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Chicken Meatball Salad Bowl with Couscous

This quick salad bowl recipe is great for a weeknight dinner. It's healthy and filling with baked chicken meatballs, greens and couscous.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Greek
Servings 4 servings
Calories 848 kcal

Ingredients
  

Meatballs

  • 1 lb. ground chicken breast
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup panko
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 small onion minced
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice fresh squeezed
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • ¼ tsp cumin (optional)
  • salt & pepper to taste

Couscous

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup couscous

Salad

  • 1 english cucumber sliced
  • 4 cups lettuce greens of choice
  • 1 cup feta cheese crumbled
  • 1 cup kalamata olives

Dressing

  • 1½ tbsp lemon juice fresh-squeezed
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • ¼ cup white balsamic vinegar
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ tsp dijon mustard
  • ¼ tsp pepper

Instructions
 

Meatballs

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Combine the ground chicken, panko, and egg in a bowl. To the meat mixture add in minced garlic, onion, lemon juice, oregano,cumin (optional), salt and pepper and mix thoroughly.
  • Form into one inch balls and place the meatballs on a baking sheet. Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to firm.
  • Remove from the refrigerator, top each meatball with a splash of olive oil and place the baking sheet in a preheated oven for 10 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 160 and the meatballs are golden brown.

Couscous

  • While the meatballs are cooking, prepare the couscous. Add one cup of water and one teaspoon olive oil to a saucepan.
  • Bring to a boil and add in one cup of couscous to the boiling water, cover with a lid and remove pan from heat. Let stand for 5 minutes and then fluff with a fork.

Dressing

  • In a small bowl (or mason jar) add the lemon juice, honey, white balsamic vinegar, oil, mustard and pepper. Whisk (shake) very well until completely blended and smooth.

Assemble

  • To each bowl, add ½ cup couscous. Top with 1 cup mixed greens of your choice, sliced cucumbers, feta cheese and kalamata olives. Place 3-4 chicken meatballs on top. Drizzle the entire salad with the honey dressing.

Notes

If you are looking to make this recipe gluten-free you can subsitute the couscous for quinoa. 

Nutrition

Calories: 848kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 35gFat: 55gSaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 172mgSodium: 1114mgPotassium: 953mgFiber: 4gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 883IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 272mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Bowl Recipe, Chicken, couscous, Meatballs, Salad
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