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These loaded Chicken Tzatziki Bowls offer a fun weeknight dinner that feels extra special. Street food-inspired oven-roasted chicken served bowl style with all the “extras”. Lettuce, lots of peperoncini, a simple avocado cucumber salad, and plenty of feta. Add delicious creamy tzatziki sauce and ginger tahini and you’ll have a Greek-inspired bowl that’s SO GOOD. Serve each bowl with pita and homemade fries for a meal that everyone will truly love.
Hi, hi from Atlanta! One quick signing here at Williams Sonoma at Ponce City Market. Then I’m off to Texas for the final two book tour stops on Monday and Tuesday, then home on Wednesday. I’m looking forward to the next couple of days, but I’m also excited to be sharing a new recipe. I’ve been wanting to share this bowl since the day I made it!! It’s so fun, delicious, and a great recipe for spring/summer.
With springtime here (NYC and Atlanta have so much color right now!), I’m definitely craving fresh foods with bright colors. Spring salads, veggie boards, and fun vegetable sides for upcoming Easter.
My one hang-up with salads is that they never quite feel that satisfying. Lots of greens, but rarely many exciting elements to build them up and make a great meal! Instead of another okay salad, I made a Greek-inspired bowl with ALL the accompaniments.
Here are the details
This recipe definitely looks long, and while there are some steps to it, nothing is too hard or time-consuming.
The chicken is where you want to start. It’s seasoned with yogurt, lots of garlic, shallots, smoked paprika, and oregano. Super flavorful. If you have extra time you can begin marinating the chicken a few hours before cooking or you can start cooking right away.
Once you got your seasoned chicken roast it on a sheet pan to keep things simple and quick.
While the chicken is roasting I like to make a quick homemade tzatziki sauce. But store-bought easily works as well!
Then the ginger tahini. It’s tahini, ginger, a bit of garlic, lemon, and salt. So simple but it’s that drizzle of tzatziki sauce that really adds to the bowl.
Assemble
When the chicken is complete all that’s left is to assemble. This is basically like a big salad, but a loaded salad.
Lots of shredded lettuce, then cucumber, avocado, crumbled feta, and plenty of fresh dill. The rest is up to you, tomatoes and peperoncini are key for me!!
Throw the chicken on top, then add dollops of tzatziki sauce, and a drizzle of the tahini!! So many yummy flavors and textures.
I usually serve the bowl with warm naan (or pitas) and a side of fries.
Such a fun and bright dinner for any night of the week. And what I love is that the leftovers are perfect for enjoying the next day for lunch! The sauce will last all week and can be used in multiple recipes.
Creighton wasn’t in Colorado when I made this. But when I sent him the photo, he was bummed he wasn’t around. Definitely his kind of dinner!
Looking for other easy dinners? Here are some favorites:
Easy Greek Sheet Pan Chicken and Potatoes
30 Minute Spicy Indian Butter Chicken
Sheet Pan Chicken Gyros with Feta Tzatziki
Lastly, if you make these Chicken Tzatziki Bowls, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Greek Chicken Tzatziki Bowls
Servings: 6
Calories Per Serving: 560 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
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Ingredients
- 1/3 cup full-fat plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cubed
- 6 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 shallots, chopped
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
- chili flakes, Kosher salt, and black pepper
- 2 Persian cucumbers, chopped
- 1 avocado, diced
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 cup fresh dill, chopped
- 6 ounces crumbled feta cheese
- 1-2 cups Tzakiki sauce
- lettuce, peperoncini, onion, tomatoes, and pitas, for serving
Ginger Tahini
- 1/2 cup tahini
- 2 teaspoons grated ginger
- 1 clove garlic, grated
- 2 teaspoons tamari
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons honey
Instructions
- 1. In a bowl, combine the yogurt, olive oil, cubed chicken, garlic, shallots, paprika, oregano, chili flakes, and a large pinch each of salt and pepper. Let marinate for 15 minutes at room temperature or up to overnight in the refrigerator.2. Preheat the oven to 425° F. Arrange the chicken on a baking sheet. Bake 15 minutes, toss and bake another 5-10 minutes, or until cooked through. Switch the oven to broil. Broil 1-2 minutes, until the chicken chars on the edges.3. Meanwhile, combine the cucumbers, avocado, lemon, dill, salt, and pepper. 4. To make the tahini. Combine all ingredients and 1/4 cup water in a blender and blend until smooth. If needed, add water to thin the sauce as desired. Season to taste with salt.5. To assemble, add lettuce to a bowl. Top with chicken, cucumber/avocado, feta cheese, and any other desired toppings. Add a few dollops of Tzaziki sauce. Drizzle over the tahini.
This post was originally published on April 4, 2022
My dressing turned out super thick and chunky, the consistency of peanut butter. Any idea why or what to do to adjust it?
