Greek-Style Roast Chicken Recipe

Some days put you in the mood for sizzling beef, a plate of Greek-style steak souvlaki with bell peppers, kalamata olives, and sun-dried tomatoes.

Other days leave you craving a dish that is simpler, lighter, and boasting only 4 fresh ingredients. If you are short on prep time, yet you want to dine well, this Greek-style roast chicken will hit the spot, all the while being friendly to your wallet. It gets bonus points for taking just 10 minutes to prepare.

Naturally, you can bake this roast chicken with drumsticks, though the thighs are so much tastier! Reserve the drumsticks for chicken coconut curry, a delightful, creamy dish with a sauce made of coconut milk and tomato.

That dish has 12 ingredients, nowhere near the small number we are looking at here. Go easy on yourself and keep to the basics of cooking, stay focused on quality and purchase the best free-range chicken you can afford. It makes all the flavor differences in the world.

Cherry tomatoes make for nice pre-sized bites, you can also add them to matching and quick-to-prepare balsamic tomato and onion salad.

Olives are quite another story. We recommend black olives here, but really anything goes. Choose your favorite ones, or seek out new-to-you varieties and add them to the roast chicken dish, whether they be Castelvetrano, Cerignola, Liguria, Gaeta, or Amfissa olives.

Greek-Style Roast Chicken Recipe

Serves: 4 Prep: 10 min Cook: 45 min

Ingredients

• 8 chicken thighs, bone-in, skin on
• 2 cups cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
• 2 cups black olives
• 1 tbsp. fresh oregano leaves
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. Place the chicken thighs on a baking dish.
3. Drizzle olive oil all over the chicken and season to taste.
4. Place in the oven and roast for 30 mins.
5. Add the cherry tomatoes, olives, and oregano leaves.
6. Return to the oven for another 15 to 20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.

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Greek-Style Roast Chicken Recipe

There is no easier way to bake Greek-style roast chicken than this. With only 4 ingredients, it is sure to be a winner, requested time and time again.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Greek

Servings 4 people

Calories 674 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 8 chicken thighs bone-in, skin on
• 2 cups cherry tomatoes sliced in half
• 2 cups black olives
• 1 tbsp. fresh oregano leaves
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 375 F.
• Place the chicken thighs on a baking dish.
  8 chicken thighs
• Drizzle olive oil all over the chicken and season to taste.
  2 tbsp. olive oil, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Place in the oven and roast for 30 mins.
• Add the cherry tomatoes, olives, and oregano leaves.
  2 cups cherry tomatoes, 2 cups black olives, 1 tbsp. fresh oregano leaves
• Return to the oven for another 15 to 20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.

Nutrition

Calories: 674kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 44gFat: 53gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 27gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 173mgSodium: 1223mgPotassium: 628mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 953IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 3mg

Keyword chicken, greek, paleo, roast

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