Oven Baked Greek Chicken
Yesterday I told you about the Gyros spice mix and today I'm going to show you this oven baked Greek chicken recipe, marinated in yoghurt, lemon and garlic. It's a combination we all love, we serve it as such, with a salad, or we use it to make the super tasty Gyros, with tzatziki, Greek-style roasted potatoes, pita breads and vegetables on the side - the homemade version, a lot healthier and absolutely delicious.
You must use all the ingredients to see what a wonderful taste is has, the yogurt and garlic marinade is simply brilliant and the meat can also be grilled, instead of oven baked.
Ingredients
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Chicken legs
1.5 kg
bone-in or boneless chicken thighs, you can also add chicken breast
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Yoghurt
400 g
full fat Greek yogurt preferred - but use whichever kind you have
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Ground black pepper
0.25 tsp
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Step by step
Step 1
Wash and clean the chicken meat thoroughly and place in a deep bowl.
Step 3
Crush the garlic using a press and add it in.
Step 4
Squeeze the juice from half a lemon.
Step 5
Season with spices, salt, olive oil and ground black pepper.
Step 6
Toss chicken in marinade to fully coat.
Now marinate for a few hours or even overnight. I bake it immediately after, we are usually in a hurry :)
Step 7
Arrange thighs on a baking sheet - I recommend a larger one, so that chicken won't be too crammed as it releases water and it will boil, rather than roast. On a larger baking sheet, however, there will be plenty of space and it will bake nicely.
Step 8
Bake in the preheated oven to 200 degrees C for 40-45 minutes or until cooked through.
Step 9
Serve with any side dish you want, a salad, or make a Greek Gyros with the suggestions I gave you in the introduction (and you can find the recipes on my website).
This chicken is very tasty and it's never enough each time I cook it.
Enjoy!
Quantity:
1500 g
Prep time:
60 min
Difficulty:
easy
Ready in:
30 min
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