30 Minute Greek Chicken Bowls with Homemade Tzatziki
These Greek chicken bowls are a fresh, flavorful, and incredibly easy dinner that comes together in about 30 minutes. High protein & gluten-free! Roasted sweet potatoes form the base, topped with tender chicken cooked in Greek dressing, crisp salad vegetables, and a creamy homemade tzatziki that brings everything together. It is a simple, nutritious meal that feels hearty, colorful, and satisfying while still being light enough for a weeknight dinner. Perfect for serving over sweet potatoes, rice, or orzo.
I love easy dinner recipes, and that reminds me that I need to go through all my weekly recap blogs and put together a roundup of all the easy dinner recipes I have made over time for some inspiration.
Last night, I made these amazing 30 minute Greek bowls with roasted sweet potatoes, homemade tzatziki, chicken, and Greek salad. They were so filling and delicious, and so easy and nutritious to make. This recipe is going to be added to our monthly roundup for meals.
Roast Potatoes & Cook the Chicken
The first thing I did was slice the potatoes, add them to a baking dish, and roast them at 400 degrees with a little drizzle of avocado oil. Then I cooked the chicken by frying it in my Dutch oven over high heat with black pepper, dijon, sea salt, and avocado oil. Once it was browned and cooked through, I let it cook for a few more minutes with a few tablespoons of Greek dressing. Gosh, it was so good.
The key is to purchase thinly sliced chicken breasts, cut them into pieces, and make sure to finish cooking at 165 degrees. This will keep the chicken super tender and not dry.
I cook almost every meat in my dutch oven now. It gives it an amazing char flavor.
While the chicken is cooking, I prepare the tzatziki. Homemade tzatziki is so good. I have never had a store bought one that I liked. Of course, my favorite one is at our go to spot Ilios, so I wanted it to taste as close as possible.
I bought 5 percent fat plain Greek yogurt and mixed it with chopped cucumber, fresh lemon juice, chopped fresh garlic, chopped fresh dill, olive oil, and sea salt.
The Best Homemade Creamy Tzatziki
Once I mixed all the ingredients together, I gave it a little taste test to see if it needed more lemon, salt, or garlic.
Greek Vegetable Salad
The Greek salad vegetables include red onion, baby tomatoes, cucumber, and Greek salad dressing. I used Ken’s Steak House Greek Dressing, which is so good. I also like Marie’s Greek Dressing and Brother’s Greek Dressing. It is hard to find a bad Greek salad dressing.
More ingredients you could add to the Greek salad vegetables would be chickpeas, romaine lettuce, kale, olives, or bell peppers. I decided to keep it simple.
Greek Bowl Ingredients:
For the chicken
- Thinly sliced chicken breasts
- Avocado oil
- Sea salt
- Black pepper
- Dijon Mustard
- Greek dressing (a few tablespoons)
For the roasted sweet potatoes
- Sweet potatoes
- Avocado oil
For the tzatziki
- 5 percent fat plain Greek yogurt
- Cucumber, finely chopped
- Fresh lemon juice
- Fresh garlic, finely chopped
- Fresh dill, chopped
- Olive oil
- Sea salt
For the Greek salad vegetables
- Red onion, sliced
- Baby tomatoes, halved
- Cucumber, chopped
- Greek salad dressing
The meal easily came together in a little less than 30 minutes.
My husband walked in from work and his eyes lit up. He loves anything with chicken and sweet potatoes, but especially Greek food. I have been making a lot of dinner recipes lately so we can sit at the table and eat together.
Now, to be honest, my toddler will not touch anything I make like this, but he sits there with his smoothie and other “toddler safe” foods.
Assemble the Greek Bowls
To assemble, smash the roasted sweet potato at the bottom of the bowl, then top with chicken, Greek salad vegetables, and tzatziki.
Optional additions
- Chickpeas
- Romaine lettuce
- Kale
- Olives
- Bell peppers
30 Minute Greek Chicken Bowls with Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Homemade Tzatziki
Ingredients
Greek Chicken
- 2 Pounds Thinly Sliced Chicken Breast
- 4 Tablespoons Avocado Oil
- 1/2 Teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard
- 2 Tablespoons Greek Salad Dressing vinaigrette
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
- 3 Medium Sweet Potatoes
- 2 Tablespoons Avocado Oil
Tzatziki
- 1 Cup 5% Fat Plain Greek Yogurt
- 1/3 Cup Cucumber, finely chopped
- 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice, freshly squeezed
- 2 Large Garlic Cloves, finely chopped
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1/4 Teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Dill, finely chopped
Greek salad vegetables
- 1/4 Medium Red onion, sliced
- 1 Cup Baby tomatoes, halved
- 1 Cup Cucumber, chopped
- 1/3 Cup Greek salad dressing
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Slice the sweet potatoes down the middle and place them in a baking dish. Drizzle with avocado oil. Roast until fork tender and lightly golden.
- While the sweet potatoes are roasting, heat avocado oil in a Dutch oven over high heat. Add the thinly sliced chicken pieces. Season with sea salt and black pepper.
- Cook the chicken until browned and cooked through. Add a few tablespoons of Greek dressing , dijon mustard, and let it cook for a few more minutes. Make sure the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.
- While the chicken cooks, prepare the tzatziki. In a bowl, mix the Greek yogurt, chopped cucumber, fresh lemon juice, chopped garlic, chopped dill, olive oil, and sea salt. Taste and adjust lemon, salt, or garlic as needed.
- Prepare the Greek salad vegetables by combining red onion, baby tomatoes, cucumber, and Greek dressing in a bowl.
- To assemble the bowls, smash the roasted sweet potato at the bottom of each bowl. Top with chicken, Greek salad vegetables, and a generous spoonful of tzatziki.
This recipe gluten-free, high protein, easily customizable, and can be made vegetarian by swapping out the chicken for falafel or tofu.
I hope you are inspired to try out these easy Greek bowls for dinner this week! I am looking forward to putting together a little 30 minute dinner inspiration post soon, mainly to inspire myself, especially after I have this baby. I am going to need all the healthy recipes in the house to keep up my energy!
Questions for you!
- What is one of your favorite recipes to make each month?
- Do you have a favorite dinner bowl recipe?
- Do you meal prep for your household?
