Greek Marinated Chicken
Greek Marinated Chicken

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Greek Marinated Chicken is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Greek Marinated Chicken is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

How to Make Chicken Marinade Greek Style. Flavoring and tenderizing chicken in a marinade is a no-brainer, but there are a few tricks to doing it right. This chicken marinade works equally well with skin-on or skinless chicken.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have greek marinated chicken using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Greek Marinated Chicken:
  1. Take 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
  2. Get 4 tbs olive oil
  3. Make ready 4 cloves garlic - minced
  4. Get 1/2 tbs dried oregano
  5. Take 1 medium lemon, juice of
  6. Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
  7. Prepare 2 tbs dried parsley
  8. Get 2 lbs bone-in skin-on chicken (we like doing legs and thighs)

A tangy lemon and garlic marinade makes this Greek Marinated Chicken super fast and flavorful. Cook it in the oven or on a grill. And this Greek marinade works magic on chicken, not only because of the delicious Greek flavors but the Greek yogurt is the secret to really juicy, flavorful chicken. Dairy-based marinades, such as yogurt, are the BEST marinade to truly tenderize meats , as they break down the proteins to allow ultimate absorption of flavor.

Steps to make Greek Marinated Chicken:
  1. Mix everything except the chicken pieces together in a bowl.
  2. Place chicken in a gallon size ziploc bag. Add marinade. Seal bag, squeezing out as much air as possible. Squish bag around to distribute marinade evenly to all chicken pieces.
  3. Lay flat on a plate. Refrigerate at least 2 hrs, up to overnight.
  4. When ready to bake: Preheat oven to 375°F. Arrange chicken in a single layer, skin side up, in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Bake uncovered 45-60 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
  5. Serve with any number of delicious sides, pasta, couscous, quinoa, and roasted potatoes are all good. Enjoy!
  6. See notes below ⤵
  7. Boneless skinless chicken can be used too, but remember because there is no added weight from bones and skin this means 2 lbs is more pieces of chicken. The marinade will work for a few extra pieces, but you may need a bigger (or second) baking dish.

This Greek chicken marinade is fantastic. It's easy to mix up and adds so much flavour to the chicken. We love this Greek chicken served with this Greek pasta salad, or this Greek orzo, or plain and simple Greek salad with some rice or dinner rolls. I haven't yet tried it, but I think it would also go very well with some tzatziki sauce. Then I boiled the marinade, added chicken stock, then it is just heat and eat for tender, flavorful chicken with a grilled flavor but less work at party time.

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