Mediterranean Rice Bowl

Fresh, filling and one of those meals that never gets boring.

5–15 minMicrowaveBowlEnergy required: A little.

This is the bowl you'll make when you want something that feels fresh without spending half an hour in the kitchen.

The combination of warm chicken, fluffy rice, crunchy vegetables and creamy tzatziki somehow tastes like a meal you'd order out—but it comes together with everyday supermarket ingredients.

Ingredients

  • 2-3 FROZN chicken patties
  • Cooked rice
  • Cucumber
  • Tomatoes
  • Red pepper
  • Red onion
  • Greek yoghurt (or use your favourite store-bought tzatziki)
  • 1 garlic clove, grated + grated cucumber
  • Olive oil

Optional

  • Kalamata olives
  • Pickled onions
  • Crumbled feta
  • Fresh parsley or dill
  • Lemon wedge

Method

  1. 1
    Cook or microwave your rice.
  2. 2
    Heat FROZN straight from frozen and slice into bite-sized pieces.
  3. 3
    Chop the cucumber, tomatoes, pepper and onion.
  4. 4
    Make a quick tzatziki by mixing Greek yoghurt with grated garlic & cucumber. (Or use a shop-bought one.)
  5. 5
    Build your bowl with rice first, then vegetables, sliced FROZN and a generous spoon of tzatziki.
  6. 6
    Finish with a drizzle of olive oil and any optional toppings you fancy.

Why this works

The best meals are all about contrast.

Warm chicken. Cold vegetables. Creamy yoghurt. Fresh herbs.

It feels colourful, balanced and satisfying without needing loads of ingredients or loads of effort.

Why you’ll make this again

  • Ready in around 15 minutes
  • Fresh enough for summer, comforting enough all year round
  • Great for lunches
  • Easy to customise with whatever you've got
  • Feels like a café lunch at home

Used in this recipe

FROZN — Real Frozen Chicken

Fully cooked British chicken, ready from frozen in around three minutes. The bit of the meal that's already done.

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I almost always add pickled onions and Kalamata olives if I have them. They take this bowl from "nice" to "I could genuinely eat this every day" with almost no extra effort.