Name: Greek Lemon Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: For the Chicken:; 1¼ lbs thin boneless skinless chicken breasts; ½ cup olive oil; 1 lemon zest; ¼ cup lemon juice; 1 tsp sugar; 2 tsp garlic; 1 tsp oregano; salt and pepper; For the Tomato Relish:; 1 cup tomato; ¼ cup kalamata olives; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp lemon juice; 2 tsp parsley; salt and pepper; Lemon Wedges

How To Make Greek Lemon Chicken

This Greek lemon chicken dish is perfect for a busy weeknight, you can quickly prepare the marinated skinless chicken breasts along with the tomato relish.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For the Chicken:

1¼lbsthin boneless skinless chicken breasts
½cupolive oil
1lemon zest
¼cuplemon juice
1tspsugar,or honey
2tspgarlic,minced
1tsporegano,dried
salt and pepper,to taste

For the Tomato Relish:

1cuptomato,seeded and diced
¼cupkalamata olives,chopped
1tbspolive oil
1tsplemon juice
2tspparsley,chopped
salt and pepper,to taste
lemon wedges,or parsley sprigs, optional garnishes

Instructions

Grilled Chicken:

In a large resealable bag combine the olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, garlic, oregano, and salt and pepper to taste. Seal the bag and shake to mix all of the ingredients together.
Add the chicken to the bag and marinate for at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
Heat a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 4 to 5 minutes per side or until cooked through.
Cook time will vary depending on the thickness of your chicken breasts.

Tomato Relish:

Combine all of the ingredients in a medium bowl and stir until thoroughly combined. This can be made up to 4 hours in advance.
Place the chicken on a platter and spoon the tomato relish over the top. Serve with lemon wedges and parsley sprigs for garnish if desired.