Baked Greek Lemon Chicken Recipe

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4.9

30 reviews
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  • Prep Time

    5 mins

  • Cook Time

    5 mins

  • Marinating time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    4

  • Calories

    216 kcal

  • Course

    Dinner

  • Cuisine

    Mediterranean

Baked Greek Lemon Chicken Recipe

This baked lemon chicken recipe can be on the table in under 30 minutes and uses just a few fresh ingredients you can pick up at your local grocery store.

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Ingredients

Servings

Marinade

  • 2 TBS olive oil
  • 1 TBS lemon zest zest of one medium lemon
  • 2 TBS lemon juice juice from one medium lemon
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • ½ tsp dried rosemary
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • ¼ cup kalamata olives pitted
  • 1 TBS capers

Chicken

  • 1 lb O Organics® Air Chilled Chicken boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • kosher salt to taste
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Instructions

Marinade

  1. Mix all of the marinade ingredients together until well combined.

Chicken

  1. Salt both sides of each piece of chicken individually.
  2. Add to marinade. Coat with marinade and massage marinade into chicken thighs.
  3. Allow chicken to marinate for at least 20 minutes and up to overnight.
  4. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  5. Heat oven safe pan on the stove at medium-high heat.
  6. Add chicken + marinade to hot pan and cook for 3 minutes on one side.
  7. Flip chicken over in pan then immediately place pan in preheated oven.
  8. Bake for 15-20 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Time will depend on thickness of chicken thighs. 
  9. Remove from oven and serve warm.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 216kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 2g (1%) Protein 22g (44%) Fat 13g (20%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 107mg (36%) Sodium 292mg (12%) Potassium 277mg (8%) Vitamin A 60IU (1%) Vitamin C 5.3mg (6%) Calcium 30mg (3%) Iron 1.4mg (8%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 216 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 216kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 2g 1%
Protein 22g 44%
Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 107mg 36%
Sodium 292mg 12%
Potassium 277mg 6%
Vitamin A 60IU 1%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 6%
Calcium 30mg 3%
Iron 1.4mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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