Sheet Pan Greek Chicken
This Sheet Pan Greek Chicken recipe has been one of the most popular recipes on this site for over 3 years, and with good reason! It really couldn’t be any easier to make with less than 10 minutes of hands on prep. It’s a great all in one meal and is loaded with roasted peppers, tomatoes, artichokes and olives, all tossed in a yummy sauce and cooked with pieces of chicken. Whether you are doing a Whole30, Paleo, Gluten Free or just love food, this Greek Chicken Traybake is a great crowd pleasing meal.
Sheet pan recipes have become the star of my weeknight dinners. I am all about the low maintenance midweek meals that can be prepared with the absolute minimum amount of effort, taste good, and ideally be eaten as leftovers over the following days. This Sheet Pan Greek Chicken ticks all those boxes and more. It’s packed with beautiful healthy ingredients including red and yellow peppers, cherry tomatoes, red onions, wedges of lemon and loads of garlic and basil.
WHY YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS SHEET PAN GREEK CHICKEN
- It requires just 10 minutes of hands on prep! After that place the tray in the oven and sit back and relax. It really couldn’t be any more low maintenance to make! This is the perfect recipe to try if you are new to cooking, it’s basically impossible to mess up!
- I have received so many comments from people who love making this dish for guests, it can all be prepared in advance and guests are always wow’d by how pretty it looks
- It’s naturally Gluten Free, Grain Free and Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal, and with a few modifications you can make it comply with many other diets too (see details below)!
- There is so much flavour! The mix of herbs, garlic and oil seems simple but really gives the veggies and chicken a wonderful Greek flavour.
- Minimal dishes to wash, need I say more!
CAN I USE A DIFFERENT CUT OF CHICKEN?
Absolutely! While I prefer using boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs, bone in also works well. If using bone in cuts of chicken remember to increase the cook time by 15 minutes
I DON’T EAT CHICKEN, ANYTHING ELSE I CAN USE?
Swap the chicken for salmon or a white fish such as cod or halibut. Bake the veggies in the oven for 15 minutes before adding the fish on top and then baking for another 15 minutes until cooked through.
HOW TO MAKE IT DAIRY FREE?
If you are on a dairy free diet such as Paleo or Whole30, skip the feta and add in small slices of potato
HOW TO MAKE THIS SPECIFIC CARBOHYDRATE DIET LEGAL?
Only a few minor adjustments can make this recipe Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal. Be sure to use aged balsamic vinegar (aged for a minimum of 15-years) and skip the feta.
CAN I ADD OTHER VEGETABLES?
Definitely! Other vegetables that would be a great addition to this recipe include asparagus, wedges of zucchini, cubed eggplant or baby potatoes.
WHAT SHOULD I SERVE WITH THIS SHEET PAN GREEK CHICKEN?
I love serving this sheet pan meal with tzatziki, it really ups this meal to the next level. You can use store bought tzatziki, or if you are looking for a dairy free tzatziki, try making this absolutely delicious one which you can quickly whip up with the sheet pan is cooking, and its vegan, whole30 and paleo too!
You can keep things simple and serve this sheet pan meal with a salad for a light meal. Alternatively you can serve it with roast potatoes or rice (or cauliflower rice). The chicken and veggies have so much flavour you can keep everything else simple.
CAN I PREP THIS SHEET PAN GREEK CHICKEN IN ADVANCE?
This Sheet Pan Greek Chicken is a great make ahead dish. You can chop all of the veggies and put them on the tray with the chicken up to a day in advance. 30 minutes before serving simply pour the sauce overtop and bake in the oven, it doesn’t get much easier than that.
WHAT TO DO WITH LEFTOVERS
Leftovers will last for up to 4 days in the fridge. I like to cut up the leftover vegetables and add them into a salad along with the chicken. You can even use any excess sauce from the bottom of the tray as dressing.
Love easy sheet pan recipes? Here are a few others you might enjoy:
- Spanish Chicken & Chorizo Traybake
- Salmon Nicoise Traybake
- Sheet Pan Moroccan Chicken
- Sheet Pan Chicken Piccata
- Sheet Pan Teriyaki Salmon
- Sheet Pan Chicken & Winter Veggies with Balsamic Dijon Sauce
- Sheet Pan Mexican Chicken and Veggies
If you make this recipe let me know in the comment section below, I would love to hear what you think or take a photo and tag me (@everylastbite_) on Instagram, I love seeing your photos!
