Vegan Teriyaki Bowl

This vegan teriyaki bowl recipe combines sweet, garlicky vegan chicken served with brown rice or cauliflower rice, steamed broccoli, and lots of healthy veggies. It comes together in around 20 minutes and is better than takeout! For a change of pace, serve it with this vegan peanut sauce.

A vegan teriyaki chicken and edamame rice bowl sits next to chopsticks with a bowl of rice behind it and mini bell peppers.

When you’re wanting to eat in a hurry, there’s nothing better than this vegan teriyaki bowl. Is everything better in a bowl? I think so!

Why is This the Best Recipe?

  • Broccoli florets are cooked in the skillet with onions and ginger, infusing them with authentic flavors
  • Bell peppers are cooked until tender, adding pops of color and flavor to every bite
  • Using vegan chicken adds plant-based protein and meaty mouthfeel to this dish.

Key Ingredients

You can find the full printable recipe, including ingredient quantities, below. But first, here are some explanations of ingredients and steps to help you make this recipe perfect every time.

Here are the ingredients you’ll need for this recipe, including substitution ideas:

  • Olive oil — Or you can substitute toasted sesame oil.
  • Ginger — This recipe calls for 2 teaspoons of fresh ginger or you can substitute 1 teaspoon of ground ginger.
  • Broccoli — You’ll need some broccoli florets. Keep them small so they cook quickly.
  • Onion — I used a yellow onion, or you can substitute white or red onion.
  • Bell pepper — I recommend a red bell pepper because of it’s sweet flavor, or you can substitute green bell pepper.
  • Vegan Chicken — To make this recipe fast and easy, you can use Gardein Chick’n Teriyaki Strips. Or you can use Vegan Chicken and add your favorite teriyaki sauce.
  • Frozen shelled edamame
  • Brown rice

How to Make Vegan Teriyaki Bowl

  1. Cook onions and ginger in an oiled skillet until tender.
  2. Add the broccoli, onion, and peppers and cook until the broccoli is tender.
  3. Push the vegetables to the outer edges of the pan, add the vegan chicken pieces in the center and cook them until they’re browned.
  4. Pour in the teriyaki sauce and stir to combine.
  5. Add the cooked veggies and stir to incorporate the sauce.
  6. Serve over rice.
A closeup of a glass bowl full of vegan teriyaki chicken over brown rice and topped with edamame. Two mini bell peppers are beside it.

The Best Vegan Rice Bowls

You can make rice bowls using a variety of ingredients, including black beans. Here are some exmples of ingredients to include in your next rice bowl:

You can make your rice bowls with different international influences, such as Asian, Mexican, Indian, and more!

Serving Suggestions

Serve rice bowls with any of the following:

I can see some awesome variations on this recipe by adding the following:

  • Steamed asparagus
  • Add shredded cabbage
  • Cook some mushrooms along with the onions
  • Add freshly steamed green beans
  • You could also serve with a sweet and sour sauce on the side
  • Add a little spice with some sriracha!

All of these would be great additions to this recipe. However you make it, you’re going to love the simplicity and ease of reading this Vegan Teriyaki Chicken Bowls and serving it to your family for a quick, healthy dinner!

More Rice Favorites

This vegan teriyaki bowl is served over rice. Here are even more of our favorite rice recipes to try:

A bowl of brown rice topped with a vegan teriyaki mixture. It's surrounded by bowls of brown rice, more teriyaki mix, and steamed broccoli and mini bell peppers.
A vegan teriyaki chicken and edamame rice bowl sits next to chopsticks with a bowl of rice behind it and mini bell peppers.

Vegan Teriyaki Bowl

Enjoy this Vegan Teriyaki Bowl with less than 10 ingredients and ready in 30 minutes or less. Vegan, Vegan, "Chicken" Dinner!
5 from 1 vote
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 638kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh ginger
  • 2 cups broccoli florets
  • 1 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 1 cup red and yellow bell pepper strips
  • 1 package Gardein Chick’n Teriyaki Strips
  • 1 cup frozen shelled edamame
  • 3 cups cooked brown rice*

Instructions

  • In a large skillet over medium heat add the oil. Add ginger and cook for about a minute.
  • Add the broccoli, onion, and peppers. Stir and cook a few minutes, until the broccoli is tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Push the vegetables to the outer edges of the pan, creating space in the middle of the skillet. Add the Gardein Chick'n pieces (not the sauce) to the middle of the skillet. Cook until the chick'n strips are browned. Add the edamame and cook until heated through. Pour in the Teriyaki sauce packet and stir to combine.
  • Add the cooked veggies and stir to incorporate the sauce.
  • Serve over rice.

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Notes

* You can make your brown rice from scratch or you can purchase pre-made brown rice in packets. I recommend Tasty Bite, which offers brown and a variety of other styles of rice.
Use Gardein Chicken Teriyaki mix or make Vegan Chicken combined with your favorite teriyaki sauce.
Calories: 638kcal | Carbohydrates: 121g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 831mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1450IU | Vitamin C: 93.5mg | Calcium: 105mg | Iron: 4mg

The nutrition information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator and should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

This post was originally published in 2016 and was updated to include new photos, new text, and an updated recipe in 2021.

5 Responses to Vegan Teriyaki Bowl

  1. Avatar thumbnail image for MarlyJessica Reply

    Wow Marly these Teriyaki bowls look amazing!! I love when you can get a full, balanced and filling meal in such a short time that tastes delicious too. We definitely need to give these a try here.

    • Avatar thumbnail image for MarlyMarly

      Thanks, Jessica! I’m a big fan of creating easy vegan meals and this one fits that to a tee! So great to talk with you recently! Hugs!

  2. Avatar thumbnail image for MarlyThe Cook Secret Reply

    5 stars
    Great recipie, lookinf for more

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