Greek-style Roast Chicken With Garlic, Lemon & Herbs

This Greek Roasted Lemon Garlic Chicken is perfect for a weekend dinner and can be done with whole or half chicken, or smaller pieces of poultry. The Greek marinade works well with chicken breasts, thighs, wings and drumsticks as well.  Whole30, paleo, low-carb and keto-friendly recipe.

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Greek Roast Chicken With Garlic, Lemon & Herbs

For this recipe, I am using a Greek chicken marinade made with lots of garlic, lemon juice, herbs and lashings of olive oil is very versatile and can be used with any other meat, mushrooms or veggies. You can easily make a bigger batch and keep it in a jar in the fridge for a couple of weeks. 

I will show you how to marinate and roast half a chicken but you can easily adapt this method and the marinade for a whole chicken. Adjust the cooking time to about 50-60 minutes instead of 40-45.

Alternatively, you can coat a bunch of chicken drumsticks or legs and bake those for about 30 minutes. Note that the lemon juice mellows out a lot during cooking, so the chicken won’t be sour even though the marinade is.

How To Make Roast Chicken With Green Marinade

First, we are going to make a roast chicken marinade! I love to cover the chicken in the marinade and pop it in a Ziploc bag for at least 30 minutes. If you can leave it in the fridge overnight, you’ll have an even tastier chicken; and, of course, this is a perfect way to do some meal prep and freeze the marinated chicken for up to 3 months. Defrost overnight and cook as per the recipe.

Herbs For Green Chicken

For herbs, I used mixed dried herbs but you can use dried oregano or thyme, or fresh herbs finely chopped up. 

What To Serve With Greek Roast Chicken

For a side dish, I recommend my Beetroot & Olive Salad, Roasted Sweet Potatoes With Garlic (can be done at the same time) and/or this 5-Minute Zucchini & Mint Salad. For something more substantial and festive, try my Crispy Smashed Potatoes & Salsa Verde Peas.

More Chicken Recipes To Try

• Rotisserie Chicken Recipes & Tips For Using Up Leftovers
• Easy Chicken & Broccoli Stir-Fry (Low-Carb, Keto)
• Stuffed Chicken Kiev Patties (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free)
• Rotisserie Chicken Salad Recipe (Keto, Gluten-Free)
• Whole Roast Chicken With Inside Stuffing
• Georgian Roast Chicken With Creamy Garlic & Coriander Sauce.

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