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Greek Chicken Thighs

Change up your weeknight dinner with these rich lemon-garlic Greek Chicken Thighs. The flavor is out of this world, but it's so easy to make!
Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Greek
Servings: 6
Calories: 174kcal
Author: Geri

Ingredients

FOR THE MARINADE

  • 6 medium skinless chicken thighs (about 2 pounds for boneless or 3 pounds for bone-in)
  • 5 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • zest and juice of 1 large lemon
  • 2 tbsp water or chicken stock
  • 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional if you want some spice)

FOR SERVING

  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley
  • 3 oz feta, crumbled
  • extra lemon slices

Instructions

  • Mix all marinade ingredients together. Add chicken and coat evenly.
  • Refrigerate chicken in marinade at least an hour or up to 24 hours.
  • Heat a large oven-proof skillet to medium-high. Preheat oven to 475F.
  • Remove chicken from marinade and lightly pat dry with a towel. Grease skillet with nonstick spray, then add chicken in, leaving room between each thigh so that the chicken can brown properly. Discard marinade.
  • Sear for about 4-5 minutes, or until that side of the chicken is golden brown. Flip chicken and place lemon slices throughout the skillet so they caramelize while cooking. Place skillet in oven.
  • If using bone-in thighs, bake for 10-12 minutes, or until internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165F.
  • If using boneless thighs, bake for 7-10 minutes, or until internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165F.
  • Remove chicken from oven and let rest for at least 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle evenly with parsley and feta.

Notes

Click here to determine your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe (if you are logged in to your WW app, it should calculate for you automatically). 
(the recipe is calculated using boneless skinless chicken thighs. Using bone-in skinless thighs may alter your point amount slightly)
WW Green, Blue, and Purple SmartPoints: 5 per thigh with the feta
(if you made these with chicken breast, it would be 1 SP per serving on Blue and Purple or 4 SP per serving on Green.)

Nutrition

Calories: 174kcal | Protein: 23g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sugar: 2g