When I need a simple and delicious chicken recipe, I usually bake this marinated chicken. With a base of plain yogurt (not Greek yogurt), the marinade is easy and surprisingly light. You can make this chicken with a different side each time for variety and your family won’t even notice that you’re making the same recipe again and again. 🙂

Enjoy!

Marinated Chicken

Lydia Menzies

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Ingredients

  

• 8-12 chicken thighs can sub chicken breasts but will need to adjust cook time
• 3 cups plain yogurt (I use Stoneyfield whole milk plain yogurt)
• 3 TBSP olive oil
• 3 -4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 TBSP dried oregano
• 1 lemon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped
• black pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Combine yogurt, olive oil, garlic, oregano, and salt and pepper in a bowl to make the marinade.
• Grate the yellow skin of the whole lemon into the marinade mixture by using a small-sized cheese grater to grate the lemon peel.
• Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice of the lemon into the mixture.
• Coarsely chop about 1/2 cup of fresh parsley and add to the marinade mixture. Stir marinade well to combine.
• Add chicken to the bowl and cover completely in the marinade.
• Marinate the chicken for at least 30 mins, but preferably longer. Overnight makes the flavor even better- but is still tastes great if you don't have time to marinate overnight. (I often let the chicken marinate while I prep the vegetables/sides that I will serve for dinner and then bake it-)
• After marinating, place chicken and the marinade in casserole dish. I lightly spray the 9x13 casserole dish with Pam before I place the chicken and marinade in the dish.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place chicken in oven and bake for 45-60 mins. Check for appropriate internal temperature of the chicken to know when the chicken is done. To check temperature, place a meat thermometer in the meat and bake to approximately 165 degrees (F).
• The marinade will cook down and you will have tender, flavorful chicken- spoon a little bit of the marinade onto the chicken when ready to serve.

Notes

Note: This recipe is an easy, family favorite inspired by Budget Bytes

Cheers,

Lydia xo