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

From topping tacos and chips to upgrading burgers and grain bowls, the mealtime opportunities are endless. —Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2026

They can be sliced or mashed for toast, blended into smoothies, or chopped into salads and grain bowls. —Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2026

Top the grain bowl with the salmon filet, either whole or flaked into pieces. —Ashia Aubourg, Outside, 10 Feb. 2026

Tofu comes in several textures and works well in stir-fries, grain bowls, and salads. —Brandi Jones, Health, 9 Feb. 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