Greek Homestyle Chicken Recipes

GREEK CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a glass dish, mix the olive oil, garlic, rosemary, thyme, oregano, and lemon juice. Place the chicken pieces in the mixture, cover, and marinate in the refrigerator 8 hours or overnight.
• Preheat grill for high heat.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Place chicken on the grill, and discard the marinade. Cook chicken pieces up to 15 minutes per side, until juices run clear. Smaller pieces will not take as long.

GREEK HOMESTYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in a shallow baking tray.
• Arrange potatoes around chicken pieces.
• Scatter whole peeled cloves of garlic around chicken and potatoes.
• Mix together lemon juice, olive oil, and salt & pepper to taste and pour evenly over chicken and potatoes.
• Add some water until potatoes are just about covered. (but partly still above the water so that the tops will start to brown).
• Cover chicken and pototoes with generous amounts of oregano.
• Bake at 350-375'F/180'C, until tops of chicken are starting to brown. (about 15mins).
• Turn chicken and potatoes, and sprinkle on more oregano.
• If potatoes aren't at least half-covered with liquid, add a little water.
• Return to oven for about 15-20 minutes.
• Chicken is done when both sides are lightly browned and potatoes are browned on top and soft when touched with a fork.
• Serve with a crusty bread, or with pita bread, or, with other vegetables or salad.

GREEK GARLIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute onion in 1 tablespoon oil until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. , Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in 3/4 cup broth, olives, tomatoes, tapioca, lemon zest and oregano. Add chicken. Cover and cook on low for 3-1/2-4 hours or until chicken is tender. If desired, cut chicken into pieces., In a large saucepan, bring remaining oil and broth to a boil. Stir in couscous. Cover and remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes or until broth is absorbed. Serve with chicken; sprinkle with feta cheese.

GREEK-STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Bring water to boil for pasta in covered pot.
• Chop whole onion.
• Heat oil in nonstick skillet and saute onion over medium-high heat.
• With food processor running, put garlic through feed tube, and mince; add to onions.
• Wash, dry and cut chicken breasts into julienne strips. Sprinkle with cinnamon and pepper on both sides; add to onions, and cook until chicken is browned on both sides.
• Cook pasta in boiling water according to package directions.
• When chicken is browned, add tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaf and sugar; reduce heat, and simmer chicken until flavors have a chance to blend.
• When pasta is ready, drain. Remove bay leaf from pasta sauce and spoon sauce over pasta.

CHICKEN, GREEK STYLE

Steps:

• Chop the onion for this recipe along with the onion for the rice dish.
• Heat a nonstick skillet until it is very hot. Reduce the heat to medium high, and add oil.
• Add all the onion, and saute until the onion begins to brown.
• Mince garlic; remove1/3 of onion from pan, and add to rice (see rice recipe). Add garlic to remaining onion, and stir.
• Wash, dry and cut chicken into bite-size chunks, and add to onion; brown chicken on both sides.
• Grate lemon rind, and add to pan with the vermouth and cinnamon and 1/4 cup chicken broth. Cover, and cook over low heat until the chicken is cooked through.
• Stir the remaining tablespoon of chicken broth into the cornstarch, and mix to a smooth paste; stir into pan. Then, add the yogurt, and stir to mix well. Season with salt and pepper.