Greek Chicken and Vegetables

Hello! I’m super excited to share this recipe with you today! When I come up with my recipes it is a process of trial and error. It’s usually been made a few times, with adjustments here and there, before I feel like it’s ready to share with you.

I usually come up with an idea I’m excited about, cook it for the family and as we are eating, I’ll start making notes in my mind about “next time”. It’s usually nothing drastic, just “next time I’ll add more (ingredient)”, or “next time I’ll use (ingredient) too.” Of course there are plenty of “next time I’ll use less (ingredient)”, or “that (ingredient) just doesn’t work at all” notes made too.

This recipe came together perfectly the first time. It happens. For some reason though, the fact that this dish worked on the very first try really got me excited. I mean, I was so proud of myself. Maybe it’s because there were several components to it. There were a lot of choices to be made as far as spices and vegetables, and then there was the “how to put it all together so it works” component. Somehow I nailed it.

I had this idea for awhile. I knew I wanted to make Greek chicken. I decided on the vegetables and I bought what I needed. I didn’t make it right away, I felt like it just wasn’t time I guess.

I began reading about Greek food and the spices they used. I even looked at a few Greek chicken recipes, but none of them were what I had conjured up in my mind. So, I finally decided that yesterday was the day for my adventure into Greek chicken.

I made my own Greek seasoning, which I’ve included in this recipe, but you can probably buy it ready made. I just added the seasonings to a shaker bottle and shook it up to combine.

I served ours with homemade pita bread. My Man likes gyros, so I was going to make tzatziki sauce to go with the pita bread. I’d like to state, for the record, I offered to make tzatziki sauce and My Man said, “No you don’t need to.” I asked if he was sure and he said, “You’re not making gyros are you?” I said, “No, but I just thought I’d make some to go with the pita bread.” REMEMBER, I WAS GOING TO MAKE TZATZIKI SAUCE.

As we were eating, My Man, who I love dearly, said the following: “This would be so good with tzatziki sauce. It would be like a chicken gyro.” Are you kidding me????

Anyway, My Man could not stop saying how delicous this meal was. Nearly everytime he took a bite he commented on it. He even said this is in his top 2 favorite things I cook! The Girl Child also loved it, and getting her approval is always a big deal. I absolutely loved it. I ate until I was absolutely stuffed.

Everything in this just worked perfectly together. The vegetables were exactly right, and the sauce brought out such amazing flavor. Everything married together so well. Y’all it was unbelievable. It was even better than I had imagined it would be.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Greek Seasoning:

2 tsp salt

2 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp dried basil

2 tsp oregano

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp black pepper

1 tsp parsley

1 tsp tarragon

1 tsp dried dill weed

1/2 tsp thyme

1/2 tsp nutmeg

For the chicken and vegetables:

1 small red bell pepper (cut into 2 inch slices)

1 small green bell pepper (cut into 2 inch slices)

1 red onion (cut into small chunks)

2 cups cherry tomatoes (halved)

6.5 oz jar quartered and marinated artichoke hearts

4 – 6 oz greek pepperoncini slices

1 package chicken tenders (about 12)

4 cloves garlic (minced)

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

3 TBSP apple cider vinegar

1 tsp brown sugar

1 tsp smoked paprika

2 tsp oregano

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

2/3 cup kalamata olives (sliced)

6 oz container feta cheese crumbles

Ok. Let’s do this!

Preheat oven to 390°

Line a roasting pan with foil (for easier cleanup).

Start by making the sauce: In a bowl whisk together the garlic, olive oil, vinegar, paprika, oregano, brown sugar, salt and pepper.

Lay all of your vegetables, EXCEPT the olives, in the bottom of the pan.

Drizzle about 1/3 of the sauce over the vegetables and toss to coat evenly.

Brush the chicken tenders, on both sides, generously with the remaining sauce.

Lay chicken tenders on top of the vegetables.

Sprinkle some Greek Seasoning over the chicken and vegetables. You don’t need to use all of the seasoning you made!!

Place in oven and cook for 25 minutes.

After 25 minutes, add the feta cheese crumbles and olives to the pan.

Return to the oven for another 5 – 10 minutes, until your chicken reaches an internal temperature of at least 165°.

We paired this with my easy-homemade-pita-bread, and it was delicious.

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