Recreate your favorite restaurant style Greek chicken at home with this easy Greek Chicken Marinade Recipe!
So are you craving a delicious restaurant style Greek food Recipe that you can make at home? I’ve got just the recipe for you!
It’s easy to add the perfect Greek twist to your chicken with this Greek Chicken Marinade Recipe made with Greek Yogurt. This marinade is easy to make. Plus, it’s the perfect way to prep your chicken for some yummy Greek Chicken Pitas or Kabobs! Once you’ve grilled this tasty chicken, simply serve it hot on a pita and topped with this amazing homemade Greek Tzatziki Sauce!
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Greek Chicken Marinade Recipe
What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About This Greek Chicken Marinade Recipe:
Rachel writes: “Delicious! Marinated chicken before throwing it on the grill. Definitely a keeper.”
Monica writes: “I marinated chicken thighs and cooked them on the barbecue. Absolutely delicious. Even my fussiest eater enjoyed this marinade.”
Nadia writes: “This turned out beautiful and juicy despite only marinating for an hour. Excellent!”
Greek Chicken Marinade Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. thin sliced or flattened Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/4 cup Fage Total Greek Yogurt plain
- 1 Lemon zested and juiced
- 4 cloves of Garlic peeled & minced
- 1/4 tsp Oregano
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/8 tsp Pepper
Instructions
- In small mixing bowl, combine ingredients and stir well.
- Add mixture and chicken to Freezer Ziploc Bag.
- Place in the refrigerator to marinate for several hours or overnight, turning and flipping several times.
- When ready for dinner {after several hours of marinating, or up to a day later}, remove chicken from the bag, and toss the marinade out.
- Grill your chicken on the grill outside {8 minutes on each side at 400 degrees, or until internal temperature of your chicken is 165 degrees}, or on a grill pan inside.
- If you’re not ready to cook it yet… after adding the chicken and marinade to the bag, place directly in the freezer for some pre-marinated chicken later! {just pull out of the freezer, and defrost in the fridge… letting all of the yummy flavors soak into the chicken} prior to cooking.
- Serve drizzled with this Easy Greek Tzatziki Sauce Recipe in a Pita, or with a side of rice.
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