Greek Chicken Tzatziki Bowls
with Chicken Thighs, Yellow Rice & Pitas
- Milk
- Sesame
- Wheat
The flavors of a Greek souvlaki platter are front and center in this abundant one-bowl meal. Oregano and garlic-seasoned chicken is served over golden turmeric rice, with warm pita triangles and lemon wedges on the side. A creamy, lemony cucumber-dill tzatziki-style yogurt sauce rounds out this savory spread.
Ingredients
3 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
½ cup
White Rice
2 unit
Pitas
(Contains: Sesame, Wheat)
10 ounce
Diced Skinless Dark Meat Chicken
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Lemon
¼ teaspoon
Turmeric
4 tablespoon
Yogurt
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Mini Cucumber
1 teaspoon
Dried Oregano
2 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
0.02 ounce
Dill
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• In a small pot, combine rice, stock concentrate, 3⁄4 cup water, 1⁄4 tsp turmeric, and a pinch of salt (1 1⁄2 cups water and 1⁄2 tsp turmeric for 4 servings). (Be sure to measure the turmeric—we sent more!) Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• Meanwhile, wash and dry produce. • Trim and finely dice cucumber. Quarter lemon. Pick and roughly chop fronds from dill.
• In a small bowl (medium bowl for 4 servings), combine cucumber, sour cream, yogurt, half the garlic powder (you’ll use the rest in the next step), juice from one lemon wedge, and a pinch of dill (juice from two lemon wedges and a large pinch of dill for 4). Season with salt and pepper.
• Open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid. TIP: For seamless timing, start chicken when rice has 10 minutes remaining! • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken in a single layer; season with oregano, remaining garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
• Wrap pitas in damp paper towels; microwave until warm and pliable, 30-40 seconds. • Cut into quarters.
• Fluff rice with a fork. • Divide rice, chicken, and pitas between shallow bowls in separate sections. Serve with tzatziki and remaining lemon wedges on the side.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the dish, but some found it bland; adding extra herbs, spices, or feta cheese boosted flavor 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make, though a few noted prep time was longer than expected for dicing cucumbers and herbs.
- Suggestions: Consider adding tomatoes, lettuce, or roasted bell peppers for more vegetables and color. Try marinating chicken for extra flavor.
- Portions: Some felt the meal was light; adding more chicken or including additional vegetables could make it more filling.
- Sauce: The tzatziki was a hit for many, but using fresh garlic instead of powder prevents browning and improves taste.
- Pita: Toast pitas in the used chicken pan for extra flavor; some found them deliciously soft, others a bit dry.
Reviews from our home cooks
Overall a good and easy recipe. Prep took a little longer than expected with dicing the cucumbers and dill. Also, a healthier version for the tzatziki would be using greek yogurt instead of regular yogurt and sour cream.
My husband is from the Republic of Cyprus. He is Greek. Though not actually authentic, it was delicious. Greek cooking doesn't usually use turmeric (that may be more Turkish or middle eastern flavoring), but it was really tasty in the rice. We will definitely keep this on our favorites.
This is probably in the top 5 of all the meals we've tried, so far. Flavors were spot on, sauce was great, meat was super tender, pitas were soft, & rice was yummy! Would order again.
This was a tasty meal. However, I used brown basmati rice instead of white and fresh garlic instead of garlic powder. I also added a little hot sauce. The chicken quality could have been better; there were some tough bits.
One of my favorite recipes yet! I omitted the pita because I cannot eat it, but I added tomato and cut up cucumber to the bowl and it made it so yummy! Can't wait to make it again!
Good weeknight meal, with lots of flavor. The pitas were great; large size and nice and fluffy!
Instructions should have said to salt and drain the juice of the cucumber for a short time. Just making the tzaziki sauce without doing that meant the cucumber released a lot of extra liquid into the sauce, making it too runny and diluted the flavor.
The pita is amazing, you should sell this as an option like you do the bagels and garlic bread
Put the rice in my rice cooker for easier prep. Delicious
Delicious fun recipe! My kids love filling the pita with ingredients.
