If you’re looking for a quick and easy lunch, this Greek Chicken Hummus Bowl is perfect. Whip up your favorite homemade hummus (or store bought), throw on some healthy ingredients for toppings and you’ve got yourself a healthy lunch, snack or appetizer.
Ingredients
You can find all of these greek chicken bowl ingredients at your local grocery store.
Greek Chicken
- Chicken breasts – I always like to use boneless skinless chicken breasts. You could also use chicken thighs instead.
- Garlic cloves – Using fresh garlic is key for flavor here. You want the cloves to be grated or minced.
- Seasoning – I used a simple blend of dried oregano, dried thyme leaves, smoked paprika, coarse kosher salt and ground black pepper to season this chicken.
- Dijon mustard – Dijon mustard adds a zing and helps to tenderize the chicken when marinating.
- Extra virgin olive oil -There are some great ones out there from all over the world, but the reporting of ingredients isn’t always the same and you could find that your super expensive olive oil was actually cut with vegetable oil.
- Fresh lemon – It is crucial to the flavor of your hummus bowl to use fresh lemon. You want it to be zested and juiced.
Hummus Bowl
- Hummus – Feel free to use your favorite flavor of hummus or just a plain hummus with tahini. While I love a good, spicy hummus like my Chipotle Hummus, Roasted Garlic Hummus, Lemon Hummus, Harissa Hummus, Spinach Artichoke Hummus or even a Sweet Potato Hummus, sometimes those bold flavors aren’t the best for large gatherings. Aim for a neutral flavor like classic, roasted garlic or roasted red pepper hummus.
- Veggies – I use a combination of radish, red onion and cucumber. But check the section below for more suggestions.
- Feta cheese – To add to the greek aspect of these bowls, add some fresh crumbled feta cheese.
- Fresh dill – I love adding fresh herbs to my greek chicken hummus bowls and dill is the perfect one to use.
- Pine nuts – Pine nuts taste better slightly browned even if you plan to serve them at room temperature. Browning releases their natural oils and enhances flavor while also adding a more sophisticated and varied color.
- Extra virgin olive oil – One topping I would not go without is a really good quality olive oil. A Good Extra Virgin Olive Oil will taste like, well, olives, while a poorly made one will taste like vegetable oil.
Hummus Bowl Topping Ideas
You can also get creative with items to dip into your Mediterranean hummus bowl. Pita chips and pita bread are probably the most popular, but here are a few more ideas:
- Sweet peppers
- Carrot sticks
- Celery sticks
- Cucumber slices
- Grains like quinoa or farro
- Bagel chips
- Pretzels
- Cherry tomatoes
- Crackers
- Tzatziki sauce
How to Make Greek Chicken Hummus Bowl
You are going to love how easy it is to make these delicious bowls.
For The Chicken
- Tenderize chicken. Using a meat tenderizer, beat the chicken breasts until a uniform thickness. Set aside.
- Make marinade. In a shallow marinating dish or in an airtight plastic bag, mix together the garlic, oregano, thyme, paprika, Dijon mustard, salt, pepper, olive oil and lemon juice and zest.
- Marinate chicken. Add the chicken and massage into the meat. Cover and chill for 1-12 hours. When ready to make the bowls, remove the chicken from the refrigerator and the marinade. Discard excess marinade.
- Cook chicken. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet or grill pan. Cook on both sides until it reaches the internal temperature of chicken is 165°F.
- Allow to rest. Remove and allow to rest while you assemble the bowls. When ready to use, cut into thin slices.
For the Bowls
- Add hummus and chicken to bowls. Place hummus on a plate or in a shallow bowl. Top with cooked chicken slices.
- Add toppings. Evenly divide the feta, radish, dill, cucumber, red onion and pine nuts between the bowls. Drizzle with the olive oil and serve.
Storage and Freezing
How to Store Greek Chicken Hummus Bowl
You can assemble your hummus bowl up to a few hours before serving, however I would advise you to wait to drizzle the olive oil until you are ready to serve.
Store any leftovers in an airtight container. I would store the chicken separately from the hummus, and any other toppings separately as well.
Can I Freeze Greek Chicken Hummus Bowl?
If already assembled, I do not recommend freezing this bowl. The veggies will thaw very soggy. You can, however, freeze the chicken and hummus separately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Depends on where you come from! Let’s get the basic and most often asked questions out of the way…
The literal translation is “chick peas.” Hummus ingredients typically include a blend of varying amounts of tahini (sesame seed paste), fresh lemon juice, garlic and olive oil. It is typically viewed as a Middle Eastern recipe.
If you are making your hummus homemade, it is certainly very easy to make sure it’s vegan! But if you’re buying it at the store, check the ingredients to make sure there is no milk or cheese added. Because this recipe has chicken, it is not vegan.
It can be quite confusing when one recipe calls for garbanzo beans and one calls for chickpeas, but they in fact one in the same! So if they are the same, why are there two names? That is because garbanzo is the Spanish term, while chickpea is the English term.
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Greek Chicken Hummus Bowl
Ingredients
Greek Chicken:
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 fresh garlic cloves , grated or minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 fresh lemon , zested and juiced
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Hummus Bowl:
- 3 cups hummus
- 1 radish , thinly sliced
- ¼ cup feta cheese , crumbled
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill , roughly torn
- 2 tablespoons red onion , thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons cucumber , thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon pine nuts , lightly toasted
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
For The Chicken:
- Using a meat tenderizer, beat the chicken breasts until a uniform thickness, approximately ½ inch. Set aside.
- In a shallow marinating dish or in an airtight plastic bag, mix together the garlic, oregano, thyme, paprika, Dijon mustard, salt, pepper, olive oil and lemon juice and zest with 2 tablespoons of water.
- Add the chicken and massage into the meat. Cover and chill for 1-12 hours.
- When ready to make the bowls, remove the chicken from the refrigerator and the marinade. Discard excess marinade.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet or grill pan. Cook on both sides until it reaches the internal temperature of chicken is 165°F, approximately 4-5 minutes on each side.
- Remove and allow to rest while you assemble the bowls. When ready to use, cut into thin slices.
For the Bowls:
- Place 1 ½ cups hummus on a plate or in a shallow bowl. Top with cooked chicken slices.
- Evenly divide the feta, radish, dill, cucumber, red onion and pine nuts between the bowls. Drizzle with the olive oil and serve.
- If you've tried this recipe, we'd love to hear about it in the comments or star ratings!
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I love Mediterranean flavours so this sounds absolutely delicious. I am definitely going to give it a go!
What a great idea for summer! This would be the perfect snack for a picnic or when grilling!
This recipe looks wonderful, I was just about to pull out my old hummus recipe and saw this. I am totally going to make it as soon as I get back from shopping.
You’ll be hooked on this after just one bite! It’s so good!!
Love, love, love hummus! Adding such fresh veggies and other ingredients takes this hummus recipe to a whole new level!