Greek Style Seasoned Chicken Food

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 STYLE GARLIC CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Cut 3 slits in each chicken breast to allow marinade to penetrate. In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, and paprika for about 30 seconds. Place chicken in a large bowl, and pour marinade over. Using your hands, work marinade into chicken. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat grill for medium heat, and lightly oil grate.
• Cook chicken on grill until meat is no longer pink and juices run clear.

GREEK SEASONED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut each chicken breast into 4-5 long pieces down the length.
• In a medium bowl, combine 1 tablespoon of olive oil, vinegar lemon juice, garlic, salt, oregano, onion powder, pepper, dill and thyme. Mix well, then cover and chill for 30 minutes or up to 6 hours.
• Heat a little more oil in a large frying pan or skillet over medium heat.
• Add half the chicken, letting a little marinade drain off first, and cook, turning often until just cooked through - about 8 minutes. Repeat with remaining chicken. The temperature of cooked chicken is 75C / 165F.

GREEK GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice, olive oil, parsley, garlic, and oregano in large plastic food storage bag.
• Pierce chicken with fork several times and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Add to bag and coat with dressing, marinate 20 minutes.
• Remove chicken from bag.
• Grill or broil 6 minutes per side.
• Or, cook in a grill pan over medium-high heat, 5 to 6 minutes per side, or until cooked through.

GREEK SEASONING BLEND

Steps:

• Mix salt, garlic powder, basil, oregano, cinnamon, black pepper, parsley, rosemary, dill, marjoram, cornstarch, thyme, and nutmeg in a bowl. Store in an airtight container. Alternately, blend spices in a spice grinder for a finer texture.

GREEK SEASONING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Store in an airtight container until needed.
• Goes well on chicken, lamb, and beef.

GREEK STYLE BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prehead oven to 400 degrees.
• Use a well greased baking dish just big enough to fit the chicken breasts.
• Sprinkle chicken with freshly ground black pepper and set aside.
• In a bowl, toss together tomatoes, bell pepper, parsley, oregano, garlic and feta.
• Spoon over chicken and drizzle with olive oil.
• Bake 25 - 30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
• P.S. More seasoning can be added to suit individual tastes.