Easy, Healthy, and Delicious
If you need and easy and delicious weeknight meal added into the rotation, these Greek Chicken Bowls may be your new favorite! Our families love this dish that plays on the fresh, healthy goodness that Mediterranean style food has to offer.
The Greek Chicken Bowl Ingredients
Part of what makes this dish an excellent weeknight meal choice, is that you likely have many of the ingredients on hand. Quinoa as your base, chicken breast, any type of tomato, red onion, cucumber, lettuce, Kalamata olives, and Feta cheese are regularly stocked at my house. I also purchase a favorite hummus and pita bread as well as a tzatziki sauce (greek yogurt, dill, cucumber, garlic sauce) to go along with it. If you have more, time, making your own hummus and/ or tzatziki sauce is always an option.
To Make and Assemble your Greek Chicken Bowl
First, you’ll want to decide on your favorite cooking method for the chicken. I like to sous vide the chicken breasts with just a little bit of seasoning- salt, pepper, garlic, and a bit of olive oil. In the summer, however, I prefer grilling the chicken. If you are new to grilling, check out our post on Grilling for Beginners for some tips. And finally, if you are already headed to the store for ingredients and are short on time, pick up a rotisserie chicken.
Then, all you need to do is a few other simple steps. First, wash and chop your veggies. Then, cook your quinoa (which is easy with package directions, only taking about 20 min). Now you are ready to assemble your bowls. I like to start with the quinoa on the bottom, chicken sliced or chunked, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, and then top with feta cheese crumbles. On the side, naan or pita wedges with hummus and tzatziki will finish off this light and delicious meal.
Additional Tips
- For my kids, I separate meat, quinoa, veggies, hummus and pita, as they prefer a bowl with “sections”.
- Warming the naan bread or pita slightly before serving is a nice touch.
- Sometimes I crisp the quinoa to add texture. This is easy to do if you bake the prepared quinoa on a baking sheet at 350 for about 20 minutes with some olive oil drizzled on top. It is not necessary and does take the extra time, but it is a fun variation.
- Try this Mediteranean Feta Dip appetizer before serving these Greek Chicken Bowls!
Greek Chicken Bowls
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4-5 1x
Description
Fresh, Healthy and Easy
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts (cooked via sous vide or grilled)
- 2 cups cooked quinoa
- 1 cup cucumber, sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup kalamata olives, halved
- 1 cup chopped Romaine lettuce
- 1 container crumbled Feta cheese (plain or garlic/ herb flavor)
- Pita wedges
- Favorite Hummus
- Favorite premade tzatziki sauce
Instructions
- Prepare chicken breasts: I sprinkle with garlic powder, salt and pepper and sous vide these to be ready in time for dinner. You can do the same simple seasonings or marinade in a Greek salad dressing and grill the chicken as well.
- Prepare quinoa as directed. I use chicken broth in place of water in the directions.
- Slice cucumbers, tomato, olives, and lettuce.
- Prepare each bowl with quinoa, then desired veggies, sliced chicken, then feta cheese on top.
- Serve with hummus, tzatziki sauce, and pita wedges.
Notes
- For my kids, I separate meat, quinoa, veggies, hummus and pita, as they prefer a bowl with “sections”.
- Warming the naan bread or pita slightly before serving is a nice touch.
- Sometimes I crisp the quinoa to add texture. This is easy to do if you bake the prepared quinoa on a baking sheet at 350 for about 20 minutes with some olive oil drizzled on top. It is not necessary and does take the extra time, but it is a fun variation.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 30 min
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