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Greek Rice Bowls

Cheree - {Oh So Busy Mum}
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Ingredients
  

Greek Lemon Rice

  • 2 cups Basmati Rice
  • 3 cups Chicken Stock
  • 1 Brown Onion diced
  • 2 tablespoon Butter
  • 2 tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Minced Garlic
  • ¼ cup Fresh Chopped Parsley
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

Chicken Marinade

  • 2 Chicken breast, thigh or whole chicken
  • 2 cups Greek yoghurt
  • 2 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon Fresh parsley Chopped finely
  • 2 tablespoon Oregano dried
  • 2 tablespoon Thyme dried
  • 2 tablespoon Minced garlic
  • salt and pepper to taste

Greek Salsa

  • 2 Tomatoes
  • 1 Red onion
  • 1 Cucumber
  • 2 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • ¼ cup Fresh Parsley chopped
  • Salt & pepper

Toppings

  • PITA or Naan bread I only had naan bread on hand
  • Lemon slices
  • Plain greek yoghurt
  • Greek Feta crumbled

Instructions
 

Greek Lemon Rice

  • Rinse rice until water runs clear. Using a saucepan on a medium heat, add oil and butter. Add diced onion and minced garlic to the saucepan. Simmer for 2 minutes while stirring. Add rice and simmer for a further minute. Add lemon juice, chicken stock salt and pepper. Allow it to come to a simmer (the edges should be bubbling and rice foaming)Place on the lid, turn down to low and continue to cook for 12 minutes (do not remove the lid). Remove from heat and allow to sit with the lid on for 5 minutes. Fluff up the rice with a fork and add chopped parsley. Serve with a slice of lemon.

Chicken Marinade

  • Combine all of the marinade ingredients together. Cover chicken in marinade and cook chicken as desired.

Greek Salsa

  • Combine together finely diced tomato, onion, cucumber with lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Assemble Greek Bowl

  • Add rice to a bowl and top with chicken, salsa, lemon slices, greek yoghurt and naan bread.

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