Mediterranean Bowl Recipe
Everything tastes better in a bowl! This Mediterranean Bowl Recipe is easy to put together, loaded with healthy ingredients, and tastes amazing! And with a few shortcuts, it can be made very quickly! It’s naturally gluten free, you can make it low carb, and it can be made dairy free or even vegan as well! A win win for everyone!
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breast tenderloins or beef strips
- 1 large onion cut into strips
- Shawarma Marinade optional
- 2 cups cooked white rice
- 1 cup hummus
- 1 cup pico or diced tomatoes and cucumbers
- 1 cup sliced kalamata olives
- 1 cup feta cheese
- tzatziki sauce, top with as much or as little as you like! link to homemade recipe above
Shawarma Marinade
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 lemon, juiced or 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F
- Make shawarma marinade by mixing all marinade ingredients together
- Toss beef or chicken strips with shawarma marinade and place on half of sheet pan
- Place onion strips on other half of sheet pan, spray with avocado or olive oil spray
- Place sheet pan in oven and bake at 400° for about 20 minutes until onions are tender and meat has cooked through
- Cook rice according to package directions
- Make tzatziki sauce if using homemade recipe (see above for link to recipe)
- Start assembling your Mediterranean Bowl by adding cooked white rice to a bowl
- Top with cooked chicken or beef and onions
- Add hummus, pico, olives, feta, and tzatziki sauce
- Enjoy immediately! Makes 4 servings
- Store all leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days
Notes
Serving size is 4 ounces meat, 1/4 of onion strips, 1/2 cup cooked rice, 1/4 cup hummus, 1/4 cup pico, 1/4 cup olive slices, 1/4 cup feta, 1/4 cup tzatziki sauce
Nutrition info based off of using chicken