Greek-Style Lemony Chicken Breasts With Kalamata Olives and Feta

"For this recipe the skin must be on the chicken in order to stuff with garlic underneath it. You can really use as much garlic slices as you desire or as much as you can stuff under the skin!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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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

  1. 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!
     
  2. 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 :)
     
  3. 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.
     
  4. 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!
     
  5. 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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