🥙 Greek Chicken Bowl with Tzatziki

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Lemon-oregano chicken over rice with cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onion, olives and feta, plus homemade tzatziki.

⏱️ 25 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 669 calories per serving💪 48 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (3.5 oz) long-grain white rice
  • 10.5 oz (300 g) chicken breast
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • to taste salt
  • 1 medium (7 oz) cucumber
  • 2/3 cup (5 oz) Greek yogurt
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill
  • 1 cup (5 oz) cherry tomatoes
  • 1/4 small (1.5 oz) red onion
  • 8-10 olives (1 oz) Kalamata olives
  • 1/3 cup crumbled (1.75 oz) feta cheese

How to make it, step by step

  1. Cook the rice in salted water according to the package.
  2. Dice the chicken and toss with half the oil, the juice of half the lemon, the oregano and salt. Brown it in a skillet for 7-8 minutes.
  3. For the tzatziki, grate a piece of the cucumber, squeeze out the liquid and mix with the Greek yogurt, minced garlic, dill and a pinch of salt.
  4. Dice the rest of the cucumber, halve the cherry tomatoes and chop the red onion.
  5. Divide the rice between two bowls with the chicken, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, olives and crumbled feta. Drizzle with the rest of the oil and lemon and serve with the tzatziki.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

669
calories
48 g
protein
54 g
carbs
29 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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