Greek Chicken Oreganata
Created by dienia b on April 13, 2023
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 3h
- Cook Time: 60m
- Recipe #40481
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken thighs, (4)
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
How to Make
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Step 1: Place chicken in a large resealable plastic bag.
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Step 2: Mix the the lemon juice, garlic, oregano, oil and 1/4 tsp black pepper together in a small bowl and pour into the bag over the chicken.
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Step 3: Seal the bag and massage the bag to ensure all the chicken is coated in the marinade.
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Step 4: Refrigerate for 3 hours.
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Step 5: Remove the chicken from the marinade, place chicken on a wire rack over a foil lined baking sheet skin side up and season with a little salt.
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Step 6: Preheat the oven to 250°F.
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Step 7: Bake chicken in the preheated oven for 30 minutes then increase the oven temperature to 425° F.
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Step 8: Cook 45 more minutes or until chicken registers an internal temp of 165° F.
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Step 9: Allow chicken to rest 10 minutes before serving.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (253.6 g)
- Calories 566.6
- Total Fat - 44.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 11.1 g
- Cholesterol - 222.3 mg
- Sodium - 757 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 3.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.8 g
- Sugars - 0.5 g
- Protein - 37.1 g
- Calcium - 47.4 mg
- Iron - 2.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 6.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg