Greek Chicken Bowls:
Insanely delicious Greek Chicken bowl recipe. Greek Marinated Chicken, cucumber salad, tzatziki, red onion, and tomato, served over brown rice. These are quick and easy to make, and will help you be set for the week.
Be sure to check out other great meal prep recipes: Italian Chicken Meal Prep, Salsa Verde Taco Meal Prep, Ginger Orange Chicken, and Chicken Enchiladas.
Greek Chicken Bowls
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Don’t you just love the flavors of Greek foods?
I love the lemon, the dill, the red onion, and more.
Basically if it has the word “Greek” attached to it, I want in. This year, in an attempt to eat better, and stay on top of meals so I don’t feel as much need to snack, or binge on junk, I have started making some meal prep bowls.
One of the ones I made was this Greek Chicken Meal Prep Bowls from Damn Delicious. It was delicious. I made it a few more times, and changed it slightly by adding a few things to the marinade, etc. But I loved it so I had to share it.
Look how easy it is:
So these meal prep bowls have really come in handy for that as well. As well as these Italian Chicken Meal Prep Bowls or these Salsa Verde Taco Meal Prep Bowls.
This Greek Chicken Meal Prep Bowl basically consists of three recipes in one.
- You have a marinade for the chicken. It is a super simple to make marinade, that offers great flavors in as little as 20 minutes. I loved how flavorful this chicken turned out.
- Then you have the cucumber salad. It is a pretty simple recipe that utilizes fresh cucumbers, lemon, and seasonings. I could eat a big bowl of this by itself.
- Last, there is the tzatziki, which I think just brings the whole dish to life with the fresh flavors, and smooth creaminess.
The chicken is tender and juicy, the veggies fresh, and the flavors are awesome. I was worried the cucumbers wouldn’t stay crisp, but if you use the English cucumbers, they should be good for the 3-5 days.
Greek Chicken Meal Prep Bowls
The recipe makes six of these great Greek Chicken Meal Prep Bowls.
I like to eat one the day I make it, and then use the rest for lunches for the husband and I for the next few days. It is so nice to have a lunch ready for me, and not have to try and come up with what I am going to eat.
My daughter, who is in elementary school, and loves Greek inspired food as well even asked if she could take one of the Greek Chicken Meal Prep Bowls to school for lunch.
And the great thing is I could say yes because they taste great cold.
I like to eat them chilled.
But if you want, you can heat the chicken and rice portions up before eating, or cook this fresh, and eat day of, while the chicken is still hot.
You could also split the salad and chicken and rice into separate containers if you want to reheat!
I hope you enjoy Greek Chicken Meal Prep Bowls as much as we do!
Meal Prep Tips and Ideas For Greek Chicken Meal Prep Bowls
- Each meal is approximately 500 calories according to the calculator I used, double check for accuracy as I do not regularly calculate calories.
- I used Rubbermaid 4 cup containers (reusable), but you could also use divided or separate containers like these to make reheating chicken easy. I love these because they are divided into 3 compartments, are washable (dishwasher safe) and reusable, and come in black or green, so I can make one with more garlic for me and less garlic for the husband, and we can know which is which.
- For additional meal prep, check out this cookbook featuring 100+ ideas or try this recipe for ITALIAN CHICKEN MEAL PREP BOWLS or TACO MEAL PREP BOWLS
- I loved this meal prep lunch bag for keeping things cool and organized.
- Meal prep with multiple people and swap to avoid eating the same thing all week.
- This meal is best within 3 days, but is good up to 5 days.
- This does NOT have to be a meal prep, it also serves as a delicious family dinner option!
- Start your brown rice in a rice cooker, or use something like these Ready To Serve Rice Bowls to speed up meal prep.
More Meal Prep Ideas
Other Easy Meals you May Enjoy and could work for Meal Prep:
- Flank Steak Sheet Pan Fajitas
- Sheet Pan Garlic Chicken
- Chicken and Veggie Pitas
- Taco Meal Prep Bowls
- Italian Chicken Meal Prep Bowls
Greek Chicken Bowls (Meal Prep Easy)
Ingredients
Greek Chicken
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 Tbs garlic minced (Note, adjust to preference)
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 Tbs red wine vinegar
- 1 Tbs dried oregano
- 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Cucumber Salad
- 2 English cucumbers peeled and sliced
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 2 Tbs olive oil
- 1 Tbs red wine vinegar
- 1/2 Tbs minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
Tzatziki Sauce
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 English cucumber finely diced
- 1 tsp - up to 1 Tbs minced garlic adjust to garlic preference
- 1/2 Tbs dill weed or 1 Tbs fresh dill, chopped fine
- 1 1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1/2 tsp chopped fresh mint optional
- Salt and pepper to taste
The Rest
- 3 cups cooked brown rice
- 1 1/2 pounds cherry tomatoes halved
- 1/2 cup red onion slices
Instructions
- In a large plastic zip bag, combine olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, oregano, greek yogurts and salt and pepper. Massage to mix.
- Add chicken into the bag.
- Massage to make sure chicken is full covered and marinate for at least 20 minutes, up to 12 hours.
- Drain the chicken from the marinade, discarding the marinade.
