Baked Greek Chicken
This Baked Greek Chicken is delicious and it goes well with spinach and warm pita bread!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2 lemons
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 red onion, cut into thick slices
- 1/3 cup pitted kalamata olives
- 3 large chicken breasts
- salt
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled
- black pepper
- 1 tsp Greek seasoning (or 1/2 tsp. oregano, 1/2 tsp. salt)
- 1/2 cup hummus
- 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- crumbled Feta for topping
- 1 tsp paprika
- spinach
- pita bread for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°
- In a large bowl place a zest from one lemon and add 1 tbsp olive oil. Then slice the red onion and add with the kalamata olives and toss well.
- Prepare a baking dish by placing a baking sheet at the bottom then add the olives and the onions.
- Cut the chicken breasts into pieces and season with salt, pepper, and Greek seasoning then add them to the onions and olives.
- Place the peeled garlic cloves under the chicken then spread over the top of the chicken the hummus.
- Use the juice out of the zested lemon and pour over the chicken.
- Last step is to add the squeezed lemon slice it into rinds and sprinkle paprika on top.
- Place it in the oven and bake for 15 minutes, then add the tomatoes around the meat and drizzle the balsamic vinegar over the tomatoes.
- Place it back in the oven and bake for another 15-20 minutes.
- In a plate lay the spinach, then place the chicken on top and crush some feta cheese and some fresh lemon slice.
- Serve with pita bread and hummus.