This zesty power salad bowl is perfect for people who are constantly on-the-go! It's quick, satisfying, and light while packing in protein and other essential nutrients. Our Greek Arugula Power Salad is perfect for lunch as a main dish, and the recipe itself takes less than 15 minutes. Who's ready to give their chicken salads a twist?
We take one pound of chicken breast and cook it in a lemon-herb dressing, then place it over 8 cups of fresh arugula and add traditional Greek salad flavors using vegetables like olives, cucumbers, onions, and tomatoes. We also add one cup of white beans to add more protein and make it into a power salad bowl.
Lemon herb dressing doubles as a quick marinade for chicken in this Mediterranean-inspired bowl. It’s rich in protein from both white beans and chicken with plenty of veggies to keep the salad interesting like feta cheese, olives, and tomatoes. Best served in the new Good Cook® meal prep bowls!
How long will Greek Arugula Power Salad last for?
Our Greek arugula power salad will last for 4 to 5 days when stored properly and placed in the refrigerator. The best way to store and preserve this meal is in our Good Cook® Meal Prep Bowl.
Can Greek Arugula Power Salad be frozen?
You can freeze leftover salad, but store the chicken and vegetables separately. Place the salad leftovers in separate freezer bags and put the bags in one of our meal prep salad bowls.
Combine and blend the lemon-herb dressing ingredients in a blender or NutriBullet. Set aside 2 tablespoons for marinating the chicken. Pour 2 tablespoons of dressing on diced chicken and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Put the remaining dressing in the refrigerator until you're ready to pack the salad.
Cook marinated chicken in a cast-iron skillet for 10 to 15 minutes. Once cooked, let the chicken cool for five minutes.
Grab your arugula, onions, tomatoes, beans, and olives and combine everything in a bowl.
How to portion Greek Arugula Power Salad?
Put 2 cups of arugula into four GoodCook® round containers and top with tomatoes, cucumber, beans, olives, feta cheese, red onion, and chicken. Pack dressing into 4 sauce cups and store them with your power salad bowls. When you're done with portioning, place your meals in the refrigerator until you're ready to take them with you for lunch.
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Lemon herb dressing doubles as a quick marinade for chicken in this Mediterranean-inspired bowl. It’s rich in protein from both white beans and chicken with plenty of veggies to keep the salad interesting like feta cheese, olives and tomatoes.
Course dinner, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American, Greek
Diet Gluten Free
Keyword cheese, Chicken, gluten free, high protein, power bowl, salad
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 14 minutesminutes
Total Time 24 minutesminutes
Servings 4meals
Calories 416kcal
Author Meal Prep on Fleek
Ingredients
For Lemon Herb Dressing
¼cupolive oil
¼cupfresh lemon juice
½cupfresh parsley
1tablespoonraw honey
1teaspoondried basil
1teaspoondried thyme
½teaspoonsea salt
For Chicken
1lb.chicken breast
2tablespoonlemon-herb dressingfrom recipe above
For Salad
8cupsarugula
1cupgrape tomatoeshalved
1cupchopped baby cucumber
1cupwhite beansdrained
½cupgreen olives
½cupsliced red onion
½cupfeta cheese
⅓cuplemon herb dressingrecipe above
Instructions
For Dressing
Combine ingredients for dressing in a blender or Nutri-bullet and blend until smooth. Refrigerate until serving.
For Chicken and Salads
Add diced chicken and 2 tablespoons of dressing to a small bowl, stir to coat chicken. Marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat for 2 minutes. Drain excess marinade from chicken and add to hot skillet. Cook until chicken is golden brown on all sides, about 10-12 minutes stirring occasionally. Cool at room temperature for 5 minutes.
Add 2 cups arugula to 4 GoodCook round containers and top with tomatoes, cucumber, beans, olives, feta cheese, red onion, and chicken. Add dressing to 4 sauce cups included in the package. Store in refrigerator until enjoying.