- In a skillet, heat some olive oil over medium-high heat.
- I used my Anolon Skillet which I love because it heats evenly, is metal utensil friendly, and can be used in the oven up to 400 degrees.
- Add chicken when it is hot, and cook, flipping part way through. Cook approximately 3-4 minutes per side. Cooking time depends on thickness and size of the chicken. Cook until internal temp is 165 degrees.
- Remove from pan, and let cool.
- Once cool, cut into bite sized pieces. Just make sure you let it cool, or all the juice will run out.
- Meanwhile, make cucumber salad by chunking the cucumbers, and tossing in a bowl with the lemon juice, olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, and oregano. Set aside
- Make tzatziki sauce by combining the Greek yogurt, cucumber, garlic, dill weed, lemon juice, lemon zest in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper. And add mint (optional)
- Refrigerate while assembling your bowls.
- Cook brown rice according to package directions. When finished cooking, divide between meal prep containers, 1/2 cup in each container, halve cherry tomatoes, and mix with red onion slices. Divide amongst the bowls.
- Top with chicken, cucumber salad, and some tzatziki sauce.
- Keep for 3- 5 days in airtight container, serve cold!
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Notes
The marinade should be drained off, you don't want to eat all that garlic, just use it to flavor your chicken.
** Another great meal prep option are these Italian Chicken Meal Prep Bowls Recipe adapted from Damn Delicious
Nutrition
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Melissa says
How long does
The tzaziki sauce stay fresh? I made a. Inc
Melissa says
Oops spelled it wrong ?
Rachael says
3-5 days should be just fine.
Janet says
This is great, but I guess I just don’t understand how blogs work. It seems like you almost directly copied a recipe from Damn Delicious, changed a few words around, and posted it as your own. I see you’ve given credit, but how is this original? Do you do anything original, or do you just use other bloggers ideas?
Rachael says
Hi Janet. I appreciate your comment, even if it is a little rude. While I can see your concern, I wanted to share with you how I blog, and my philosophies. If you were to browse my site you would see that the vast majority of my recipes are original recipes. However, from time to time I will make a recipe from another blogger that I love, and want to share with my own readers, as they may never see it on that other blogger’s site, or try it otherwise, and it is one I know they will love. My blog is a collection of my favorite recipes, for my kids, and myself, for easy reference. For this particular recipe, it is true I adapted it only slightly. I added a few things to the chicken marinade, and used some of my own methods, but followed the rest of her recipe fairly closely. I did credit, as you noted. And always do if I use someone else as inspiration or as my source for the recipe. With food it can be tricky to ever be truly original, as often we unintentionally make very similar recipes to others as there are only so many ways to make the same recipe. I think you will find that every blogger, including Damn Delicious, uses another blogger’s recipe as inspiration or a source at some point. So to answer your question, I do a lot of original recipes. Most, in fact, but like to share good food when I find it, with any personal preference adaptations I may make, and always with credit.
Additionally, by linking to the original source, it actually helps them! It gives them good Google juice.
Larry says
I just got my hand slapped by Pinterest for “copyright infringement” for reaping this!!
Rachael says
It is definitely a mistake. Occasionally people will steal my images and try to pass them off as their own, or use them on scraper sites. I am not sure why this image is being reported. However, I am working on getting it taken care of, as obviously i am not happy about pins to my content being taken down any more than you are happy about getting a hand slap. I am so sorry this happened.
Rosemary says
Hi. this recipe looks and sounds great with the exception of one thing – THE yogurt. I do not like the taste or texture. Is there something that I could use to replace this without compromising the recipe? THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME.
Rachael says
You could leave it out of the marinade. As for the tzatziki, you could buy a premade one if you prefer.
Ashley says
Wow! Bless your little heart girlfriend!!
I was reading your delicious looking recipe & took notice of the comments. Who knew that sharing your fave recipes was equivalent to being thrown into the cougar’s den?! “If you don’t have anything nice to say…”
I for one really enjoy & appreciate your recipes!
Thank you for all the yummy inspiration!!?
Rachael says
Oh gosh, thank you Ashley! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Dani says
I agree! I don’t know why so many commenters are so confused by the abbreviations! I’m sorry people have left such inconsiderate complaints on a great post!
jackie says
I agree with Dani and Ashley! Will be making this for next week, it looks great, had no problem deciphering directions & measurements, and I can’t wait to try it!! Thank you!
Krista Miller says
We made this for dinner tonight, and made enough for a 3-day lunch meal prep for both my husband and I. We absolutely loved it! Thank you!
SARAH says
THIS REALLY CAUGHT MY EYE. I CANNOT WAIT TO TRY THIS RECIPE. THIS ADDITION WILL BE SO HELPFUL TO THIS WIFE AND MOTHER RAISING 3 KIDS (ONE HAS FLOWN THE COUP). THANK YOU FOR SHARING!
Rachael says
My pleasure, thanks for the comment! Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Kendall says
I subbed cauliflower for the rice and had a great low carb option! Cooked the cauliflower crumbs in olive oil with some salt, pepper, and greek seasoning. Definitely will be using this recipe again.
Monte says
I’ve made this a few times and it is by far my favorite meal prep recipe. Thank you for sharing!!