Recipe video above. Yogurt is a magical marinade! This chicken is golden on the outside, beautifully tenderised on the inside and infused with terrific garlic-oregano flavours. Serve this with a Greek Salad and flatbread - or see in post for a full Greek Feast menu! Marinade time: Overnight, min 3 hrs.
Prep Time8 minutesmins
Cook Time50 minutesmins
Total Time58 minutesmins
Course: Mains
Cuisine: Greek
Keyword: Greek Chicken, Greek Chicken Marinade
Servings: 4- 5 people
Calories: 442cal
Author: Nagi
Ingredients
1.25 kg / 2.5 lb drumsticks and chicken thighs, bone in skin on (Note 1)
Marinade:
6garlic cloves, minced (~ 2 tbsp)
2tbspwhite wine vinegar(or red wine or apple cider vinegar)
1/2 cup / 125 mllemon juice
2tbspextra virgin olive oil
3/4cupGreek yogurt(I use Farmers Union)
1 1/2tbspdried oregano
1tspsalt
1/2tspblack pepper
Serving (optional):
Plain Greek yogurt or Tzatziki
Fresh oregano leaves(optional)
Instructions
Mix Marinade ingredients in a large bowl.
Add chicken and coat well. Marinade for 24 hours (3 hours minimum).
Preheat oven to 180C.350F.
Line a tray with foil (trust me), place rack on tray (optional).
Place chicken on rack (reserve marinade), skin side up. Bake 30 minutes,
Remove from oven. Brush with marinade - do not flip.
Return to oven for 20 minutes or until golden and a bit crispy. Give it a spray of olive oil just before it's done if you want an extra crispy, shiny coat.
Rest for a few minutes before serving. Juicy and tasty enough to serve plain but extra great with tzatziki or even some plain yogurt.
Notes
1. This recipe will also work great with wings (same cook time and temp), breast (bash with fist to 2cm / 4/5" even thickness, cook 20 minutes at 200C/390F), skinless boneless thigh (20 minutes at 200C / 390F), basting at about 15 minutes.If using boneless thighs or breast, I would actually recommend cooking on the stove instead! Medium high, breast for 3 minutes on each side, thigh 4 minutes on each side.2. MAKE AHEAD: Place chicken in marinade, then pop straight into the freezer. Defrost 24 hours in the fridge - during this time it will marinade. Cooked chicken can be refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months, but fresh is always best!3. Based on the marinade from Greek Chicken Gyros.4. Use Tzatziki recipe in this Greek Chicken Gyros.5. Nutrition is overstated because it takes into account all the marinade. I have no way of guessing how much of the marinade actually ends up in the chicken.
Nutrition Facts
Greek Chicken
Amount Per Serving
Calories 442Calories from Fat 243
% Daily Value*
Fat 27g42%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Cholesterol 195mg65%
Sodium 818mg36%
Potassium 516mg15%
Carbohydrates 5g2%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 41g82%
Vitamin A 120IU2%
Vitamin C 13.2mg16%
Calcium 79mg8%
Iron 1.4mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.