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Greek Souvlaki with Tzatziki
Greece's favourite street food — skewers of marinated pork or chicken grilled over charcoal, wrapped in warm pita with tzatziki, tomato and onion.
⏱ 40 min🔥 480 kcalEasy
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Greek Chicken Recipes
12 recipes using chicken — Moussaka, souvlaki, tzatziki — flavours of the Mediterranean.
These 12 greek chicken recipes are ready in about 55 minutes on average, with 260–560 kcal per serving, and 50% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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55 min
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433 kcal
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easy recipes
How Greek cuisine cooks with chicken
Greek cooking leans on sun-ripened produce, lashings of olive oil and bright lemon and herbs to keep everything fresh and vivid. When Greek cooks work with chicken, they reach for olive oil, lemon, oregano, garlic, feta and fresh dill, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are marinating, boiling, simmering and searing.
The world's most-cooked protein — mild, lean and endlessly adaptable to almost any spice profile or cooking method. In this collection it's most often cooked with garlic, fine sea salt, olive oil, dried oregano, fresh lemon juice and lemon juice. The dishes here span greek classics ready in as little as 20 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
12 Greek Chicken Recipes
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Avgolemono Soup
Silky Greek egg and lemon chicken soup with rice.
⏱ 40 min🔥 260 kcalEasy
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Tzatziki Bowl
Cool Greek yogurt bowl with cucumber, garlic, and herbs.
⏱ 20 min🔥 430 kcalEasy
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Avgolemono (Greek Lemon and Egg Soup)
Greece's most comforting soup — a silky, velvety chicken broth thickened with a classical egg-lemon liaison that transforms a simple stock into an impossibly smooth, creamy bowl.
⏱ 75 min🔥 290 kcalMedium
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Crete Lemon Chicken Rice Bowl
Crete Lemon Chicken Rice Bowl brings greek flavor into a practical home recipe with chicken thighs, olive oil, lemon, oregano and yogurt, and a finish of dill.
⏱ 48 min🔥 544 kcalHard
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Greek Chicken Souvlaki Skillet
Marinated chicken thighs seared skillet-style with the classic lemon-oregano flavors of souvlaki.
⏱ 35 min🔥 340 kcalEasy
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Greek Baked Chicken with Lemon Potatoes
A one-pan roast of chicken and potatoes bathed in lemon, garlic, and oregano until golden.
⏱ 80 min🔥 520 kcalMedium
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Greek Chicken and Okra Stew (Kotopoulo me Bamies)
A tomato-braised chicken and okra stew, a summer staple of home cooking in southern Greece.
⏱ 65 min🔥 380 kcalMedium
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Chicken Gyro Wraps
Marinated grilled chicken wrapped in warm pita with tzatziki, tomato, and red onion.
⏱ 35 min🔥 460 kcalEasy
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Greek Lemon Chicken and Rice (Kotosoupa Rice Style)
One-pot lemony chicken and rice simmered together until the rice soaks up all the savory broth.
⏱ 50 min🔥 420 kcalEasy
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Greek Lemon Roast Chicken with Potatoes (Kotopoulo Riganato)
Whole roast chicken marinated in lemon, garlic, and oregano, roasted over potatoes until both are deeply charred and tender.
⏱ 105 min🔥 560 kcalMedium
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Greek Farro Bowl with Honey-Garlic Chicken
A Mediterranean grain bowl with honey-garlic marinated chicken, farro, feta, and a bright lemon dressing.
⏱ 72 min🔥 510 kcalMedium
Choosing & preparing chicken
How to choose
Look for plump, pinkish flesh with no grey patches and a clean smell. Thighs stay juicier than breasts and forgive overcooking; bone-in, skin-on pieces deliver the most flavour.
Prep & storage
Pat dry before searing for proper browning, and bring it to room temperature for 15 minutes so it cooks evenly. Marinades with acid or yoghurt tenderise lean breast meat.
When is it done?
Cook to an internal temperature of 74°C / 165°F — the juices should run clear and there should be no pink at the bone.
Nutrition
A lean, high-protein choice: a skinless breast delivers roughly 31 g of protein per 100 g with very little saturated fat.
Classic flavour partners: garlic, lemon, thyme, ginger, paprika, yoghurt
Greek Chicken Recipes — FAQ
How long do Greek chicken recipes take to make?
Most of these 12 Greek chicken recipes are ready in around 55 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Tzatziki Bowl, takes about 20 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 105 minutes.
How many calories are in Greek chicken dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 260 to 560 kcal per serving, averaging 433 kcal — Avgolemono Soup is the lightest option at 260 kcal.
What is the easiest Greek chicken recipe for beginners?
Greek Souvlaki with Tzatziki is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 40 minutes. 50% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with chicken in Greek cooking?
In these recipes, chicken is most often paired with garlic, fine sea salt, olive oil, dried oregano, fresh lemon juice and lemon juice. Greek kitchens also lean on olive oil, lemon, oregano, garlic, feta and fresh dill.
How do I know when chicken is properly cooked?
Cook to an internal temperature of 74°C / 165°F — the juices should run clear and there should be no pink at the bone.
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