How To Make Chicken Tzatziki Bowl
This chicken tzatziki is filled with flavorful ingredients. Smoky yogurt-marinated grilled chicken is served over quinoa with tzatziki and Feta.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Chicken:
- 1lbchicken thighs,boneless, skinless
- ¼cupGreek yogurt,1% plain
- 1tspolive oil
- ½tbspred wine vinegar
- 2garlic cloves,finely chopped
- ½tspdried oregano
- ½tspturmeric,ground
- ¾tspkosher salt,plus more for sprinkling
- ⅛tspred pepper flakes,optional
- black pepper,freshly cracked
For Salad:
- 1tbspolive oil
- 1tbspred wine vinegar
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 3persian cucumbers,thinly sliced
- 1cupcherry tomatoes,145 grams, halved
- ¼red onion,thinly sliced
For Bowls:
- 2cupsquinoa,cooked
- 1cupSkinny Tzatziki
- ¼cupauthentic feta,crumbled
- 12castelvetrano olives,smashed
Instructions
Chicken:
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Cut the chicken thighs into 1-inch pieces.
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In a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, turmeric, salt, and red pepper flakes.
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Add the chicken and stir to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to 8 hours.
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Preheat an outdoor grill or grill pan to medium-low heat.
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Thread the chicken pieces among 4 wooden or metal skewers, discarding the marinade in the bowl.
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Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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Grill the chicken, turning the skewers occasionally until golden brown and cooked through in the center for about 15 minutes.
Salad:
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In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil and vinegar then season with salt and pepper.
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Add the cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and red onion then toss to combine.
To make Bowls:
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Divide the quinoa among 4 bowls, ½ cup each.
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Top with the cucumber salad, followed by a spoonful of tzatziki, 1 tablespoon of crumbled feta, and 3 olives.
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Top with 1 chicken skewer and serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories: 910.98kcal
- Fat: 50.50g
- Saturated Fat: 10.08g
- Trans Fat: 0.10g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 21.58g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 8.60g
- Carbohydrates: 71.63g
- Fiber: 8.68g
- Sugar: 9.11g
- Protein: 44.95g
- Cholesterol: 139.24mg
- Sodium: 1362.84mg
- Calcium: 254.27mg
- Potassium: 1103.45mg
- Iron: 6.33mg
- Vitamin A: 241.19µg
- Vitamin C: 11.42mg
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