Name: Joe Wicks 10 Minute Speedy Greek Chicken Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 160 g couscous; 1 chicken stock (bouillon) cube; 3 tbsp olive oil; 500 g British diced chicken breast; 2 tsp dried oregano; 30 g roasted garlic paste; 2 lemon (halved); 1 cucumber (slice into quarters lengthways, then chopped roughly); 250 g baby plum tomatoes (halved); 60 g pitted black olives (roughly chopped); 20 g parsley (roughly chopped including the stalks); 60 g Greek feta cheese

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Today, I'm bringing you a gorgeous Greek chicken salad by Joe Wicks. It's fresh, tasty and healthy, and takes just 10 minutes to make.

This speedy Greek chicken salad recipe is from the Gousto x Joe Wicks collaboration, shown here in a bowl

Gousto has partnered with Joe Wicks of The Body Coach fame to release four-weekly recipes, aimed at families who want to live a healthy lifestyle. Joe and Gousto both share the mission of getting healthy home cooking on the table, ready to be enjoyed by the whole family.

All the recipes use lean proteins, with low-carb and balanced options, as well as recipes with sources of healthy fats.

Each of the family meals contains at least 1 of your 5-a-day per portion, and some even contain 4 of your 5-a-day! In particular, the healthier takeaway-style dinners and meals you can make in just 10 minutes are bound to be winners in our house.

Joe Wicks cooking in a kitchen with a Gousto box in the background

If you're not already familiar with how Gousto works, it's a clever recipe box subscription service, which delivers precise ingredients and recipe cards direct to your door. You get to choose from over 30 recipes each week, so there's no shortage of opportunities to make new, delicious meals at home.

To try some of the new Gousto x Joe Wicks recipes out for myself, I ordered a family box for four containing:

10-Min Speedy Greek Chicken Salad
Satay Chicken Lettuce Wraps
10-Min Nifty Veggie Noodles
Spiced Shakshuka With Feta & Crunchy Pitta

Here's how we got on with making the Greek chicken salad.

Joe says, "This speedy Greek salad uses baby tomatoes, cucumber and olives, then a light lemon and garlic chicken for your nice lean protein. A lovely little herby couscous goes on the side. Sprinkle it all up with feta for a bit of tang."

10-Min speedy Greek chicken salad recipe card

Ingredients

160 g (¾ cup) couscous
1 chicken stock (bouillon) cube
3 tbsp olive oil
500 g (1.1 lb) British diced chicken breast
2 tsp dried oregano
30 g (2 tbsp) roasted garlic paste
2 lemon halved
1 cucumber slice into quarters lengthways, then chopped roughly
250 g (1¼ cups) baby plum tomatoes halved
60 g (⅓ cups) pitted black olives roughly chopped
20 g (½ cup) parsley roughly chopped including the stalks
60 g (2 oz) Greek feta cheese

Equipment

Following the recipe card for the Greek chicken salad

Instructions

Put the couscous in a heatproof bowl with the chicken stock and 260ml (8.8 fl oz) of boiled water. Cover and set aside

Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp olive oil a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) over a medium-high heat.

Once hot, add the diced chicken to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes until starting to brown

Add the dried oregano, garlic paste and juice of 1 lemon to the chicken and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through – this is your Greek chicken.

Squeeze a lemon over the cooking chicken

Note: please ensure you cook your chicken thoroughly (until there’s no pink meat and it’s piping hot!) as cooking equipment varies.

The seasoned, cooked diced chicken in a frying pan

Place the chopped cucumber, tomatoes and olives to a bowl

Add the juice of the remaining lemon, 2 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and give it a good mix up.

Seasoned cucumber, tomatoes and olives in a bowl

Fluff the cooked couscous with a fork then add the chopped parsley.

Cooked couscous topped with chopped parsley

Set the Greek chicken, salad and herby couscous in the centre of the table, ready to share. Sprinkle over the feta cheese and let everyone dig in.

Combine the chicken, salad and herby couscous to make this tasty Greek chicken salad

Enjoy!

Speedy Greek chicken salad with seasoned chicken, salad and herby couscous

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Joe Wicks 10 Minute Speedy Greek Chicken Salad

This speedy Greek salad uses baby tomatoes, cucumber and olives, then a light lemon and garlic chicken for your nice lean protein. A lovely little herby couscous goes on the side. Sprinkle it all up with feta for a bit of tang.

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Lunch and quick cook meals

Cuisine: Greek

Servings: 4 people

Author: Gousto + Joe Wicks

Ingredients

160 g (¾ cup) couscous
1 chicken stock (bouillon) cube
3 tbsp olive oil
500 g (1.1 lb) British diced chicken breast
2 tsp dried oregano
30 g (2 tbsp) roasted garlic paste
2 lemon halved
1 cucumber slice into quarters lengthways, then chopped roughly
250 g (1¼ cups) baby plum tomatoes halved
60 g (⅓ cups) pitted black olives roughly chopped
20 g (½ cup) parsley roughly chopped including the stalks
60 g (2 oz) Greek feta cheese

Equipment

Instructions

Put the couscous in a heatproof bowl with the chicken stock and 260ml of boiled water. Cover and set aside
Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp olive oil a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) over a medium-high heat.
Once hot, add the diced chicken to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes until starting to brown
Add the dried oregano, garlic paste and juice of 1 lemon to the chicken and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through – this is your Greek chicken.
Note: please ensure you cook your chicken thoroughly (until there’s no pink meat and it’s piping hot!) as cooking equipment varies.
Place the chopped cucumber, tomatoes and olives to a bowl
Add the juice of the remaining lemon, 2 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and give it a good mix up.
Fluff the cooked couscous with a fork then add the chopped parsley.
Set the Greek chicken, salad and herby couscous in the centre of the table, ready to share. Sprinkle over the feta cheese and let everyone dig in.

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Notes

This is a great recipe to meal prep and store in portions in the fridge for the week ahead. If you want to change the quantity you're making, simply use the slider at the top of the recipe card - it will keep all of the ingredients in the correct proportions.

Nutrition

* Note: nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published. Information on this website should not be taken as medical advice. Cuisines identify the primary region of inspiration for a dish.

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