This Greek chicken recipe is an easy meal that’s filled with flavor! Fill up a skillet with Greek marinated chicken thighs and veggies to bake, then serve with a fresh Greek salad and homemade tzatziki! It’s delicious, healthy, and perfect for weekly dinners.
Greek Chicken
This easy Greek chicken recipe is so delicious, it will quickly become a favorite!
This flavorful dish is packed full of Mediterranean and Greek flavors. Start with Greek marinated chicken thighs, add tomatoes, olives, and feta, then bake in the oven. Serve with a fresh Greek salad and homemade tzatziki for a full meal!
This recipe is a great meal to introduce to your weekly dinner rotations. Everyone will love it!
Why You’ll Love this Greek Chicken Thighs Recipe:
- Flavorful: From the Greek marinade, to the fresh salad and tzatziki, this dish is filled to the brim with flavor!
- Skillet Recipe: Cook this greek chicken all in one skillet! Take it from the stove top to the oven to bake, with just one pan to clean up.
- Weekly Favorite: This is one of those recipes you’ll want to make over and over again. It’s so delicious!
This skillet recipe makes a beautiful weekend lunch or weeknight dinner! It’s easy, delicious, and healthy.
Greek Chicken Marinade
The key to these delicious greek chicken thighs is all in the marinade!
It’s important to marinate the chicken prior to cooking for at least 4 hours. And even better if you can do it for 12-24 hours to really let the flavor soak in.
The marinade for this Greek chicken skillet includes olive oil, lots of garlic and oregano, lemon juice, dried thyme and salt. Everything plays a role, but the garlic, oregano and lemon juice are the big flavor drivers.
How to Make This Greek Chicken Skillet
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Marinate chicken thighs in the fridge (4-24 hours before cooking)
- Make the homemade tzatziki so it’s ready to use.
- Brown marinated chicken on the stove top for just a few minutes.
- Add tomatoes, olives, and feta into the skillet with the chicken. Then bake everything together in the oven until fully cooked.
- Combine ingredients for the Greek salad while the chicken rests, then serve together and enjoy!
We use boneless, skinless chicken thighs for this greek marinated chicken recipe.
I recommend using a high-quality skillet that can go from the stove to the oven (like cast iron). Otherwise, you can brown chicken in any skillet, then add it to a baking dish for the oven.
Marinate chicken in the fridge for at least 4 hours, or up to 24 hours ahead of time.
Tzatziki is a delicious Greek sauce made mainly from yogurt and cucumbers. It’s cool, creamy, and flavorful!
Serving Suggestions
This Greek chicken thighs recipe is one full meal! The baked chicken with tomatoes, olives, and feta is great for a light lunch on its own. But of course I recommend serving it along with the fresh salad to fill it out. And don’t forget to top it off with the tzatziki!
You could also skip the salad (or serve it on the side), and plate the chicken on a bed of white or brown rice instead.
Recipe Tips and Notes
- The longer you marinate the chicken, the more time it’ll have to soak up the flavor. So 4 hours is enough, but longer is better!
- Be sure to brown the chicken before baking. This can be done in the same skillet.
- Broil at the end to brown the feta. It adds a nice texture!
- Make sure your dried spices aren’t stale for maximum flavor.
- Tzatziki will keep covered in the fridge for 1-2 days.
- Store leftover greek chicken in an airtight container, in the fridge, for 3 days. I recommend storing the chicken and salad separately.
Why use a cast iron skillet?
A cast iron skillet is ideal for this easy Greek chicken recipe! Using cast iron makes it more of a one pan meal, so it can go from the stove top to the oven in one go.
Brown the chicken on the stove top, then add the tomatoes, olives and feta cheese into the skillet and transfer it to the oven to bake.
Cast iron also holds heat well, and disperses it evenly to cook everything perfectly.
Can I make this recipe ahead of time?
The greek chicken is best if baked right before eating. However, you can make each part of this recipe ahead of time, so that everything is ready to combine before serving!
- Marinate Chicken: You’ll want to marinate the chicken ahead of time anyways (12-24 hours before), so this part is easy. Make the greek marinade, add the thighs, and set it in the fridge.
- Greek Salad: Combine the salad ingredients and toss, then store in the fridge until ready to use it. Hold off on the olive oil and vinegar until serving.
- Tzatziki: This sauce can be made a couple days ahead of time and kept covered in the refrigerator.
When ready to eat, bake the chicken with the other ingredients in the skillet as instructed, then combine with the salad and enjoy!
