Quinoa Butternut Squash Burrito Bowl
Oct 05, 2016, Updated Nov 21, 2019
Quinoa Butternut Squash Burrito Bowl is a flavorful meal which you can whip up in no time! It's healthy, delicious, vegan & gluten free!
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Vegan and gluten free Quinoa Butternut Squash Burrito Bowl is a delicious and healthy meal which doesn’t take much time to put together.
The squash and pumpkin season makes me very happy! The other day we went to a grocery store and mom got so excited to see all the pumpkins. She had not seen pumpkins in so many shapes and sizes before so it was totally a new experience for her. In fact she asked my husband to click few pictures of the pumpkin for her! I really love fall for all it’s flavors and fresh produce and butternut squash is right up there. My favorite way to eat it? Yes you guessed it right, it is by roasting the veggie. I discovered roasting veggies pretty late in life but now I really believe that roasting is the best way to eat any vegetable. It just makes everything so darn tasty, agree?
I have been making these Quinoa Butternut Squash Burrito Bowl a lot these days.
They are easy to make and versatile. I often cook a lot of quinoa and then use some of it for a quick salad for dinner.
The leftover quinoa I use in a lot of recipes like these burrito bowls! Using dinner leftovers to create a delicious lunch is something which I do very often, not only does it make lunch prep easier but it’s also fun to get  creative using the leftovers.
This quinoa butternut squash burrito bowl comes together rather quickly, is vegan and gluten free. So what all does this burrito bowl has
roasted butternut squash and roasted onion
quinoa, of course
black beans
avocado
cilantro & lime
There’s so much more than you can add here like peppers, corn. You may also add cheese, salsa or make guacamole in stead of adding diced avocados. I am really running short of time while packing my lunch so I make it this way. It’s super flavorful!
Method
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. In a bowl toss together squash cubes, diced onion, salt, cumin powder, cayenne pepper and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Mix to combine. Transfer everything to the prepared baking sheet and roast at 400 F degrees for 15-17 minutes or till squash is fork tender. Set aside.
Measure 3 cups of cooked quinoa in a bowl and add salt, cumin powder and red chili flakes to it. Mix to combine.
To prepare the bowl, divide the quinoa and butternut squash mixture equally in 2 parts. Add 1/2 cup black beans, diced avocado, cilantro and lime to each and serve.
You may add any additional topping of your choice. Suggestions include: salsa, sour cream, cheese, guacamole.
* I add in a lot of lime juice to these burrito bowls – 1 small lime for each. You may add less depending on taste.
Quinoa Butternut Squash Burrito Bowl
Ingredients
Butternut Squash
- 2 cups butternut squash cubes
- 1 red onion diced
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Quinoa
- 3 cups cooked quinoa
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes
- salt to taste
1 large avocado, diced
1 cup black beans
2 small limes
cilantro, to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a bowl toss together squash cubes, diced onion, salt, cumin powder, cayenne pepper and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Mix to combine.
- Transfer everything to the prepared baking sheet and roast at 400 F degrees for 15-17 minutes or till squash is fork tender. Set aside.
- Measure 3 cups of cooked quinoa in a bowl and add salt, cumin powder and red chili flakes to it. Mix to combine.
- To prepare the bowl, divide the quinoa and butternut squash mixture equally in 2 parts.
- Add 1/2 cup black beans, diced avocado, cilantro and lime juice to each and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Quinoa Butternut Squash Burrito Bowl
Thanks for the pin Rachelle!
Mine too! Thanks Joscleyn!
Thanks Mira!
Thank you Marcie!
I always go for the bowl, eating burrito is challenging!
Thanks Kelly!
Oh yum! i love this combo, you really can do quinoa 1000 different ways. Love this!
Absolutely! Thanks Mary!
From the cumin flavored quinoa to the gently spiced butternut squash to the black beans and to the avocado – I am loving everything about this burrito bowl – simply delicious Manali!
Thanks Shashi!
Healthy and satisfying bowl! Roasted sweet butternut squash with spices would add a lovely flavor combo!
Thank you! Roasted butternut squash was so good!
The seasoning in this quinoa sounds delicious! And I’ve been eating a lot of squash lately, so this is definitely for me!
It sure was!
Thank you Chey! I love a good burrito bowl!
Thank you Angie!
absolutely! 🙂
I am a HUGE fan of make ahead lunch recipes, they are an absolute life saver. Love this burrito bowl, and I definitely need to find some of those containers!
absolutely! Thanks Denise!
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Hello Lin! Sorry you are having trouble reading the recipe, I will definitely try to fix this. Thanks for the feedback.