Greek-Style Chicken Recipe

Do you need something tasty to eat, but your planner has enough to-dos to keep three people busy for a year? With a flexible marinating time and very little other prep required, this recipe is an answer to almost any schedule:

• For a weeknight dinner: put the chicken in to marinate before work; take it out in the evening and cook.
• For a weekend when you’ll be running around: put it in whenever you have a minute, as long as it’s at least 2 hours before dinner.
• For the shift workers: put it in before you go to bed; take it out in the evening when you wake up and cook.

The marinade really does all the work for you; after that, you just have to put the chicken in the oven, and you’ll be ready to eat in less than an hour (if you marinate it in an oven-safe dish, you won’t even have to worry about transferring it).

The convenience doesn’t come at the expense of flavor, though! A tasty Greek seasoning blend in the marinade and some fresh lemon slices right in the baking pan give the chicken a nice fresh taste that also works perfectly for slicing up over salads later if you have any leftovers.

In fact, you could even make a big batch of this at the beginning of the week and have your lunch protein all pre-cooked: how’s that for convenience?

Greek-Style Chicken Recipe

SERVES: 4 PREP: 15 min + 1 h COOK: 30 min

Ingredients

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves;
• 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil;
• The juice from 1 lemon;
• 2 garlic cloves, minced;
• ½ tbsp. dried oregano;
• ¼ tsp. paprika;
• 1 or 2 lemons, sliced;
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;

Preparation

1. In a bowl, combine the olive oil, garlic, paprika, lemon juice, oregano, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
2. Place the chicken in a marinating container (glass or plastic; no metal), and cover it with marinade.
3. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour or overnight.
4. Preheat your oven to 400 F.
5. Place the chicken in a roasting pan, and cover each piece with a slice of lemon.
6. Place in the oven and bake for 30 to 40 minutes.

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Greek-Style Chicken Recipe

A no-fuss recipe for simple baked chicken breasts with a Greek seasoning blend and plenty of fresh lemon flavor.

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Prep Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 45 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Greek

Servings 4 people

Calories 648 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• The juice from 1 lemon
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• ½ tbsp. dried oregano
• ¼ tsp. paprika
• 1 or 2 lemons sliced
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• In a bowl, combine the olive oil, garlic, paprika, lemon juice, oregano, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  1 cup extra-virgin olive oil, The juice from 1 lemon, 2 garlic cloves, ½ tbsp. dried oregano, ¼ tsp. paprika, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Place the chicken in a marinating container (glass or plastic no metal), and cover with marinade.
  4 skinless
• Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour or overnight.
• Preheat your oven to 400 F.
• Place the chicken in a roasting pan, and cover each piece with a slice of lemon.
  1 or 2 lemons
• Place in the oven and bake for 30 to 40 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 648kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 25gFat: 60gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 41gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 117mgSodium: 126mgPotassium: 381mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 230IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 2mg

Keyword chicken, greek

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