Greek Chicken Meatball Rice Bowls
Greek Chicken Meatball Rice Bowls – Homemade chicken meatballs stuffed with spices and feta served over lemon rice and fresh veggies, this meal is light, fresh, and hearty!
January is always a time of the year where I go back and forth about still wanting cozy foods and lighter meals. These Greek Chicken Meatball Rice Bowls are both light and fresh, but also really filling and hearty (and look at how perfectly golden they turned out!)!
The meatballs are super simple and made with chicken, spices, and feta. I served them over a bowl of lemony rice and fresh chopped veggies like onions, tomatoes, and red onion. This meal is great for weeknights or also for meal prep.
To make this recipe, you will need:
- Ground chicken
- spices like dried chives, dill, garlic and onion powder OR I love to use the Green Goddess seasoning blend from Trader Joe’s.
- crumbled feta cheese
- Fresh parsley
- bread crumbs
- eggs
- long grain rice
- lemons
- cherry tomatoes
- red onion
- cucumber
- olives (kalamata or black olives)
Recipe Tips and Suggestions:
- You can swap out the ground chicken for ground turkey if desired for this recipe.
- I also love to eat this recipe with some tzatziki sauce. It’s nice to mix in with the rice bowl or to dip the chicken meatballs in.
- Hummus is also a great addition to these bowls!
- If you don’t want to use rice, couscous or quinoa also work great.
- I serve these with the rice and meatballs hot, the tomatoes, onion, and cucumbers, can be chilled or at room temp. I personally enjoy and the temperature difference, but you can also saute the veggies for a few minutes in a pan if you want them to be warm too.
- I like to let people assemble their own bowls. Just toss all the toppings into small bowls or on a nice cutting board.
Craving more Greek-inspired or meatball dishes? Check these out!
Greek Nachos
Greek Burgers
Thai Curry Chicken Meatballs
Greek Salad Grilled Pizza
Greek Chicken Meatball Rice Bowls - Homemade chicken meatballs stuffed with spices and feta served over lemon rice and fresh veggies, this meal is light, fresh, and hearty!
Greek Chicken Meatball Rice Bowls
Ingredients
For the meatballs:
For the rice bowls:
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4
Serving Size:
3 meatballs plus 1/4 of rice and toppings
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 555Total Fat: 30gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 247mgSodium: 1127mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 5gSugar: 7gProtein: 37g