Greek Chicken Power Bowls
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
457 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Mediterranean, Greek
Greek Chicken Power Bowls
Description
This recipe involves roasting chickpeas with olive oil, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning until crispy in the oven. The dressing blends Greek yogurt with diced cucumber, salt, pepper, lemon juice, fresh dill, oregano, and garlic powder for a smooth, bright sauce that can be chilled ahead for enhanced flavor. Chicken breasts or thighs are coated with olive oil, oregano, basil, and garlic powder, then grilled until cooked through and diced.
Component salads include a cucumber salad with lemon and olive oil, and a tomato salad with fresh basil, providing fresh and acidic contrasts. The final assembly places cooked quinoa as the base, topped with grilled chicken, cucumber salad, tomato salad, roasted chickpeas, and crumbled feta, drizzled with the yogurt dressing. This combination yields layers of creamy, crisp, tangy, and savory textures.
Designed for convenience, this bowl is suitable for meal prep, with separate storage of components to combine fresh at serving.
Ingredients
- 2 cups quinoa cooked
- ½ cup feta cheese I use reduced fat, crumbled
Dressing
- 1 cup Greek yogurt plain, fat free
- 1 cucumber peeled and diced
- ½-1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper or to taste, cracked
- lemon juice of ½ lemon
- ¼ cup dill packed fresh
- 1 tablespoon oregano fresh, finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
Chicken
- 2 chicken breast or 3-4 chicken thighs, boneless skinless
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon oregano fresh, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons basil finely chopped, fresh
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Cucumber Salad
- 1 cucumber peeled and chopped, large
- ½ red onion chopped
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice fresh
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Tomato Salad
- 1 cup tomatoes halved, cherry or grape
- basil chopped, fresh
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Chickpeas
- 2 chickpeas drained, rinsed, and set aside, 15-ounce cans
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning dried
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss together chickpeas, olive oil, salt and pepper, and dried Italian seasoning. Arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet and cook in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
- Prepare the dressing (if you can do this in advance, the dressing is even tastier after chilling for several hours, but still delicious when made fresh) combining all dressing ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. Cover and chill until ready to use.
- To prepare the chicken, stir together oil, oregano, basil, salt and pepper, and garlic powder. Brush on both sides of chicken. Grill over medium heat 5-8 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Allow to rest for a couple of minutes before dicing.
- Stir together all cucumber salad ingredients in a bowl. In a second bowl stir together tomato salad ingredients.
- Arrange bowls by placing quinoa on the bottom and topping with chicken, cucumber salad, tomato salad, roasted chickpeas, crumbled feta cheese, and drizzle with dressing. Serve immediately.
Notes
- This recipe is well suited for meal prepping; keep components in separate containers and assemble when ready to eat.
- Allow the dressing to chill several hours before serving for enhanced flavor, though fresh mixing is also appropriate.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 457 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 457kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 39g | 78% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 85mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 620mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 986mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 468IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 114mg | 11% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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