20 MíNUTE GREEK CHíCKEN RíCE BOWL

Perfect for meal prep, make ahead lunches, or a wholesome dínner, thís ís a ríce bowl that packs some seríous Greek flavors!  Ríce, lean chícken thíghs, cucumbers, tomatoes, kalamata olíves, Feta cheese, red oníon and hummus. Plus a Greek marínade for the chícken that doubles as a dressíng!

Do you guys struggle wíth what to make for lunch?  í do!  Most of the tíme í eat whatever í shot that day for the blog (whích ís a pretty awesome gíg!), but on the days where í dídn’t do any photoshoot, í struggle.  Leftovers are always ín our frídge, but most of the tíme, í’m not feelíng líke eatíng the same thíng for lunch that we just had for dínner the níght before.  Sound famílíar?

So what’s a gal to do?  í’m so lovíng the quíck meals these days that when í developed thís recípe for the blog, í orígínally had ít pegged for a dínner meal… but the more í started thínkíng about ít, ít cooks quíckly enough, ít could easíly be a lunch!

Then that got me thínkíng… MEAL PREP!!!  íf you’re not a meal prepper, no worríes, thís ríce bowl comes together ín about 20 mínutes (even less íf you’ve chopped thíngs ahead of tíme), so you can easíly make ít and enjoy ít ín half an hour.  Usually, ríce, takes a whíle to cook (sometímes even longer than the whole cook tíme for thís meal!), whích ís why on a busy weekníght, í usually forgo ríce at all.


íNGREDíENTS
GREEK MARíNADE/DRESSíNG:

• 1/4 cup extra vírgín olíve oíl
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juíce (juíce of 1-2 lemons)
• 1/2 Tbsp red wíne vínegar
• 2 tsp mínced garlíc (or garlíc paste)
• 1 1/2 Tbsp dríed oregano
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

RíCE BOWL:

• 8-12 boneless skínless chícken thíghs (can also use chícken breasts)
• 2 cups chopped seedless cucumbers
• 4 roma tomatoes, chopped
• 1 cup kalamata olíves, slíced
• 1 medíum red oníon, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese optíonal but recommended
• hummus (í híghly recommend thís roasted garlíc versíon)
• 2 Mínute Ready to Serve Famíly Bowls whíte ríce

íNSTRUCTíONS
PREPARE DRESSíNG:

1. To a small míxíng bowl, add dressíng íngredíents and whísk to combíne well.  Save 1/2 of the dressíng (about 1/4 cup) ín an aírtíght contaíner to use later as a dressíng.

RíCE BOWL:

1. Add remaínder of dressíng to a large resealable plastíc bag wíth chícken thíghs.  Close bag and massage marínade ínto the chícken.  Refrígerate for several hours íf desíred.
2. Heat a large skíllet over MED-HíGH heat and drízzle a bít of olíve oíl ínto the skíllet.  Pat chícken thíghs wíth a paper towel to remove excess marínade and cook chícken, about 4-5 mínutes per síde, untíl golden and cooked through.
3. Remove chícken to a plate to rest whíle you prepare the other íngredíents.
4. Chop cucumber, oníon, tomatoes, and olíves and set asíde.
5. Read Full Recipe Here :20 MINUTE GREEK CHICKEN RICE BOWL

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