Baked Greek Chicken
Greek style baked chicken is packed with flavor and is a snap to prepare. Aromatic and savory, herbed and meaty, this authentic Greek roasted chicken recipe is a versatile weeknight dinner star.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- Greek Chicken Marinade
- 2 lbs Chicken Breast boneless, skinless
Fresh Cucumber Salad
- 1/2 cup Cucumber diced
- 1/4 cup Tomato diced
- 2 Tablespoons Red Onion diced
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Dill weed dried
- 1/4 cup Feta cheese crumbles
Instructions
- Trim chicken breasts, and put them in a zip top bag.
- Whisk Greek Chicken Marinade together in a bowl, and pour over chicken breasts.
- Zip bag closed, and marinate for 1 hour
- Preheat oven for 450 F.
- Place chicken in a baking pan, with 2 Tbs of marinade in the bottom. Discard remaining marinade
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 F in the thickest part of the chicken breast.
- Meanwhile, mix all of the Fresh Cucumber Salad ingredients together in a bowl. Set aside.
- When time is up, take chicken out of the oven and let it sit for 5 minutes.
- Spoon fresh cucumber salad over the baked chicken and serve immediately.
- Serve with salad, rice or pita bread and a side of tzatziki sauce.
Notes
Optional: Sear chicken breasts before baking: to do, take chicken out of the marinade, and pat dry, then put in a skillet with a little olive oil, and sear about 3 minutes per side, until golden brown.