Sometimes these meals are referred to as nourish bowls, buddha bowls, macro bowls or power bowls. Whatever you wish to call them, they are usually healthy and nutrient dish. These bowls usually consist of a protein whether it’s plant based or not, and a variety of side dishes that can be mixed together to create more of a salad or eaten separately. I love these meals because it is typically easy to make a large batch to meal prep (like the recipe below). Over the years I have developed a few go-to recipes for these types of meals that have become household favorites. One of our favorite’s is the Greek inspired bowl.

Ingredients

Rice (any rice of your choice, as a T1D I personally like using this rice alternative)

3 Tbspn chopped Parsley

Juice from 1 Lemon

1 Tbspn Olive Oil

Flaky Sea Salt

Greek Chicken (I like to use this marinade recipe)

Olives of choice

Cucumber

Pickled Red Onions

Feta

Tzatziki

Instructions

Marinade the chicken the night before. I like to use chicken thighs for this recipe and cook them on a grill or in a grill pan. If you are pickling your own red onions you will want to do that while you prep the rest of the bowl. This is my favorite recipe for making my own pickled red onions.

Cook your rice of choice according to the package instructions. Mix the rice with olive oil, parsley, lemon juice, and flaky sea salt.

Thinly slice the cucumber into rounds. I like to use a mandoline for this to get uniform pieces.

Assemble the bowl with olives, chicken, cucumber, tzatziki, and rice. Top it off with the pickled red onion and feta.