Creamy Gochujang Bean Bowl with Eggs & Kimchi

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1/3 daily fibre 4 of 5 a day Low sat fat

Creamy Gochujang Bean Bowl with Eggs & Kimchi

Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 25 mins
Cuisine: Korean
Food group: Vegetarian

Tuck into this comforting bowl with Mindful Chef x ZOE. You’ll simmer protein and fibre-rich butterbeans in a fiery gochujang sauce, hearty mushrooms and leafy spinach. Serve over a bed of fluffy quinoa, and top with a gooey soft-boiled egg and kimchi (a fermented food rich in probiotics). A delicious feel-good recipe, developed by Certified Nutritionists at ZOE.

Cooking Instructions

The protein cooking time listed in this recipe has been updated.

As of December 2025, we've revised cooking times for all our proteins to reflect improved food safety guidance.

Check out the latest recommended times in our Cooking Guidelines.

Before you start

  • Bring a large saucepan filled with salted water to a boil
  • Pull out a large frying pan, a slotted spoon & a sieve

Get the quinoa on & prep the veg

  • Add the quinoa to the saucepan. Cook for 13-14 mins, then drain
  • Meanwhile, finely dice the onion
  • Thinly slice the mushrooms. Finely chop or crush the garlic
  • Halve the tomatoes

Add the eggs

  • Rinse the eggs, and add to the quinoa pan in the final 7 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon

Get your simmer on

  • Heat a large frying pan with 1 tbsp olive oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the onion and mushrooms and cook for 5 mins, until softened
  • Add the garlic and cook for 30 secs
  • Add the tomatoes, gochujang, nutritional yeast and beans (with their liquid). Mix well and simmer for 4-5 mins, until thickened

Last bits & plate up

  • Rinse the spinach, then stir in the final minute, until lightly wilted. Season with salt and pepper
  • Thinly slice the avocado
  • Serve the quinoa into bowls, along with the gochujang beans, sliced avocado and kimchi
  • Peel and halve the eggs. Place on top on each bowl to finish

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