Skillet Chicken Recipes We Love
- Chicken Lombardy
- Pesto Chicken Skillet
- Lemon Pepper Chicken
- Fried Chicken and Broccoli
- Spanish Chicken and Rice
This baked Greek chicken thighs recipe will be a hit with the whole family. Marinate that chicken, add everything to a skillet, bake, and you’re done. It’s so delicious, you’ll be glad you tried it!
More Chicken Thighs Recipes to Try
- Honey Balsamic Glazed Chicken Thighs
- Baked Chicken Thighs
- Blood Orange Chicken Thighs
- Chicken Satay Skewers with Peanut Sauce
If you’ve made this recipe, please be sure to let us know by leaving a star rating or a comment below. Enjoy!
Greek Chicken Thighs Skillet
Ingredients
Greek Chicken Marinade
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic crushed
- Juice of 1 large lemon
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp salt
Greek Chicken Skillet
- 3 tbsp olive oil divided
- Marinated Chicken Thighs
- 1 cup whole cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup whole pitted kalamata olives
- 4 oz feta cheese cubed
Easy Greek Salad
- 1 cup cucumber chopped
- ½ cup red onion chopped
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 cup kalamata olives pitted and halved
- 4 oz feta cheese crumbled
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
Homemade Tzatziki
- 1/2 large cucumber cut into 2 inch pieces
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp oregano
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
Greek Chicken Marinade
- Put the chicken thighs into a gallon sized ziplock bag
- In a small bowl add all of the marinade ingredients, whisk
- Pour marinade over the chicken thighs
- Put in the refrigerator and let marinate for at least 4 hours and up to 1 day
Greek Chicken Skillet
- Preheat oven to 375°F
- Pour 2 tbsp olive oil into a cast iron pan and heat over medium high heat
- Add the marinated chicken thighs, brown for 3-4 minutes on each side
- Toss the cherry tomatoes with 1 tbsp olive oil, add to skillet
- Add the kalamata olives and feta cheese to the skillet, spread evenly
- Transfer the skillet to the oven
- Bake for 8-10 minutes
- Switch oven on broil, broil for 1-2 minutes to brown the feta cheese (optional)
- Remove from oven, let rest 5 minutes before serving
- Serve over Greek Chopped Salad with Homemade Tzatziki Sauce
Easy Greek Salad
- In a large bowl, toss together the cucumbers, red onion, cherry tomatoes and kalamata olives
- Add the feta, mix
- Add the oregano, salt, olive oil and red wine vinegar, mix to coat
- Salad can be made in advance
- Serve with the chicken
Homemade Tzatziki
- Add the cucumber and garlic to a food processor, process on high until only small chunks of cucumber remain
- Pour into mesh strainer to drain out any excess water released by the cucumber
- Transfer to a medium sized bowl
- Add the greek yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, oregano and salt, mix
- Serve on top of the chicken and salad
Notes
- The longer you marinate the chicken, the more time it’ll have to soak up the flavor. So 4 hours is enough, but longer is better!
- Be sure to brown the chicken before baking. This can be done in the same skillet.
- Broil at the end to brown the feta. It adds a nice texture!
- Make sure your dried spices aren’t stale for maximum flavor.
- Tzatziki will keep covered in the fridge for 1-2 days.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container, in the fridge, for 3 days. I recommend storing the chicken and salad separately.
Sherry says
So good please send me this recipe in my email so I can save it
Becky Hardin says
Hi Sherry! You can hit “print” within the recipe card to save it to your computer or to print. Hope that helps! Hope you love the recipe 🙂
Cailyn Medley says
This looks so so good! I need to try more Greek recipes.
Becky Hardin says
So much flavor!
Kristyn says
That chicken looks so juicy!! Love Greek recipes & flavors! I will have to try this!
Becky Hardin says
Hope you love it 🙂
Aimee Shugarman says
Anything served with tzatziki is my kind of dinner. LOVE it.
Becky Hardin says
AGREE!
Alli says
The flavors on this are literally everything! Absolutely amazing!
Becky Hardin says
HOORAY!
Natasha says
Mmmm I love the flavor and simplicity of skillet meals! This ones going on our week meal plan for sure!
Becky Hardin says
So much flavor!!
Kristy Schwanker says
Can you use boneless skinless chicken breast’s?
Becky Hardin says
Sure!
Joan says
Delicious!! I was afraid chicken would be dry, but it was juicy and full of flavor. I am making this for dinner guests next week because it is so good and so full of flavor. You should serve it with Naan!
Becky Hardin says
That’s so wonderful!!! and love the naan idea 🙂