Greek Chicken Gyro Bowl with Homemade Tzatsiki Sauce
HEALTHY AND COLORFUL GREEK CHICKEN GYRO BOWL
MEAL PREP TIPS:
I love these flavors and the ease of having this dish in your meal prep routine because you can chop the veggies, prep the Tzatsiki sauce, and marinate the chicken during meal prep and then cook the chicken at meal time for a 10-minute quick meal.
You can also skip the Tzatsiki and just have the hummus and feta or even just the feta to simplify the dish, save on calories as well as money on groceries.
makes 2 servings
For the Chicken + Marinade:
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 ½ LBS skinless, boneless chicken breasts; sliced
- 2 TB extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 TB lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
TO MAKE:
- Mix the marinade together in a bowl + pour over the sliced chicken. Let if marinate overnight or for at least 30 minutes in the fridge.
- Cook the chicken over medium heat in a skillet until done- roughly 4-5 minutes/side.
To Complete the Bowl:
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- ¼ cup feta cheese
- 1 cucumber, sliced + cut into quarters
- ½ cup red onion, minced or thinly sliced + pan-grilled
- Mediterranean mixed olives or kalamata olives, pitted + sliced
- Mixed greens or watercress
- ½ cup hummus, flavor-of-choice
For the Cucumber-Yogurt (Tzatsiki) Sauce:
makes 12 servings
Prep time: 5 minutes
2 TB is just 50 calories!
INGREDIENTS:
- 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 3 TB sour cream or mayonnaise
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 TB lemon juice
- 1 TB extra virgin olive oil
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3/4 cucumber, cut into thin matchsticks – place them in a paper towel + squeeze to get out excess moisture that will water down the flavor
TO MAKE:
- Simply mix it all together in a bowl, chill for an hour, then serve with the bowl and use extra for veggie dipping!