SNAP Challenge: Spinach Rice Breakfast Bowls
This is one of my favorite quick, savory breakfasts and I’ve made about a hundred versions of it. It’s going to seem gross or weird to a lot of you, but I LOVE it. Plus, I got so many questions about it when I used a picture of a similar version for this soft boiled egg post, that I knew at least some people would be interested. :)
The basic formula is rice, greens, a soft boiled egg, and a splash of hot sauce. You can use different types of rice, different seasonings, different types of sautéed greens, and even different kinds of fat. My favorite combination is jasmine rice (white or brown), virgin coconut oil, jerk seasoning, and spinach. The coconut oil is absolutely magical in this breakfast bowl, but for the SNAP challenge, I used butter to save a few pennies. I love this Mccormick jerk seasoning, but can’t find it at my usual grocery store, so I made the seasoned rice instead, to hopefully make up for it. So, here is the SNAP version of my favorite savory breakfast, packed with fiber, greens, and a deliciously creamy soft boiled egg. (directions for making a soft boiled egg here)
Spinach Rice Breakfast Bowls
Spinach Rice Breakfast Bowls
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cooked seasoned rice ($0.11)
- 1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach ($0.16)
- 1/2 Tbsp butter ($0.08)
- 1 large egg ($0.21)
- pinch of salt and pepper ($0.03)
- splash of hot sauce ($0.05)
Instructions
- Place one inch of water in a small sauce pan. Bring it up to a boil over high heat with the lid on top. Once it reaches a full boil, add the egg in the pot, replace the lid, and let boil/steam in the shallow water for exactly six minutes. After six minutes, pour out the hot water, rinse with cool water, then peel immediately.
- While the egg is cooking, add 1/2 cup of precooked seasoned rice to a bowl along with 1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach. Microwave on high until heated through (about two minutes, stirring once half way through). Season the spinach and rice with butter and a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Once the egg is cooked and peeled, add it to the bowl with the spinach rice, drizzle hot sauce over top, and eat.
Notes
Nutrition
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See my full tutorial and video on how to soft boil an egg here.
Step by Step Photos
Begin by bringing one inch of water to a full boil in a small pot. Once it begins to boil, add the egg, cover the pot, and let it boil/steam for exactly six minutes. After six minutes, pour out the hot water, and rinse with cool water. Peel the egg immediately.
While the egg is cooking, add 1/2 cup of precooked seasoned rice to a bowl along with 1/2 cup of frozen, chopped spinach. Microwave on high for about two minutes (stirring once half way through), or until the rice and spinach are hot.
Once the rice and spinach are fully heated, season with 1/2 Tbsp butter (or virgin coconut oil) and a pinch of salt and pepper. You can experiment with adding extra herbs here. Sometimes I add a little thyme and red pepper flakes.
Finally, add the cooked and peeled soft boiled egg and drizzle with hot sauce (I use sriracha! Woo!). And that’s one of my all time favorite breakfasts! (yes, I’m a little unusual)
I just made its wonderful love the hint of sirracco cause it’s excellent will make again!!thanks!
I’m gonna try this now for breakfast!sounds great and easy
Absolutely perfect…and Easy!!
Yay oh yay!!!my new breakfast favorite!!!
Same here!
This is my second-favorite recipe of Beth’s. I make it religiously. (FIrst is Black Bean Pizzas, which I had last night.)
This morning I am making bowls for my roommate and I, and he is making an over-easy egg for himself (because I stink at those), and I will have good ol’ fried with the awesome yolk all over the bowl!
Guess it’s a Beth Weekend!
I sauteed some kale instead of using frozen spinach ( we just happened to have kale and not spinach). I added some rice vinegar to the kale on a whim and I really enjoyed that flavor. This is was the first time I had a soft boiled egg and that was surprisingly great too.
Awesome breakfast. I’ve used quinoa instead of rice, avocado, various greens. Very filling and i don’t get hungry for quite a while. Best of all it’s healthy and delicious
hi!
this is exactly what I was looking for!
EXCEPT: I don’t own a microwave, and I’m not experienced in the kitchen.
Could you help me out with an alternative??
Thank you in advance
Greetings frm Switzerland,
alexandra ❀
Unfortunately I’ve never tried to reheat rice without a microwave. You may have to just cook your rice fresh. :)
Add a little water to the rice and stir it around in a frying pan or saucepan.
This is my new favorite dinner. I give myself a weird look every time I make it, but I’m hooked. It shouldn’t work, but it does!
This was really great! I needed to use up leftover cooked rice and other spare ingredients from a potluck dish. I added potatoes and onions since they were chopped and leftover, plus poured a fair amount of Worcestershire sauce over it instead of hot sauce. I liked it better than the ‘real’ dish I was making!
This was so easy and sooo yummy!! I even forgot to add hot sauce, since after adding egg we couldn’t resist it. :P
Thanks for this healthy yummy recipe :)
I’ve become such a fan of the Big Bowl meal! This is so versatile just by reading all the comments-Looking forward to inventing my own version-
Vicky
I love this. It’s so easy and delicious. I like to use a sunny side up egg instead of a hard boiled egg, and it tastes just as good.
I’m a diehard for oatmeal at breakfast but i love this as a quick lunch or dinner. I make up a brown/wild rice blend with garlic, black pepper and chillies and freeze it in one cup portions then soft boil two eggs and throw half an avocado on top with the sriracha. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you for this recipe. I came upon your site when I was looking for a savory breakfast that would use up some leftover rice. As I struggle to eat healthy, I like that this helps get a serving of vegetables in at breakfast.
I make this dish regularly now. Sometimes adding a little ground sausage or bacon, if I happen to have them. Today I made it with black forbidden rice which gave it an even richer flavor.
Looking forward to trying more of your recipes!
Delicious, filling, and so so easy! I made this for the first time this morning, adding a cup of broccoli as well, and this is definitely going to become one of my go-to breakfasts.
I made this with barley, your creamed spinach recipe I had around, and chipolata Tabasco… SO yummy and filling!
Would this work with frozen broccoli?
Yes, I actually do this quite often with broccoli. :)
I feel like this would have worked a lot better had I used a microwave. Since I don’t have one, I opted to boil the rice on the stove and then steam the veggies in the rice after it was done cooking.
Also, I just could NOT get these eggs to peel! I don’t care as much about it when I have hard boiled eggs since they usually get chopped anyway, but when there’s a delicate yolk, it becomes an issue. Do you have any tips for easy peeling?
Surprisingly, I really haven’t had problems peeling them, so I haven’t had to test any egg peeling tricks. :/
I saw on Buzzfeed that sprinkling some baking soda into the pot helps with peeling eggs, but that was in reference to hard boiled. It may work with soft as well, I don’t know from experience. Just thought I’d put that out there in case it works. Also, if/when I try it out myself, I will share my findings.
I used to have a lot of issues peeling eggs but have found if you run them under running cold water (not put into the pot but hold them in your hand and run them under the coldest water under the stream from the tap) it makes it a lot easier. Also do this immediately after removing them from the heat