Grilled Greek Chicken is tender and juicy and flavored with plenty of fresh herbs and lemon. Pair it with a Greek salad for a healthy and delicious weeknight meal.
The chicken needs to marinate for at least 6 hours and up to 12 hours to really soak up the flavor of the herbs and garlic. I’ve used thyme, oregano, and dill, but parsley and rosemary would also be good.
I used fresh oregano and dill and dried thyme. Thyme is probably the only herb I enjoy better in dry form. You would be fine using dried oregano too, but I wouldn’t use dried dill. It has virtually no flavor.
The marinade can be made in the morning, let the chicken marinate in the refrigerator all day and you can pull supper together in about 15 minutes. Gotta love that.
Healthy Grilled Greek Chicken
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- Juice of one lemon
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 3 garlic cloves,, minced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano, or 1 teaspoon dried
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except chicken in a medium bowl. Pour into a large ziptop plastic bag. Add chicken and place in refrigerator to marinate for 6 to 12 hours.
- Remove chicken from refrigerator and place on counter. Heat grill (or grill pan) to medium-high.
- Remove chicken from marinade and discard marinade. Place chicken on grill and grill for 5 minutes. Flip over and grill until no longer pink in the middle.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Looks flavorful!
I love lemon & garlic chicken! So bright and delicious!
This looks fantastic. I adore the marinade. I bet the flavor is fantastic!
This looks amazing! I bet the lemon and garlic is delicious on this.
Wow – Christin your chicken looks fantastic! Love all the herbs in there – I rarely marinate my chicken – This is the reminder I need!
I am loving this chicken right now! The flavors here are killing me! 🙂
This looks amazing Christin! The photos are really superb! Totally putting this on the menu soon.
Have a terrific Monday!
Grilled chicken recipes are the best! I love marinating them overnight, makes it so flavorful! This looks fantastic, Christin! Definitely trying this one out. Pinned!
I have chicken in the fridge and all of the spices ready to make this! I’m always looking for a simple grilled chicken recipe to make during the week when I run out of ideas and this is perfect!
I am SO into marinated chicken right now and I am seriously drooling over how amazing this is looking right now! I absolutely love all the greek flavors you packed inside—my favorite! This is definitely going on our menu. 🙂