{"id":36586,"date":"2026-04-29T17:25:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/?p=36586"},"modified":"2026-04-29T17:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:25:23","slug":"chicken-asparagus-nourish-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/2026\/04\/29\/chicken-asparagus-nourish-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken & Asparagus Nourish Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0looking for a salad\u00a0to make you feel like a goddess, this green nourishing chicken\u00a0and\u00a0asparagus bowl is\u00a0definitely one\u00a0to try!\u00a0Filled with a ton of green stuff and topped with creamy feta and\u00a0a delish\u00a0yoghurt herb dressing.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Chicken & Asparagus Bowl<\/h2>\n \n <\/div>\n \n
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Servings <\/span>4<\/span><\/div>\n
Total Time <\/span>30 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Ingredients<\/h3>

Bulgur<\/h4>
  • 100<\/span> grams<\/span> bulgur wheat<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

    Chicken<\/h4>
    • 600<\/span> grams<\/span> chicken breast<\/span> cut into steaks<\/span><\/li>
    • 1\/2 <\/span> tsp<\/span> lemon pepper<\/span><\/li>
    • 1\/2 <\/span> tsp <\/span> garlic powder<\/span><\/li>
    • 1\/4<\/span> tsp <\/span> ground fennel<\/span><\/li>
    • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> oil<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

      Bowl Fillings<\/h4>
      • 220<\/span> g<\/span> asparagus<\/span> ends trimmed<\/span><\/li>
      • 2<\/span> baby cos lettuce<\/span> cut into wedges<\/span><\/li>
      • 1\/2<\/span> avocado<\/span> thinly sliced<\/span><\/li>
      • 1<\/span> cucumber<\/span> cut in half lengthways and thinly sliced<\/span><\/li>
      • 1<\/span> bunch<\/span> dill<\/span> leaves picked<\/span><\/li>
      • 100<\/span> grams<\/span> feta cheese<\/span> crumbled<\/span><\/li>
      • 4<\/span> tbsp<\/span> storebought tzatziki (or 4 tbsp Greek yoghurt mixed with grated garlic and fresh herbs like mint, coriander or parsley)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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        Instructions<\/h3>
        • Before you start:\u00a0Bring a kettle to the boil. Bring a pot of salted water to the\u00a0boil\u00a0for asparagus.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li>
        • Cook\u00a0bulgur:\u00a0In\u00a0a heatproof bowl, add bulgur and a pinch of salt and cover with boiling water. Cover and leave to soak for 15-18 minutes, until grains are tender. Drain well.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li>
        • Prep & cook chicken:\u00a0Pat chicken dry and cut into steaks by placing your hand flat on top of chicken and slicing through horizontally. Season with salt and pepper and coat\u00a0with\u00a0lemon pepper, garlic\u00a0powder\u00a0and ground fennel. Heat oil in a frypan on medium-high heat. Cook chicken for 3-5\u00a0minutes\u00a0each side (depending on thickness), or until cooked through. Rest, covered, before thinly slicing.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li>
        • Prep bowl fillings:\u00a0Trim woody ends of asparagus and\u00a0discard. Add asparagus to\u00a0pot\u00a0of boiling water and cook for 3 minutes. Drain well, return to\u00a0pot\u00a0and keep warm. Cut lettuce into wedges and thinly slice avocado. Cut\u00a0cucumber\u00a0in half lengthways and thinly slice. Pick dill leaves and crumble feta.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li>
        • Serve:\u00a0Divide bulgur, asparagus, chicken, lettuce,\u00a0cucumber\u00a0and avocado between bowls. Top with a dollop of\u00a0tzatziki\u00a0dressing and sprinkle over feta and dill.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n
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          <\/g><\/svg><\/span> Calories: <\/span>440<\/span>kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          When\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0looking for a salad\u00a0to make you feel like a goddess, this green nourishing chicken\u00a0and\u00a0asparagus bowl is\u00a0definitely one\u00a0to try!\u00a0Filled with a ton of green stuff and topped with creamy feta and\u00a0a delish\u00a0yoghurt herb dressing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":36587,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2361,2377,2368,2374,2646],"tags":[1852,1745,1853,1790,1848],"class_list":["post-36586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fresh-start","category-freshstart","category-nutrition","category-recipes","category-reset","tag-food","tag-fresh-start","tag-inspiration","tag-lunch","tag-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36586"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36590,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36586\/revisions\/36590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}