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Greek Power Bowls

By Wes Ellis2 min read
A bowl of seasoned chicken with roasted vegetables, broccoli and lemon wedges, with a cup of dressing.
Recipe card
Servings
1
Prep
10 to 15 minutes
Cook
None (no-cook)
Method
No-Bake
Difficulty
Easy
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Part 5 of the thread Bowls, salads and wraps

THE SHORT VERSION4 points
  • 6 oz of cooked chicken and 2 cups of chopped vegetables as the base.
  • Hummus does double duty as dressing and dip.
  • The pita goes on the side, not underneath, so it stays dry.
  • Prep the pieces ahead and assemble in two minutes.
THE RECIPE · GREEK POWER BOWLS

Ingredients

You'll need

  • Serving bowl
  • Knife and cutting board

Directions

  1. Slice or cube the chicken, chop the vegetables, crumble the feta and slice the olives. Cut the pita into wedges if you like.
  2. Start with a layer of lettuce, if you're using it, then add the chicken, vegetables, feta and olives in little piles around the bowl.
  3. Add the hummus and the Greek yogurt, if using, in the middle.
  4. Squeeze lemon over the top or drizzle on a little dressing.
  5. Serve the pita on the side for scooping.
Notes Everything keeps separately in the fridge for a few days, so this is an easy meal-prep lunch. Put it together when you're ready to eat. Roughly 425 calories and 40 g protein per bowl, give or take.

wesellis.com/blog/greek-power-bowls/

A power bowl is a salad that's been told it's a meal. Chicken, crunchy vegetables, salty feta, and hummus doing the job of dressing, with a pita to scoop it all up. It's more of an arrangement than a recipe.

Piles, not a toss

Arrange everything in separate little piles instead of tossing it together. Partly it looks better, but mostly it lets you build every bite the way you want: a bit of chicken dragged through hummus, a cucumber with a crumb of feta. Tossed, the hummus smears over everything and you lose that.

Tip

Warm the pita for a few seconds in a dry skillet. Cold vegetables, warm bread. It's a small thing that makes it feel like dinner.

Built for meal prep

Nothing here needs cooking if the chicken's already done, so it's a good one to prep on a slow afternoon. Chop the cucumbers and onions, cube the chicken, portion the hummus into little cups, and keep everything separate until you eat. The How Long Food Keeps chart is handy for knowing how far ahead you can go with cooked chicken.

The Chicken Greek Salad is the lighter, greener version of this bowl, and if you like having a spread in front of you, the No-Cook Grazing Plate goes one step further and skips the bowl altogether.

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