Baked Greek Chicken Thighs

Greek is an often forgotten about cuisine when cooking at home (my home anyway) ⁣ ⁣ Don’t know why! Lemony Garlicky Herby Salty deliciousness. Thighs arguable best part of the chicken and when the juices drip and cook with the Potatoes underneath.. wow! This recipe is so simple and so delicious. ⁣

What you need

Marinade

125g Greek yoghurt 60ml olive oil zest of one lemon Juice one lemon 5/6 cloves garlic minced 2 tablespoons dried Italian seasoning or a mix of oregano and thyme 1 teaspoon of sea salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 800g of boneless skinless chicken thighs.

Optional Potatoes Side

Diced Potatoes

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

2 teaspoon olive oil

Tzatziki

150g Greek Yogurt

1/2 grated cucumber (liquid squeezed out)

1 tablespoon Olive Oil

2 garlic cloves crushed

1 tablespoon chopped dill

1 tablespoon chopped mint

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper.

Method.

1. Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl then add the Chicken thighs. Marinade for a few hours or even better overnight.

2. Preheat oven and baking tray at 220c

3. If doing potatoes then dice into cubes and part boil for 6 minutes. Drain and to make crispy place lid over pot and bash potatoes slightly. Then season and coat in a little oil.

4. Place potatoes on a baking tray with chicken on a rack above them. 5. Cook for 25/30 minutes until chicken is golden and cooked and potatoes have absorbed all the flavour from the chicken above

6. Finish by making the tzatziki. Combine all the ingredients and mix well.

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