Greek Chicken Bowls
User Reviews
4.6
Greek Chicken Bowls
Description
This recipe breaks down the meal into components: the Greek chicken, cucumber tomato salad, lemon and dill rice, and optional tzatziki sauce and feta cheese. Ground chicken is cooked with red onion, herbs like parsley and oregano, and warm spices such as coriander, cumin, garlic powder, and cinnamon, then brightened with lemon zest and juice. The cucumber tomato salad mixes fresh vegetables with red wine vinegar, olive oil, parsley, and olives for a tangy, briny counterpoint.
The rice is combined with lemon juice, fresh dill, and seasoning to provide a fragrant base. Assembly involves layering rice, seasoned chicken, and fresh salad, topped with crumbled feta and optionally tzatziki for cool creaminess. This bowl delivers aromatic, herbaceous flavors with a balance of textures, from juicy vegetables to tender chicken and fluffy rice.
Ingredients
Tzatziki Sauce
Cucumber Tomato Salad
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes quartered
- 1 cup cucumber diced
- 1/4 cup red onion diced
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives chopped
- 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley chopped
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- kosher salt fresh ground, to taste
- black pepper fresh ground, to taste
Greek Chicken
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 pound chicken breast lean ground
- 1/2 cup red onion diced
- 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley chopped
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin ground
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- kosher salt fresh ground, to taste
- black pepper fresh ground, to taste
- lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice fresh
Rice
- 2 cups rice cooked
- 2 teaspoon dill chopped, fresh
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice fresh
- kosher salt fresh ground, to taste
- black pepper fresh ground, to taste
Other Ingredients
- feta cheese crumbled
Instructions
Tzatziki Sauce
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- When the chicken is nearly cooked through, add in the lemon zest and juice and stir everything together.
Assembling the Bowls
- 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
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 446 kcal
% 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.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.6
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