Make Chicken Buddha Bowls + Vegan Key Lime Pie!

Catherine Zaben of The Wellness Kitchen // Photo by ColorJoy Stock

Hey, girl, hey! Ready to get excited about meal prepping this week instead of making the same bring thing? Catherine Zaben of The Wellness Kitchen has got the goods! Today she’s teaching us how to make Chicken Buddha Bowls and Vegan Key Lime Pie. Catherine is a Holistic Nutritionist who specializes in meal plans & recipe books. Catherine is also a mother of 4! I’m so excited for you to take a peek at these delicious, healthy recipes.

Below you’ll find ingredients list, preparation details, photos and a video of each recipe. We’ll start first with the amazing Chicken Buddha Bowls and then you’ll see the yummy Vegan Key Lime Pie. Happy eating, babe!

Big thank you to our 2021 Community Partner, Rollin’ Oats!

All the ingredients featured in Catherine’s recipes are from Rollin’ Oats, an amazing local, organic food market. Rollin’ Oats has two locations, one in South Tampa and one near Downtown St. Pete. You can also shop online here!

Ready to make this incredible, healthy dish?! // Photo by The Wellness Kitchen

Chicken Buddha Bowl

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Ingredients:

• 1 Cup of cooked Brown rice

• 1/2 cup of cooked black beans 

• 2 cups of spring mix (variety of lettuce, kale, swiss chard)

• 2 chicken breasts

• 1 cup of sliced mushrooms

• 1 cup of parsnips

• 1/2 cup brussel sprouts

• 1/2 cup of snap peas

• Avocado crema

• 2 Ripe avocados 

• 1/2 cup of cilantro

• 1 chopped tomato

• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

• 1 garlic clove

• juice of 2 limes

• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

1. Season the chicken breast with salt & pepper and seasoning of choice generously, you can use any method you would like to cook it, same with the rice. Roast parsnips and brussels sprouts at 400F for 25-30 minutes.

2. To save some time you can use pre-cooked beans, they are delicious and made with clean ingredients.

3. Assemble your bowl! Pick a deep bowl, starting with the spring mix, brown rice, snap peas, brown rice, cooked chicken breast, mushrooms.

4. In a food processor or high speed blender blend all of the ingredients for the avocado crema season with salt and pepper to taste.

5. Drizzle it on to of your bowl, serve the roasted parsnips as a side and enjoy!

Fresh ingredients from Rollin’ Oats // Photo by The Wellness Kitchen

Cooked, seasoned ingredients ready to craft the Chicken Buddha Bowl // Photo by The Wellness Kitchen

How incredible does the completed Chicken Buddha Bowl look?! // Photo by The Wellness Kitchen

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Vegan Key Lime Pie

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Ingredients:

• 1 box of graham crackers

• 1 can of coconut cream 

• 2 cups of raw cashews

• 1 tbsp of vanilla extract

• juice of 5 limes 

• 2 tbsp of lime zest 

• 1 tbsp of monk fruit 
  
  

Preparation:

1. In a food processor blend crackers and 1-2 tbsps of coconut oil with the crackers until you get the consistency of a paste. Grab your pie dish and assemble the mixture in the bottom making sure that is very even and flat. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

2. In a high speed blender mix lime juice, raw cashews, lime zest, coconut cream, vanilla extract and monk fruit. Blend until creamy.

3. Pour filling over the cookie mixture, with a spatula flatten it and make sure there is no air bubbles.

4. Freeze for 2 hours and then place in refrigerator for 3 more hours or overnight.

5. Top with some whipped coconut cream more lime zest and enjoy!

Tasty baking ingredients from Rollin’ Oats // Photo by The Wellness Kitchen

Grab a fork, babe! You’re gonna love Catherine’s Vegan Key Lime Pie recipe! // Phot by The Wellness Kitchen

Learn more about Catherine and how to work with her here. You can get more foodie inspo on IG with Rollin’ Oats St. Pete and Rollin’ Oats Tampa.

Tell us how your recipe came out in the comments!