Greek-Style Lemony Chicken Breasts With Kalamata Olives and Feta
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts (bone-in)
- 8 large fresh minced garlic cloves (can use more)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- salt (I use seasoned salt for this)
- black pepper
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 4 lemons, thinly sliced
- 20 kalamata olives, pitted (or to taste)
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil (optional)
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese (can use more)
directions
- Set oven to 350°F.
- Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
- Slice each clove of garlic into three slices.
- Lift the skin gently from the chicken breasts without detaching it and place the 3 slices of garlic under the skin of each breast, then replace the skin.
- Gently rub each breast with 1 tablespoon olive oil, then season each breast with salt and pepper.
- Place the lemon slices in the bottom of the prepared baking dish, then arrange the chicken over the lemon.
- Sprinkle the oregano over the chicken and toss the olives all around the chicken pieces in the dish.
- Drizzle more olive oil around the chicken pieces if desired this is not necessary but I like to do it!).
- Bake for about 40 minutes or until the chicken is done.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with feta cheese.
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Reviews
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A really quick-to-prepare (quick enough for a mid week meal after a day that's felt just way too long!) and so delicious Greek chicken dish with all my favourite ingredients: garlic, lemons, kalamata olives and feta cheese. When I'm tired, I generally don't change a thing in a recipe, and having now enjoyed this wonderful recipe, I wouldn't want to change a thing. I used the suggested full quota of garlic, olives and feat! YUM, YUM, YUM! Thanks for sharing this one, KITTENCAL!
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Absolutely delicious! I didn't think the lemon flavor was going to be so strong since the chicken just sat on it but I was wrong. I can't say enough about this dish. It was perfectly delicious! The only thing I did differently was to use thighs instead of breasts. Thanks for posting, I will be making this again and again :)
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Extraordinary combination of flavors in an easy to prepare dish. The only thing I will change is the timing on my feta, which I added to the plate after serving the chicken. Next time I will add it to the chicken in the pan when it comes out of the oven to soften while the chicken rests a few minutes. Prepare it ahead of time and refrigerate for a few hours, bring to room temperature, and bake for an easy, tender, delicious dish. Thanks Kittencal.
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This was so easy with wonderful results! Will make this often. I only had two lemons and worked out just fine....the lemon really gives this dish a nice flavor. The olives flavor really came through when cooked, i was a little worried about how they would taste, but will cook with them more often now. Thanks!
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I am new to to this site and this was the first recipe I tried. If this is any indication, I am really going to like it here! The combination of flavors created by the lemons, garlic, olives,and feta was phenomenal, and the chicken was juicy and tender. I had to cook it much longer than the 40 minutes, but I'm sure that's different for everyone. Great recipe!
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