Falafel Mediterranean Bowl

This lazy girl Falafel Mediterranean Bowl is the ultimate shortcut meal—made with frozen falafel, ready rice, and store-bought tzatziki for a fresh, flavorful dinner in minutes. It’s budget-friendly, satisfying, and perfect for busy weeknights.

$4.79 per recipe / $4.79 per serving

I actually created this bowl on accident…I needed lunch and threw together a few random ingredients I had on hand to get rid of leftovers. What came together was fresh, filling, and slightly impressive… without actually putting in the effort.

We’re talking crispy frozen falafel, microwaveable rice cups, and creamy store-bought tzatziki—all layered up with crunchy veggies for that “I totally planned this” vibe.

It’s the kind of meal that feels like takeout from your favorite Mediterranean spot, but comes together in less time than it takes to load everyone in the car.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Cook 3-4 frozen falafel according to package instructions.

While the falafel are cooking, heat up 1 single serve rice cup in the microwave. I used basmati, but you can use whatever you have on hand (even leftover if you want)!

Plate your bowl with the warm rice, cooked falafel, chopped cucumbers, mixed spring greens, tzatziki sauce, and naan on the side.

Recipe Tips

• Feel free to make this recipe your own! Use what you have on hand but follow this formula: plant-based protein, leafy green base, rice, sauce.
• If you want to dress the greens and cucumbers, you can toss them with a small amount of olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. But I find once you mix everything together with the tzatziki, it doesn’t need dressing at all!

Recipe Costs

This recipe costs $4.79 to make which is how much it is per serving! You can definitely save money if you made your own falafel, rice, and tzatziki, but we’re going for lazy girl here so a meal for under $5 that comes together in less than 10 minutes sounds pretty good to me!

• Falafel – $1.60
• Rice – $1.00
• Cucumber – $0.20
• Spring greens – $1.00
• Tzatziki – $0.41
• Naan – $0.58

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