Sheet Pan Greek Chicken
Equipment
- 1 21x15inch Sheet Pan or Baking Dish
Ingredients
- 1 red pepper cut into 2 inch pieces
- 1 yellow pepper cut into 2 inch pieces
- 1 red onion cut into eighths
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cup artichoke hearts
- 1 lemon
- 2 large chicken breasts, cut in half or 4 chicken thighs
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
- 2/3 cup kalamata olives
- 1/4 cup chopped feta (omit for Paleo/Whole30)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees Celsius)
- In a large baking sheet or roasting tray, add the chopped peppers, red onion slices, artichoke hearts, lemon wedges and tomatoes.
- In a bowl whisk together the garlic, olive oil, vinegar, paprika and oregano. Pour 1/3 of the sauce over the veggies, sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss until well coated. Place the chicken pieces on top of the veggies and brush sauce. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
- After 25 minutes, add in the feta, chopped basil and olives. Pour the remaining sauce over the tray and return to the oven to bake for another 5-10 minutes. Check the chicken to ensure its no longer pink. Sprinkle with basil and serve.
Nutrition
Want to make this for company tomarrow. What kind of artichoke hearts do you recommend?? Frozen, canned??
I recommend using jarred or canned for the best flavour
I made this for dinner tonight for the first time and It was a hit …even my girls loved it
This is not SCD compliant, it has Feta and Balsamic …………………………
Please note that in the blog post I have included instructions on how to make this recipe Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal.
Absolutely delicious! One of the best dishes I’ve made in years! I even impressed myself! Only suggestion is time prep definitely more than 10 min (unless you have extra hands helping). For me, prepping by myself, more like 25 min.
Absolutely delicious – a bit with all the family. I used chicken thighs as I find they’re a better texture than breasts for oven cooking. So good to find a recipe that really is quick and easy to prepare.
This is my husbands new favorite dinner! So flavorful and can be tweaked to your families liking. I add small red potatoes sliced for a complete meal and eliminate the cheese. Everyone I have shared this recipe with has been very pleased.
Absolutely delish! Misread 2nd oven time and left in 25 min instead of 10.
Used boneless thighs so it was fine. Salted a little more as I do everything, but just loved the flavors. Think I was Greek in a past life. 🤔🇬🇷
This recipe is fantastic. So tasty. So healthful. So easy. Because I like my veges roasted a bit more I bake them for an extra 10 minutes before putting the chicken on top. I also double the sauce recipe.
This dish was easy,quick, looked beautiful and it was delicious!
can I make this the day before? I am cooking for a crowd.
If I use a 9 x 13 baking/serving dish instead of sheet pan, will the vegies roast as well? I want to serve it to guests and the sheet pan is not very attractive as a serving dish.
We make this recipe all the time! I usually double the marinade and let the chick spend a half day hanging around it it. For the rest, I mix it up in a bowl before putting it on the sheet pan- just a little easier to get total coverage.
Awesome made half with feta half with goat cheese. Goat cheese was amazing
So yummy !!! I had a dish a an Italian restaurant they called greko chicken and I was trying to find something similar and this was very close. We loved it
Deliciosa! Love it! Definitivamente um prato a fazer de novo!!
Can you use marinated artichokes (jarred in oil)?
Yes you definitely can!
This dish is excellent! Beautiful and equally delicious. Great flavors. Perfect for a dinner party. Serve with Greek rice. Hummus and veggie appetizer. I serve Greek meatballs and tzatziki.
Love this recipe! I’m making it for the 2nd time in two weeks. I am a saucy person so I tripled the sauce recipe. So good!
Please advise —— We loved the recipe but I wedged the lemons and my family felt we should leave bigger so that you don’t actually eat the lemon just gives flavour.
Do you eat the lemon ? —- it had not caramelised so maybe that was the problem.
One of my favorite dishes. I add couple potatoes and eggplant and bake it in the oven I cast iron dish.
For chiken I prefer chiken tighs.
So yummy.