These Baked Greek Chicken Breasts will transport you straight to the Mediterranean. The best part about this recipe is that it's simple and requires minimal effort.
The boneless chicken breasts are marinated in a delicious mixture of Greek seasoning, olive oil, salt, and chopped garlic. This keeps the meat juicy and moist and adds extra flavor to this recipe.
It's an excellent option for a quick and easy dinner, but also impressive enough to serve to guests. Add a salad, some Greek rice or potatoes, and you have a complete meal.
Cutting chicken breast fillets
To turn the chicken breasts into fillets, lay them flat on the chopping board and pat dry with kitchen paper. Then use a large sharp knife, and keeping the knife parallel to the chopping board cut sideways through the breast. (like the photo below) You can then marinate the chicken fillets.
Ingredient Notes
These notes are here to help make this recipe a success; they cover some but not all ingredients; for a complete ingredient list, check out the recipe card below.
Chicken: The recipe uses two chicken breasts and cuts them into fillets (see below for details). You can use chicken thighs instead, but they will need 20 minutes in the oven.
Greek seasoning: You can buy this in larger grocery stores or make your own. This is my recipe for Greek seasoning.
Garlic: The recipe says 4 cloves of garlic, but like I always say, you should measure garlic with your heart, so feel free to add more.
Cherry tomatoes: Use any small tomatoes that are ripe and tasty. You can also replace them with diced large tomatoes.
Kalamata olives: These have a meaty texture and aren't too salty. But you can use any available black olives.
Recipe Tips
We've tested this recipe at least 3 times to ensure it works well for you, have a look at our tips for getting the best dish you can!
- Remove the chicken from the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before you cook it.
- The chicken is cooked at a very high temperature which keeps it super juicy. But it can easily overcook if left in too long, so set a timer.
- Because of the high temperature, I recommend a cast iron or metal baking dish. Glass dishes (like Pyrex) are only recommended up to 425ºF/220ºC.
- If you want softer vegetables, you can remove the chicken after 5 minutes, add the veg and then bake everything together for 5 minutes.
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Why You'll Love These Greek Baked Chicken Breasts
- So easy to make.
- It cooks in one ovenproof dish.
- It is cost-effective as two chicken breasts serve four people.
- The marinade makes the chicken super juicy.
- It is quick enough for a mid-week family meal but smells and tastes so good you could easily serve it to guests.
Recipe Adaptions
These are all just suggestions and things that have worked in our test kitchen, but it is your dinner, so adapt it to suit your family. That is the beauty of cooking; we can all create our own delicious meals.
- You can add extra veg; capsicum and zucchini work well.
- Turn this into a complete meal by adding boiled potatoes to the tray and warming them with the chicken.
- Mix up the herbs; add dill, parsley, or chives to your finished dish.
- Go dairy free and add some hummus to the finished dish instead of feta.
Serving Suggestions
Sides: Serve these baked Greek chicken breasts with a side of Greek-style rice, Greek Orzo, or some traditional Greek Lemon Potatoes.
Wine: This dish was made for a bright Rosé with rich berry flavors. Or an off-dry Riesling with its hint of sweetness and crisp finish. If you prefer a red wine, then a Grenache would be perfect.
Enjoy x
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Baked Greek Chicken Breasts
Ingredients
For the marinade
- 2 chicken breasts
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoon Greek seasoning (see note 1)
- 4 cloves garlic , chopped (see note 2)
- 1 teaspoon salt
To bake
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (see note 3)
- ⅓ cup kalamata olives (see note 4)
- ½ red onion , sliced
- ½ cup feta cheese , crumbled
- 1 tablespoon fresh oregano leaves
Instructions
For the chicken
- Lay your chicken breasts flat on the chopping board and pat dry with kitchen paper.2 chicken breasts
- Use a large sharp knife, keeping the knife parallel to the chopping board cut sideways through the breast.
- Repeat with the second chicken breast.
Prepare the marinade
- Mix the olive oil, Greek seasoning, chopped garlic, and salt in a non-metallic bowl.¼ cup olive oil2 tablespoon Greek seasoning4 cloves garlic1 teaspoon salt
- Add the chicken breast fillets and let them marinate for at least 30 minutes and up to 48 hours.
- Remember to remove the chicken from the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before cooking.
To cook
- Preheat the oven to 450°F/230ºC
- Place the chicken in a cast iron or metal baking ovenproof dish (see note 5) and pour over the marinade.
- Bake the chicken for 15-18 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the oven, and add the halved tomato, olives, and sliced onion. Return the dish to the oven for 2 minutes.1 cup cherry tomatoes⅓ cup kalamata olives½ red onion
- Remove from the oven and add the feta and oregano, then serve.½ cup feta cheese1 tablespoon fresh oregano leaves
Notes
- You can buy this in larger grocery stores or make your own. This is my recipe for Greek seasoning.
- The recipe says 4 cloves of garlic, but like I always say, you should measure garlic with your heart, so feel free to add more.
- Use any small tomatoes that are ripe and tasty. You can also replace them with diced large tomatoes.
- These have a meaty texture and aren't too salty. But you can use any available black olives.
- Because of the high temperature, I recommend a cast iron or metal baking dish. Glass dishes (like Pyrex) are only recommended up to 425ºF/220ºC.
Nutrition
Nutrition is per serving
Sue says
The seasonings in this add a fantastic flavor to chicken breasts. A new favorite!
Puja says
Easy and flavorful dishes are my favorite. Thank you for this recipe and for sharing ideas for sides to serve with it. Exactly what I need for weeknight meals!
Sherry Ronning says
This one pan Greek chicken recipe was super easy to make and made a great healthy weeknight meal that my whole family loved. Thank you for a great chicken recipe!
Angela Pagliarello says
I love the flavors of this Greek Chicken, served for a dinner with friends with some Greek salad and pita bread! It was a huge hit!
Erica says
I have this chicken roasting in the oven right now and it smells absolutely divine! I have no fear that it will be anything less than amazing, since I've never made anything from this blog that wasn't delicious!
Lisa Blaser says
Made this last night and it was delicious! So easy to make on a weeknight but tasted like company worthy dinner. I added spinach to the dish after I took it out of the oven for an added vegetable. This will certainly become family favorite.