Greek Chicken and Lemon Potatoes (2024)

Oh baby! You’re going to love this Greek chicken recipe with lemony potatoes. This recipe is knock-your-socks-off delicious and it’s so easy to make. Just add everything to the casserole dish and let it bake. The aroma that’ll fill your house will make your mouth water.

❤️ Why You’ll Love Greek Chicken & Lemon Potatoes 🍋🥔

• Zesty: This Greek chicken recipe will make your taste buds do a happy dance with its zesty and tangy flavors
• Easy Prep: Whip this recipe up in only about 10 minutes. Your oven does the rest of the job
• Juicy: This chicken is so juicy and succulent, it’ll melt in your mouth

🍲 Ingredients

Chicken Thighs – Bone-in chicken thighs keep things juicy, as the bone helps retain moisture during cooking. However, you can swap for boneless if that’s what you have on hand

Garlic – Smashed garlic releases aromatic oils, infusing dishes with a robust, savory flavor. This recipe is garlicky! Please don’t skimp on the garlic because it’ll make this dish so delicious.

👩‍🍳 How to Make Greek Chicken

1. Preheat the oven to 400F. Move the oven rack to the top third of the oven.
2. Place the chopped potatoes in a large casserole dish. Add the lemon juice, garlic cloves and olive oil and toss to combine.
3. Place the chicken thighs on top of the potatoes. Drizzle over the mustard and the salt, pepper, dried oregano and garlic powder.
4. Use your hands to spread the mustard and seasonings over the chicken thighs and sort of toss a bit with the potatoes, then arrange the chicken thighs back on top of the potatoes.
5. Turn the heat down to 375F and bake for about 1 hour 20 minutes, until the potatoes are very tender and the chicken thighs are a deep golden brown.

🪄 Tips and Tricks

• Meal Prep: Make this on Sunday and have the leftovers for a second easy dinner or quick lunch for the week
• Veggies: You can add other veggies to this dish. I recommend hearty ones that will hold their shape in the dish when cooking like carrots or parsnips
• Lemon Juice: Use freshly squeezed lemon juice for the best, fresh flavor

🗒 Substitutions

There are a few different substitutions you can make to this Greek chicken recipe to make it your own:

• Swap the bone-in chicken thighs with boneless ones. You can also use bone-in chicken breasts or even make this recipe with a whole chicken (cooking times will vary)
• Swap the potatoes with red potatoes, or even just add in other veggies like carrots, onions, chopped celery, or whatever you have on hand. Just note that some veggies cook a lot quicker (like peppers) so you will want to opt for root veggies

🗒 Best served with

• Maroulosalata aka my Mama’s Salad
• Simple Homemade Greek Salad

👝 How to Store Leftovers

To store the leftovers of this Greek chicken, put it in a sealed container in the fridge for up to four days. You can also always freeze leftovers in a container for up to 3 months but this will always taste better made fresh.

🤔 Common Questions