Healthy Marinated Greek Chicken

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This healthy marinated chicken features Greek seasonings for authentic flavor and cooks up in about 10 minutes. Use all week in your wraps and salads!

This recipe originally published in June 2014 and updated with all new step by step instructions, photos and expert tips.

Here’s a tasty Greek style marinated chicken recipe you can make on the weekend, then use all week long in wraps, salads, sandwiches and other easy meals. Spend more time at the pool or the ball game and less time cooking!

Be sure to check your herbs to make sure they are fresh and still in date. This will ensure you receive maximum flavor and health benefits.

This low carb chicken recipe is featured in my new ebook! The 28 Day Diabetes Diet Meal Planner: Lower Carb Menus & Easy Recipes is the perfect way to stay on track with your diet- whether you have Type 2 diabetes or just want to watch your carb intake. In this newest ebook, I wanted to make diabetes meal planning and diabetes cooking super easy so that even people who have no previous cooking experience could make healthy and delicious recipes.

Cook once, use for several meals…

This particular recipe is really a “base” recipe that you can build lots of meals on. For example, in the photo above, I am using the Greek chicken in a salad. I’ve also included other ways you can use this recipe such as Greek chicken pita wraps, chicken salad, etc.

You can cook up a batch of this chicken and have a good variety of meals to enjoy for several days. If your life is busy and hectic at mealtime, this will make meal prep and cooking a breeze!

P.S. Check out my Greek Yogurt Tzatziki Dip recipe! It pairs perfectly with this Greek inspired recipe.

Why this recipe works

• Just a quick overnight prep, then about 10 minutes to cook and this recipe is ready!
• Cook up a large batch to use all week long, or freeze for later.
• Perfect for meal prep!
• Most ingredients you probably already have in your pantry– just grab some balsamic vinegar if needed. (This will last a long time in your pantry and can be used in lots of other recipes.)

The main ingredients:

• Chicken breasts- you may use chicken tenders if desired.
• Olive Oil
• Balsamic Vinegar- be sure to include as it helps deepen the flavor.
• Oregano, thyme, garlic- these seasonings will form the flavor profile.

How to make Greek Chicken:

1. Cut chicken breasts or tenders into thin strips and place in large reclosable baggie.
2. Add seasonings to bag and combine.
3. Cook chicken in heavy skillet for a nice brown crust.
4. The Greek chicken strips fully cooked.

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Expert Tips:

1. Allow chicken to marinate at least 30 minutes and up to 1 day in advance for best flavor.
2. Use dried herbs and seasonings that are in date. Herbs with expired dates will be less flavorful.
3. If available, a heavy iron skillet will easily produce a brown crunchy crust.

Hope you enjoy this Healthy Marinated Greek Chicken Recipe! Be sure to check out these other low carb favorites:

• Low Carb Mediterranean Chicken
• Balsamic Roasted Onion and Mushrooms
• Greek Feta and Olive Appetizer

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