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greek style lemon baked chicken

Greek Style Lemon Baked Chicken

Try out this Greek style lemon baked chicken with a simple Greek salad. It’s super easy to prepare and makes a delicious summers dinner.
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Greek
Keyword: Easy, Greek food, summer recipe
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 8 boneless and skinless chicken thighs
  • 2 lemons
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp oregano
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
For the simple Greek salad:
  • 100 g cherry tomatoes cut in half
  • ½ cucumber chunky diced
  • 1 red onion chunky diced
  • 25 g olives
  • 2 tsp oregano
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 50 g feta cheese crumbled

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180C (fan).
  • Add the chicken into a mixing bowl along with the zest and juice of the lemons, garlic, Dijon mustard, oregano, olive oil, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Mix well.
  • Spread the chicken out onto a baking dish, then bake it for 40 minutes.
  • To make the simple Greek salad, add all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and toss together.
  • Once the chicken is cooked, dish it up, spoon over some sauce, and enjoy.