Herbed Chicken & Lemony Rice Bowls
with Dark Meat Chicken, Tomato-Dill Relish & White Sauce
- Milk
- Eggs
This Mediterranean-style dish is a veritable one-bowl feast that’s positively bursting with flavor. You’ll top a bed of fluffy lemon rice pilaf with garlic- and oregano-seasoned dark meat chicken, a refreshingly juicy tomato-dill salad, and a drizzle of tangy lemon sauce.
Ingredients
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Onion
10 ounce
Diced Skinless Dark Meat Chicken
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Lemon
2 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
1 unit
Tomato
½ teaspoon
Dried Oregano
1 tablespoon
Onion Powder
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
¼ ounce
Dill
¾ cup
White Rice
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Olive Oil
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion; mince a few slices until you have 1 TBSP (2 TBSP for 4 servings). Dice tomato into 1⁄2-inch pieces. Pick dill fronds from stems; roughly chop. Zest and quarter lemon.
• Melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in a small pot over medium- high heat. Add minced onion; cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds. Stir in rice, stock concentrate, 11⁄4 cups water (21⁄4 cups for 4), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-20 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to use.
• In a small bowl, combine tomato with as much dill as you like; season with salt and pepper. Set aside, stirring occasionally, until ready to serve. • In a separate small bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, half the garlic powder (you'll use the rest later), and a squeeze of lemon juice. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sliced onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until just beginning to soften, 1-2 minutes. • Open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid. • Add chicken, onion powder, half the oregano (all for 4 servings), remaining garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally and lowering heat if browning too quickly, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
• Fluff rice with a fork; stir in as much lemon zest as you like. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
• Divide rice between bowls. Top with chicken and tomato-dill relish in separate sections. Drizzle chicken with white sauce and serve with 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 fresh, Mediterranean-inspired flavors, though some found it bland or onion-heavy.
- Ease of prep: Simple to make, but a few noted prep time was longer than expected.
- Suggestions: Consider reducing onion; add extra lemon zest for more citrus punch. Try adding bell peppers or cucumber for crunch 🥒.
- Portions: Some felt rice portion was too large; others wanted more protein or vegetables for a complete meal.
- Texture: A few found the dark meat chicken fatty or chewy; consider substituting with chicken breast if preferred.
Reviews from our home cooks
Simple recipe but a little elevated with the way the rice was cooked. I got a little confused about the amount of onions to use - I'd only use half for future. I may have misunderstood directions.
Totally delicious and fresh. The cream sauce and dill takes this dish over the top.
Loved the mixing of textures and flavors on this one
The flavors for this dish were awesome. Really enjoyed dinner.
I made this one for a lunch, but if you have it for dinner, I would definitely recommend an extra side to fill you up
It could have used a bit more flavor, and not so much mayo for the sauce. It tasted too much like mayo than a typical white sauce, needed a better balance with yogurt.
Tastes pretty good but feels the dish is missing a flavor. But still tastes good.
This has been one of my favourites!!! So yummy, and the sautéed onions were fab.
This turned out so great that we made it a second night, and added some peppers and mushrooms. This made the Boyfriend justify the cost to order more.
Meh. Basically oregano-seasoned chicken. The sauce was the only redeeming feature. Rice portion too large; tomato provided was way too small.
