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Chicken Gyros Bowl - other dinner recipe

Chicken Gyros Bowl

A high-protein bowl of oregano-cumin chicken, fluffy rice, and a cool lemony yogurt sauce. Tossed with crisp cucumber, tomato, red onion, and briny olives, then finished with feta and herbs for a proper gyros-inspired dinner.

By Eatpace

Gluten-Free
Prep: 15 minCook: 25 min40 min total 4 servings Basic Other

Ingredients

Servings:4
  • 650 g Chicken breast
  • 40 ml Olive oil
  • 3 clove Garlic
  • 1 Lemon
  • 3 g Oregano
  • 3 g Cumin
  • 3 g Paprika
  • 12 g Salt
  • 2 g Black pepper
  • 240 g White rice
  • 520 ml Water
  • 250 g Greek yogurt
  • 250 g Cucumber
  • 300 g Tomato
  • 120 g Red Onion
  • 80 g Olives(optional)
  • 120 g Feta
  • 15 g Fresh parsley(optional)

Method

  1. 1

    Cook the rice: rinse the White rice until the water runs mostly clear. Add to a pot with Water and 4g Salt. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce to low, and cook until tender. Rest off heat, covered, then fluff.

  2. 2

    Prep and season the chicken: slice Chicken breast into thin strips. Finely grate 2 clove Garlic. Zest and juice the Lemon. Toss chicken with Olive oil, garlic, lemon zest and 20ml lemon juice, Oregano, Cumin, Paprika, 6g Salt, and Black pepper.

  3. 3

    Make the yogurt sauce: coarsely grate Cucumber, squeeze out excess liquid, then stir into Greek yogurt with 1 clove grated Garlic, 10ml Olive oil, 2g Salt, Black pepper, and 10ml lemon juice (from the Lemon).

  4. 4

    Cook the chicken: heat a large pan over medium-high. Add the chicken in a single layer (cook in 2 batches if needed). Sear until deeply golden in spots and cooked through, tossing occasionally.

  5. 5

    Chop the bowl veg: dice Tomato, thinly slice Red Onion, and roughly chop Kalamata Olives (if using). Crumble Feta. Chop Fresh parsley (if using).

  6. 6

    Assemble and toss: divide rice between bowls. Add chicken, tomato, red onion, olives, and feta. Spoon over the yogurt sauce and toss everything together in each bowl. Finish with parsley and a crack of Black pepper.

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Nutrition Facts

Per serving

498
Calories
48g
Protein
13g
Fat
45g
Carbs
4g
Fiber

Percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Dietary Profile
Gluten-Free
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