Healthy Greek Ground Chicken Bowls
These healthy Greek-inspired ground chicken bowls are the perfect easy dinner or meal prep recipe! They’re gluten-free, dairy-free and simple to make.
Ground chicken and beef are the ultimate hack for getting quick and easy protein, and there’s so much you can do with it! From recipes like my Firecracker Ground Chicken Bowls to Sweet Potato Chicken Poppers, the options are endless. But if you’re craving Mediterranean-inspired flavors, I’ve got just the recipe here for you!
These Healthy Greek Ground Chicken Bowls are the perfect simple weeknight meal that’s packed with protein and veggies and topped off with a dairy-free tzatziki.
Table of contents
Why you’ll love this recipe
- Minimal cooking is required. The only actual cooking with heat required is the ground chicken and the cauliflower rice, which both cook very quickly on the stove!
- Greek flavors. I love Greek inspired flavors in recipes like my Greek Lemon Chicken Soup and Greel Lemon Sweet Potatoes, and this recipe is also heavy on those delicious flavors!
Recipe Ingredients
See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- Cucumber, Red Onion, Kalamata Olives, Lemon, Salt, Pepper, Fresh Dill, and Fresh Parsley. These ingredients make the Greek salsa!
- Coconut Yogurt. I like the brand, Culina!
- Cucumber, Fresh Dill, Garlic Powder, Salt, and Lemon. These combine with the coconut yogurt to make the tzatziki sauce.
- Ground Chicken.
- Rice or Cauliflower Rice. Either works well to complement the bowl.
Substitutions and Modifications
- Ground turkey. This will easily swap 1:1 for ground chicken.
- Greek yogurt. If you tolerate dairy, you can easily use Greek yogurt instead of dairy-free yogurt.
- Tomato. As someone who is nightshade-free, I leave out the tomato, but you can totally add it.
How to make Greek Ground Chicken Bowls
Here are the simple steps, with photos, to make this recipe. Find full instructions in the recipe card.
Step one. Make the Greek Salsa by combining ingredients and setting it in the fridge to chill.
Step two. Combine ingredients for the tzatziki and set in fridge to chill.
Step three. Brown the ground chicken.
Step four. Build the bowl with rice or cauliflower rice, chicken, and top with a few spoonfuls of the Greek salsa and a large spoonful of tzatziki.
Tips & tricks
- Add more veggies by swapping the rice for cauliflower rice. You can either do all cauliflower rice or half and half rice and cauliflower rice.
- Swap the rice for cassava orzo. This is a grain-free option that still feels like pasta or rice!
- Don’t be shy with the fresh lemon juice. Seriously, the fresh lemon flavor helps to elevate the flavor of the dish as a whole. I like to layer the lemon onto the salsa and chicken, and then serve the bowls themselves with lemon wedges on the side to add some to taste.
Recipe FAQS
If you’re meal prepping these Greek Chicken bowls, you’ll want to keep the rice and ground chicken separate from the vegetables and tzatziki. A divided container is perfect for that! This helps to keep everything fresh for when you’re ready to eat it within the next 2-3 days.
Yes, you can easily use chicken breast that’s sliced into cubes instead of ground chicken.
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Healthy Greek Ground Chicken Bowls
Ingredients
For the Greek Salsa
- ½ cucumber, diced
- ¼ red onion, diced
- ¼ cup kalamata olives, sliced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Juice half a lemon
- 2 tsp fresh dill, chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
For the tzatziki
- 1 cup coconut yogurt, I like the brand, Culina
- 3 tbsp cucumber, diced
- 2 tsp fresh dill
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Pinch of salt
- Juice of 1/4 lemon
For the chicken bowls
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dill
- 1 tbsp parsley
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- Salt and pepper to taste, omit pepper for AIP
- Rice or cauliflower rice to serve
Instructions
- Combine the ingredients for the Greek Salsa and toss well to combine. Set aside in the fridge to chill.
- In a separate bowl, combine the ingredients for the tzatziki and set it aside in the fridge to chill.
- To make the chicken, heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the chicken and crumble until cooked through, seasoning with onion powder, oregano, dill, parsley, salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Stir to fully incorporate the seasoning.
- Serve the chicken bowls by adding a few spoonfuls of rice or cauliflower rice, and the chicken between 4 bowls. Top with a few spoonfuls of the Greek salsa and a large spoonful of tzatziki. Serve fresh.
Notes
- Add more veggies by swapping the rice for cauliflower rice. You can either do all cauliflower rice or half and half rice and cauliflower rice.
- Swap the rice for cassava orzo. This is a grain-free option that still feels like pasta or rice!
- For meal prep. If you’re meal prepping these Greek Chicken bowls, you’ll want to keep the rice and ground chicken separate from the vegetables and tzatziki. A divided container is perfect for that! This helps to keep everything fresh for when you’re ready to eat it within the next 2-3 days
- All nutritional information are estimations and will vary. Estimations do not include optional ingredients.
Recipe by Michelle, Unbound Wellness. Photos by Modern Food Stories.
My family loved this! This was an easy meal to put together on a busy night and everyone enjoyed it! I plan to make it again this week.
My husband and I loved this! It was a perfect dish for spring. Light, flavorful. with plenty of protein. It is “make again good” as we say in our home! UWrecipeofmonth
This recipe is a 10/10! Definitely going into my dinner rotation. Super easy and quick to throw together and the flavors are superb! #UWRecipeClub
Thank you so much!!
This recipe is incredible! The flavors in the salsa, tzatziki, and ground chicken work together so well! I’ll be making this again soon!
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My family enjoyed this recipe and that doesn’t happen often – someone usually has a complaint.
I loved this recipe! I have never made my own tzatziki before and it was better than I expected!! I used a mix of rice and cauliflower rice and left out the olives. We had enough for 1 night and some leftovers for lunch! #UWRecipeClub
Thank you so much!!
I hadn’t thought to make this with cassava orzo, so I tried that out and it was fabulous! #UWRecipeClub
Loved these Greek bowls!! I added quinoa and feta cheese to them to give them a little extra oomph! The Greek salsa was amazing! So yummy!
YUM!!
My family loved this recipe! So many delicious flavors in every bite! I had to have seconds! The salsa really made the dish! UWRecipeClub
I love this recipe! And my kids will eat it too, which is a big win! This recipe is much easier and faster than my previous Greek chicken recipe. #UWRecipeClub
So glad your whole family enjoys!!
My family loved this! It was so good I enjoyed #UWRecipeClub
Thank you so much for this amazing recipe! Made it for dinner tonight. We all loved it so much. I can’t have dairy anymore so we thought I’d never have tzatziki sauce again but this recipe with the coconut yogurt is the real deal! I used CocoJune brand.
So glad you enjoyed!!
So good! Changed a couple things because I used what I had on hand. For the Greek salsa, added a few chopped cherry tomatoes. For the tzatziki, used plain Greek yogurt and instead of rice, made a batch of the Greek Roasted cauliflower loaded with feta and herbs on Bowl of Delicious. The combo of the 4 components was perfect!
YUM!
So delicious! I used store bought tziki and left out the olives. So easy to make and so flavorful.
So glad you enjoyed!!
These are great for meal prep and really tasty! I didn’t have the fresh herbs this week, so I used dried (1/3 the amounts). I know fresh would be even better.