Deconstructed Baked Potato Bowl

This Deconstructed Baked Potato Bowl is for those of you craving Southern comfort food but still want to be healthy. At first glance this bowl may look unhealthy, but it’s made from whole foods plant-based ingredients!

Baked Potato Bowl Essentials

This bowl features all the ingredients you’d get by deconstructing a loaded baked potato, with a healthy twist of course. In this bowl is:

• Mashed Potatoes. Packed with fiber and keeps you full for hours.
• Crispy Tofu. High protein & adds a flavorful crunch.
• Black Beans. Protein & fiber.
• Green Peas. Healthy digestion. 
• Corn. Healthy digestion. 
• Jalapeño. Nutrient dense & spicy.
• Shredded Vegan Cheese. There are no incredible benefits per se, but the vegan cheese adds such a delicious flavor. Here are my favorite vegan cheese brands:

If you want to replace any of the ingredients or make it even more loaded, try:

• Seitan. If you’re not a tofu fan and can handle gluten, replace the crispy tofu with seitan “chick’n”. I typically buy boxed seitan (in a similar container as tofu) and pan fry it with veggie broth and umami bouillon.

• Tempeh Bacon. If you’d prefer bacon over crispy tofu or seitan, tempeh is going to be your best bet.

• Sour Cream. The mashed potatoes are extremely creamy, but if you want more cream with a little tang, add vegan sour cream. To find my vegan sour cream recipe, head to my GIANT WHITE BEAN CHILI post.

BBQ Sauce

Finding a good BBQ sauce is key in this recipe. The BBQ sauce brings it all together and really makes it feel like you’re eating an authentic home cooked Southern meal. Here are some of my favorite brands of BBQ sauce:

Bread Crumbs

For the crispy tofu, you will need breadcrumbs to act as the crisp. You can totally just use nutritional yeast and opt out of breadcrumbs, but there are some really great gluten-free options I love:

{Related Recipes: If you like this recipe you’ll love my GIANT WHITE BEAN CHILI and my BRUSSELS SPROUTS SALAD.}