Healthy Chicken Bowl | Video
Love bowl meals? Try this superfood bowl featuring freekeh, nutritious veggies, nuts and flavorful baked chicken. It tastes amazing with a generous drizzle of yogurt herb dressing.
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Ingredients
Spiced chicken:
- 4 chicken breast approximately 1 kg
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander coriander powder
- 1 tablespoon oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Yogurt herb dressing:
- 1 cup yogurt preferably Greek yogurt
- 1 and ½ cups chopped coriander cilantro leaves
- Juice of 1 lemon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin cumin powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
Other ingredients:
- 2 cups cooked freekeh Cracked or wholegrain
- 4 avocados pitted and sliced
- 1 carrot julienned
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes cut into halves
- ½ cup olives sliced
- ½ cup roasted cashew nuts
Instructions
Spiced chicken:
- Preheat oven to 220C / 425F. Line a baking tray with parchment (baking) paper. Set aside.
- In a bowl, combine together ground cumin, paprika, ground coriander and oil. Season with salt and pepper. Coat chicken in the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes if possible.
- Place chicken on the lined tray in a single layer. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until tender and juices run clear. Remove from oven. Set aside.
Yogurt herb dressing:
- Place yogurt, coriander (cilantro) leaves, lemon juice and ground cumin in a food processor. Season with salt and pepper. Blend. Set aside.
Freekeh bowl:
- Divide cooked freekeh among four serving bowls. Top with sliced baked chicken, avocados, carrots, cherry tomatoes, olives and cashew nuts. Drizzle with yogurt herb dressing.
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Notes
- Sub freekeh with quinoa or your favorite rice if you like.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 527kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 31g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 433mg | Fiber: 21g | Sugar: 7g