Hi Erin,
Thanks so much for trying this recipe! It probably was just the consistency of your tahini, you can add cold water to thin it out. I hope this helps! xT
Boom. This recipe knocked it out the park. I particularly liked the ginger honey tahini. Will definitely be making this one again.
Yay! Love to hear this, Matt! Thanks a bunch for trying the recipe and your comment! Happy Thursday! xx
The recipe looks delish and I want to try it but am confused about why 2 of the pictures show basil leaves in them but they aren’t on the ingredients list. Am I missing something?
Hi Jean,
Thanks so much! I really love using any fresh herbs I have on hand for this recipe. Totally optional on what you would like to add:) xx
The recipe sounds and the pics look mouthwatering!
A bit more detail in your recipe (e.g. PICKLED RED onions) would really help 🙂
Also, curious: the ingredient links (e.g. for tzaziki) go to DAIRY FREE options at TARGET? Why?
Thanks, Michael. Sorry, I am not sure why it links to dairy free, that might just be the default option available. Here is the recipe for pickled onions:
https://fett-weg.today/quick-pickled-veggies/%3C/a%3E%3Cbr /> Please let me know if you have any other questions! xx
Loved this recipe and will be adding to the rotation! We bought tzatziki, totally forgot to use it, and didn’t miss it. We’ll have to try it on the next go!
Hi Kendall,
Happy Friday!🌺 I appreciate you making this recipe and your comment, so glad to hear it turned out nicely for you!
This chicken comes out so flavorful! I put all this on a bowl of quinoa (rather than on pita), drizzled with the tahini dressing, a balsamic glaze and some fresh dill… So very good. (I also added tomato and a can of the seasoned canned chickpeas from TJs to the salad). Delightful, healthy, different, very flavorful dinner.
Hey Sophia,
Happy Friday!🌺 I appreciate you making this recipe and your comment, so glad to hear it turned out nicely for you!
Do you just pour your marinated bowl of chicken onto the pan or do you take out the chicken in single pieces?
Hi Irene,
I usually pull each pieces of chicken out:) I hope you love this recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xx
Very good!
Hey Belkys,
Amazing!! So glad to hear you enjoyed this recipe, thanks for making it! Happy Friday!
Really delicious! Followed the recipe almost exactly — used sour cream rather than yogurt and thighs rather than breasts and we loved it. I used your Tahini recipe and made tzatziki and naan from scratch — so many fabulous flavors at once while you are eating. My four grown daughters and I just love your cookbooks/recipes! Thank you!
Hey Patti,
Happy Sunday!! I appreciate you trying this recipe and your feedback, love to hear it turned out well! xx
WOW, WOW and WOW! I made the chicken and had it on homemade yogurt flatbread with the lettuce, pickled red onion and Tzatiki. I did make the Tahini but enjoying what I have in front of me so much that I’ll have to go for the Tahini on my next round. This chicken is absolutely one of the best things I have ever tasted in my life!
Thank you so much, Lynn:) Love to hear this!!
Really really yummy! Followed the recipe exactly using thighs, your tahini recipe and served with homemade naan. Just delicious! Very filling and just so many fun flavors going on at the same time. Want to share my four grown daughters and I all love your recipes — thank you!
Hey Patti,
Happy Sunday!! I appreciate you trying this recipe and your feedback, love to hear it turned out well! xx
Wow! Just wow!!! This is going into the regular rotation at our house!
Thanks so much, Keely! Love to hear you enjoyed this recipe, I appreciate you making it! Happy Friday!!
looking fwd to how this comes out.
i’ve got the chicken in the oven, but to make the tahini sauce—in the video it looks like the first ingredient you added to the bowl is an oil—do you use oil and what kind/ how much?
thanks!
Thanks so much for trying this recipe, Celina!! No oil, you can keep the recipe as written:) I hope it’s delish! xx
I just have to say, we make this once a week and if I could have it my way we’d have it more often than that! I use Trader Joe’s vegan tzatziki, vegan feta and omit the yogurt in the marinade because I am temporarily dairy free and it is a delicious recipe. I cannot wait until I can have dairy again, I just know I’ll be even more obsessed with this dish!
Hey Laura,
Wonderful! Love to hear this recipe is always a winner, I appreciate you making it so often! Have the best weekend:)
The tahini dressing is incredibly bitter for me and doesn’t taste like much other than tahini. Do you think brands of tahini vary? Is that the culprit? Thoughts on how to add flavor/interest to it? More of everything else?
Hi Brietta,
Oh no! So sorry to hear this! I guess it could be the tahini, I’m not sure what else it would be. Unless you had a bad lemon? I really love Whole Foods 365 brand tahini if you have access to that. I hope this helps! xT
Delicious and easy! Put it over orzo instead and it was great!
Hey Jacqueline,
Thank you so much! I’m so glad this recipe turned out nicely for you, thanks for your comment! xT