Greek Chicken & Rice Bowl
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Pour olive oil into a bowl.
- 2Add Greek yogurt to the olive oil.
- 3Zest and squeeze lemon into the bowl.
- 4Add salt, oregano, sweet paprika, and garlic powder to the bowl.
- 5Add chicken thighs to the marinade.
- 6Mix the chicken well with the marinade.
- 7Cook the marinated chicken in a pan with olive oil.
- 8Dice Persian cucumbers.
- 9Dice red onion.
- 10Add diced cucumbers and red onion to a bowl.
- 11Add diced bell pepper and sliced cherry tomatoes to the bowl.
- 12Add black olives and fresh parsley to the bowl.
- 13Add crumbled feta cheese to the salad.
- 14Dress the salad with olive oil and oregano.
- 15Mix the Greek salad ingredients together.
- 16Grate cucumber for the tzatziki sauce.
- 17Add grated cucumber and Greek yogurt to a bowl.
- 18Add olive oil, lemon juice, grated garlic, and fresh dill to the tzatziki.
- 19Season tzatziki with salt and pepper.
- 20Stir the tzatziki until creamy.
- 21Cook high-protein or preferred rice.
- 22Place rice on the bottom of a plate.
- 23Add cooked chicken to the plate.
- 24Add sliced cucumbers to the plate.
- 25Add a scoop of Greek salad to the plate.
- 26Top with a big dollop of tzatziki sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 lb boneless chicken thighs
- 2 tbsp Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 whole lemon
- 3 minced garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- salt
- pepper
- 0.5 tsp olive oil
- 2 Persian cucumbers
- 1 bell pepper
- 0.5 red onion
- 0.5 cup cherry tomatoes
- 2 tbsp diced black olives
- 1 oz crumbled feta
- Olive oil
- splash red wine vinegar or lemon
- oregano
- salt
- pepper
- 1 handful fresh parsley
- 1 grated cucumber
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tosp olive oil
- 0.5 lemon
- 1 grated garlic clove
- 2 tbsp fresh dill
- salt
- pepper
- high-protein rice
- regular rice, brown rice, or quinoa
Equipment
pangratercutting boardknifebowlspatula
Tips
- Marinate chicken for at least 2 hours, overnight is best.
- Squeeze out liquid from grated cucumber for tzatziki sauce.
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