grain bowl

noun

plural grain bowls

: a dish typically consisting of an individual portion of a cooked grain (such as rice, quinoa, or farro) served in a bowl with accompaniments such as vegetables, beans, meat or fish, and sauce

Like many cooks I know, I don't always follow recipes for grain bowls at home. Instead, I tend to use up what I have in the fridge and pantry, mixing and matching, figuring out how to make odds and ends delicious.

—Tejal Rao

Arrange, don't mix. Part of a grain bowl's appeal is the visual distinctiveness of its various parts—toss it all together, and it's no longer eye candy.

—Carrie Dennett

Examples of grain bowl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

How to Enjoy Them Add lima beans to succotash with fresh corn and tomatoes, toss them into grain bowls, or combine them with seasonal vegetables in salads and side dishes. —Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 22 June 2026

Oats are ideal for breakfast and added to baked goods and smoothies, while quinoa works well in grain bowls, salads, soups, and savory side dishes. —Jillian Kubala, Health, 16 June 2026

Campo will serve Italian favorites like rigatoni with pork sugo, a funghi pizza with mushrooms, sandwiches and a grain bowl. —Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 16 June 2026

Legumes — lentils, chickpeas, fava beans and white beans — anchor some of the easiest high-fiber Mediterranean diet recipes and work in everything from soups and stews to salads and grain bowls. —Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

2000, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grain bowl

• bankroll
• bedroll
• borehole
• cajole
• catchpole
• charcoal
• condole
• control
• dipole
• downhole
• enroll
• extol