This delicious Greek chicken has just 3 simple ingredients and is ready in about 30 minutes, a perfectly easy weeknight meal! Serve over rice or potatoes with salad or veggies for a gluten free, dairy free, and super satisfying dinner!
Greek Chicken – an Easy Weeknight Dinner Recipe
It’s weeks like these when easy dinner recipes like this 3 Ingredient Greek Chicken really come to the rescue. I can shave off some time in the kitchen, and my family still gets to sit down together around a delicious, healthy, home-cooked meal.
This simple, marinated chicken recipe really could not be easier. Just marinate two pounds of chicken thighs and drumsticks in my homemade Greek salad dressing for 12-24 hours, then brown on the stove and finish in the oven.
My Greek dressing is one of our very favorites, so I always have a batch in fridge. But, even if you don’t already have some on hand, it only takes a few minutes to mix up and I guarantee you’ll love it!
How to Make 3 Ingredient Greek Chicken
Tips for Making Greek Chicken
- Let the chicken marinate for as long as possible as it makes the chicken tender and full of flavor.
- You can easily adapt the marinade with fresh herbs and spices according to your preference.
- You can use this method for marinating chicken with your favorite sauces.
- Don’t have time? You can skip the marinating and just rub some of the dressing on each piece before cooking – it won’t be as flavorful, but it’ll do in a pinch!
- Serve this chicken with rice or potato wedges and a big salad or grilled or roasted veggies.
- Leftover chicken makes fantastic sandwiches or salad topper!
3 Ingredient Greek Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 pounds pastured chicken thighs and drumsticks with or without skin
- 1/2 cup Greek salad dressing
- 4-6 sprigs fresh thyme for garnish
Instructions
- Place chicken and Greek dressing in gallon zipper bags and allow to marinate in the refrigerator for 12-24 hours, turning once halfway through.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Place chicken and marinade into a large, oven safe skillet or Dutch oven. Cook on stove over medium high heat for about 10 minutes, turning halfway through so that both sides of chicken are browned.
- Transfer skillet/Dutch oven to oven (uncovered) and cook for approximately 20 minutes, or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
- Remove from oven, garnish with fresh thyme, and serve.
Notes
- Let the chicken marinate for as long as possible as it makes the chicken tender and full of flavor.
- You can easily adapt the marinade with fresh herbs and spices according to your preference.
- You can use this method for marinating chicken with your favorite sauces.
- Serve this chicken with rice or potato wedges and a big salad or grilled or roasted veggies.
- Leftover chicken makes fantastic sandwiches or salad topper!
I love this simple recipe – made this chicken last night and it was a treat. Everyone loved it, tender and delicious. Will make this again and again. Yumm.
Thanks for letting us know Ramona! I am glad that you and yours enjoyed it!
I love how simple this chicken dinner is and how quickly it comes together. I can’t wait to give this a whirl in my kitchen.
I hope you like it Jacque!
I’ve totally agree on making any food so much delicious and tasty. Keeping it marinated as long as possible makes the food acquire the flavor of it’s spices. I would definitely make this at home for my family. Thanks for sharing.
Love how simple yet flavorful this 3 ingredient Greek chicken recipe is! Perfect weeknight meal to make again and again!
We are glad that you like it Emily!
Fantastic idea to use salad dressing on chicken! Never though of doing that before? I tried with my left over balsamic dressing and it worked perfectly!
Great idea to reuse the salad dressing as a marinade. This greek chicken looks amazing, especially with the crispy skin!
Yum, this chicken looks perfect – moist but with crispy skin. I’ll take a look at your salad dressing recipe – never thought to use a dressing as a marinade. genius!
Thanks for stopping by Alex!
I can never think of quick and interesting things to do with chicken, this is going to be my new go to! So simple and tasty!
Glad you like it Jacqui!
You can’t get any easier than this Greek chicken! And the texture on that skin is perfection. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
Love that this chicken recipe is so simple but full of flavour! I love dressing made with mustard and I can imagine how good it makes the chicken taste!
Thanks, Jacqueline. 🙂