrito Bowls

I'm sensing a theme here with my last few recipes. I always do this when the weather starts to change. My body wants all the seasonal food. When fall rolls around, give me all things squash and pumpkin...Spring calls for all the fresh food! These vegan burrito bowls are certainly fresh. If you've never tried jackfruit you should give it a spin. It has the consistency of shredded chicken and tastes perfect in Mexican dishes. I add lime juice to this dish because I feel like it enhances the slight sour flavor of the jackfruit in a delicious way. I've never had jackfruit that isn't from a can, so I'm assuming the flavor would be completely different fresh but since canned is all I can get, here we are. I can find jackfruit in Trader Joes but if you can't find it in your local grocery you can order cans on Amazon! I linked a different brand that I've heard is good, but I just found out you can order Trader Joe's products on Amazon and I'm freaking out. This is a game changer for people who can't get to a TJ's. I beg you...if you've never had Everything but the Bagel Seasoning, order it and put it on everything.

You might be thinking, "but Izzy, I'm not vegan. Why would I make this?" I'm not vegan either, but sometimes it feels good to give the ol bod a break and go meatless for a meal or a day. But, if you just can't imagine a meal without meat you can use chicken instead of jackfruit. I would use chicken tenders, add a little more seasoning/ lime juice, and let it marinate for an hour or so before cooking. Next time I get the craving for this meal I'll test it with chicken and type up an exact recipe for ya! A few other variations for this bowl would be to use guacamole instead of plain avocado and add black beans to the mix. I don't eat very many beans because they give me indigestions sometimes but they are a great way to make vegan meals more substancial. I usually add the beans if I'm going to make this for my big meal of the day. Sometimes I make lunch my biggest meal and sometimes dinner. Either way, a big bowl of all these goods fills me up without making me feel weighed down like I feel sometimes when I eat meat.

Vegan burrito bowl

Ingredients

Makes 4 bowls

10 oz can of jackfruit

1 medium onion

1 medium green pepper

Handful cherry tomatoes, halved

1 large clove minced garlic

1 avocado

1 cup rice (cooked)

1/2 TBSP chili powder

1-1 1/2 tsp chili lime seasoning (I use Trader Joe's brand)

1/2-1 tsp garlic powder

Cayenne pepper to taste

Pepper and sea salt to taste

1/2 lime juiced plus extra for serving

Cilantro for serving

Black beans (Optional)

Guacamole in place of avocado (optional)

Directions

Take about 20 minutes

  1. Rinse jackfruit well with water. Drain and pat dry with paper towels or clean kitchen towel. Break up the jackfruit with your fingers. Cut green peppers and yellow onion into hearty slices.

  2. Season jackfruit with chili powder, chili lime seasoning, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, half of a lime, and a TBSP olive or avocado oil. Stir together with minced garlic.

  3. Start cooking the rice before you cook veggies.

  4. While rice cooks, heat a nonstick pan with a heavy drizzle of olive or avocado oil, on medium-high heat, and add jackfruit. Cook for about 5 minutes stirring occasionally. While jackfruit cooks season peppers and onions with about 1/2 tsp salt, a few grinds of pepper, and a litle olive or avocado oil.

  5. I use a large pan with a lid, so after 5 minutes I push the jackfruit into half of the pan and add the peppers and onions to the other half. Cover the pan and cook for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. If the veg starts to burn turn down the heat slightly. When onions and peppers are cooked remove from heat (I like the onions and peppers cooked but with a little crunch so 10 minutes is perfect for my taste but cook them longer if you want.) **

  6. Season rice with olive oil (1 TBSP butter) and about 1 TBSP chili lime seasoning.

  7. Taste jackfruit and add sea salt to you taste. I'm not going to put a measurement because the amount of salt you need will depend on the jackfruit you use. The brine differs from brand to brand. Use those tastebuds!

  8. Assemble bowl with rice, jackfruit, onions and peppers, avocado (or guacamole), tomatoes, beans if desired, tons of cilantro, and limes for squeezing.

**If you don't have a large enough pan to fit everything, use two pans. One for the jackfruit and one for the peppers and onions. Cover with tinfoil if you don't have a lid. You can also chop onions and peppers more finely and cook them mixed in with the jackfruit.

Jackfruit burrito bowl

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