Mediterranean Chicken & Rice Bowl

Name: Mediterranean Chicken & Rice Bowl
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs; 2 TSP olive oil; 2 generous pinches salt; 2 generous pinches fresh cracked pepper; 1 large handful basil; 4 garlic cloves; 1 large juicy lemon; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tbsp dijon mustard; 1 diced red onion; 0.5 finely diced red onion; 2 Persian cucumbers; 1 diced green pepper; 3 tbsp parsley; 1 ounce feta cheese; 1 tbsp olive oil; 0.5 lemon juice; 1.5 tsp sumac; 1 generous pinch salt; 1 generous pinch pepper; 4 tbsp thick greek yogurt; 1 serving Kaizen rice; 1 spray avocado oil

40m

Serves 4

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Mediterranean Chicken & Rice Bowl

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40m

Serves 4

Directions

1Place 4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs in a bowl.
2Drizzle 2 TSP olive oil, season with a couple generous pinches of salt, fresh cracked pepper.
3Process together 1 large handful basil, 4–5 garlic cloves, the juice of 1 large juicy lemon, 2 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tbsp dijon mustard, salt, & pepper. Process really well in a food processor.
4Add the processed mixture to the chicken, toss the chicken really well, then for best results let this sit for 2–6 hrs to marinate.
5Preheat oven at 425F. Bring the chicken out of the fridge and let sit for 30 mins to come up to room temp. Grab a cast iron pan, spray with avocado oil, place the chicken at the base along with diced red onion.
6Pop into the oven for 35–39 mins.
7Make a simple salad by mixing 1/2 finely diced red onion, 2–3 diced Persian cucumbers, 1 diced green pepper, 3–4 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley, 1 ounce of crumbled feta, 1 tablespoons olive oil, the juice of 1/2 lemon, 1.5 tsp sumac, a generous pinch of salt and pepper.
8Make your favorite rice according to instructions.
9Remove pan out of the oven, top with cooked rice & salad, top with 4–5 tbsp thick yogurt, and dust with sumac.

Ingredients

4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
2 TSP olive oil
2 generous pinches salt
2 generous pinches fresh cracked pepper
1 large handful basil
4 garlic cloves
1 large juicy lemon
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 diced red onion
0.5 finely diced red onion
2 Persian cucumbers
1 diced green pepper
3 tbsp parsley
1 ounce feta cheese
1 tbsp olive oil
0.5 lemon juice
1.5 tsp sumac
1 generous pinch salt
1 generous pinch pepper
4 tbsp thick greek yogurt
1 serving Kaizen rice
1 spray avocado oil

Equipment

bowlfood processorcast iron panovenknifemeasuring spoons

Mediterranean Chicken & Rice Bowl

40m

Serves 4

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Mediterranean Chicken & Rice Bowl

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40m

Serves 4

Directions

1Place 4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs in a bowl.
2Drizzle 2 TSP olive oil, season with a couple generous pinches of salt, fresh cracked pepper.
3Process together 1 large handful basil, 4–5 garlic cloves, the juice of 1 large juicy lemon, 2 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tbsp dijon mustard, salt, & pepper. Process really well in a food processor.
4Add the processed mixture to the chicken, toss the chicken really well, then for best results let this sit for 2–6 hrs to marinate.
5Preheat oven at 425F. Bring the chicken out of the fridge and let sit for 30 mins to come up to room temp. Grab a cast iron pan, spray with avocado oil, place the chicken at the base along with diced red onion.
6Pop into the oven for 35–39 mins.
7Make a simple salad by mixing 1/2 finely diced red onion, 2–3 diced Persian cucumbers, 1 diced green pepper, 3–4 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley, 1 ounce of crumbled feta, 1 tablespoons olive oil, the juice of 1/2 lemon, 1.5 tsp sumac, a generous pinch of salt and pepper.
8Make your favorite rice according to instructions.
9Remove pan out of the oven, top with cooked rice & salad, top with 4–5 tbsp thick yogurt, and dust with sumac.