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Greek Chicken Bowls

Greek Chicken Bowls are packed with Greek flavor! Spiced ground chicken, a cucumber tomato salad and Greek yogurt tzatziki sauce all on top of lemon dill rice.

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 446 kcal
Course: Appetizer , Dinner
Cuisine: Greek

Ingredients

Tzatziki Sauce
Cucumber Tomato Salad
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 1 cup diced cucumber
  • 1/4 cup diced red onion
  • 1/4 cup Kalamata olives, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
  • 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
Greek Chicken
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 pound lean ground chicken breast
  • 1/2 cup diced red onion
  • 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
  • zest of a lemon
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Rice
  • 2 cups cooked rice
  • 2 teaspoon chopped fresh dill
  • 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
Other Ingredients
  • crumbled Feta cheese

Instructions

Tzatziki Sauce
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  1. Combine all of the ingredients for the tzatziki in a bowl and stir together until combined. Taste for seasoning, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Cucumber Tomato Salad
  1. Add all of the ingredients for the salad to a bowl. Stir everything together and taste for seasoning. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Rice
  1. Combine the rice, lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper together. Taste for seasoning. Use par-cooked rice in a bag that can be cooked in the microwave to save time.
Greek Chicken
  1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the diced onion and ground chicken to the skillet and use a wooden spoon to crumble the chicken. Season the chicken with the chopped parsley, all of the spices, salt and pepper.
  2. When the chicken is nearly cooked through, add in the lemon zest and juice and stir everything together.
Assembling the Bowls
  1. Divide the rice into four bowls. Top with equal amounts of the Greek chicken, cucumber tomato salad, tzatziki sauce and crumbled feta. Garnish with extra parsley and a lemon wedge if desired.

Nutrition Information

Calories 446kcal (22%) Carbohydrates 36g (12%) Protein 36g (72%) Fat 18g (28%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Polyunsaturated Fat 13g Cholesterol 124mg (41%) Sodium 165mg (7%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 7g (14%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 446

% Daily Value*

Calories 446kcal 22%
Carbohydrates 36g 12%
Protein 36g 72%
Fat 18g 28%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 13g 76%
Cholesterol 124mg 41%
Sodium 165mg 7%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 7g 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.