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Looking for a fun and delicious way to repurpose your store-bought rotisserie chicken or leftover chicken? Try these Easy Greek-Inspired Rotisserie Chicken Bowls!
Bowls are always a quick and simple way to pack a lot of flavor into a meal with fresh veggies, pantry staples, and your favorite protein. These Easy Greek-Inspired Rotisserie Chicken Bowls were inspired by Greek Shawarma. In the recipe, I spiced up shredded rotisserie chicken with some delicious, warm spices like cumin, paprika, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper. The chicken is added to a bowl with brown rice, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and Kalamata olives. The best part? It is all topped off with feta cheese and an easy, oh-so-flavorful Tzatziki sauce! It’s great for a quick weeknight dinner or even a meal prepped lunch to eat throughout the week.
INGREDIENTS:
- Plain Greek Yogurt
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Persian Cucumber
- Fresh Dill
- Garlic Cloves
- Distilled White Vinegar
- Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
- Kosher Salt
- Ground White Pepper
- Shredded Rotisserie Chicken
- Ground Cumin
- Ground Paprika
- Garlic Powder
- Ground Cayenne Pepper
- Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- Cooked Brown Rice
- Kalamata Olives
- Cherry Tomatoes
- Red Onions
- Romaine Lettuce
- Crumbled Feta Cheese
STEP-BY-STEP:
step one: make the Tzatziki
In a bowl, add the Greek yogurt, olive oil, cucumbers, dill, garlic, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, and white pepper and stir until well combined. Set aside until ready to serve.
step two: prep the chicken
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet set over medium heat. Add the chicken, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Heat until the chicken is well coated and just warmed through, 3 to 4 minutes.
step three: assemble the bowls
Divide the brown rice among four serving bowls. Top with the chicken, olives, tomatoes, red onions, lettuce, and feta cheese.
recipe faqs:
Yes! Store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to five days.
You could make this with quinoa, farro, barley, or a combination of your favorite grains!
Yes! I love the crunch of romaine, but this would be great with arugula, iceberg lettuce, or just mixed spring greens.
This recipe for Easy Greek-Inspired Rotisserie Chicken Bowls is one that I know you will all love and whip up for many dinners to come. Enjoy!
looking for more recipes that utilize rotisserie chicken? try these!
Easy Rotisserie Chicken Lettuce Cups with Peanut Sauce
Easy Rotisserie Chicken Tostadas
Easy Rotisserie Chicken Greek Bowls
Ingredients
For the Tzatziki
- 7 ounces plain greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup finely diced Persian cucumbers
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill fronds
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
For the Chicken
- 4 cups shredded rotisserie chicken (from about 1 whole chicken)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne red pepper (optional)
- kosher salt, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
For the Bowls
- 1 cup cooked brown rice
- 1/2 cup sliced kalamata olives
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 2 cups thinly sliced romaine lettuce
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
Instructions
Prepare the Tzatziki
- In a bowl, add the Greek yogurt, olive oil, cucumbers, dill, garlic, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, and white pepper and stir until well combined. Set aside until ready to serve.
Prepare the Chicken
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet set over medium heat. Add the chicken, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Heat until the chicken is well coated and just warmed through, 3 to 4 minutes.
Assemble the Bowls
- Divide the brown rice among four serving bowls. Top with the chicken, olives, tomatoes, red onions, lettuce, and feta cheese.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This recipe was amazing! I made this for my husband who has never had a “bowl” entree and he commented that it was definitely a “keeper”. I used fresh dill and tomatoes from my garden which made the dish even more special. Thanks Alex for ALL your wonderful recipes!
So glad you loved it!
I’m so excited to make this!! Do you use a mincer to mince your garlic (if so please share what kind!) or do you just finely chop? Always curious how I can speed that up!!
You can use a garlic press to make life easier! 🙂
These Greek inspired bowls are SO GOOD. I’m obsessed with how easy and delicious they are. Thanks so much for the recipe!
This was so delicious and easy to make. I felt so fancy making the Tzatziki sauce. I really appreciate the thought you put into crafting these recipes. These meals are excellent.
Why thank you, Jennifer! Happy you enjoyed!
Made this for dinner last night and it was a huge hit. The tzatziki is delightful. I will definitely make this again for a quick weeknight meal.
I am so glad it was a hit!
There is a restaurant in Canada that has a Greek bowl with rice that I absolutely love. You’ve managed to take that and completely elevate it! The freshness of the tzatziki , the perfect amount of spice on the chicken! Quick and easy, and most importantly farmer in the field and kid approved!
Absolutely delicious. Currently following a low carb plan so substituted rice with cauliflower rice. It is still a really yummy meal.
As always, your recipes are perfection. Thank you for making easy and healthy ways to enjoy dinners. This was a hit for our whole family!
Thank you for the love!! Glad you enjyed.
In a true keep this easy spirit. I used what I had in the fridge. Used sour cream instead of yogurt. Also used dried dill. Added some pickled beets! So good!!
YUM!! I fridge foraged with what I had tonight because I HAD to have it! No chicken so I used ground turkey with the same seasonings. No fresh dill so I used dried. I’m already excited to eat this again for my lunch tomorrow 😁 Thank you, Alex! Your recipes are amazing.
Had all these ingredients on hand except the fresh dill. Used dried dill and it was still ab fab!! You have THE BEST recipes!