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- This chicken sheet pan
dinner is an all-in-one meal with succulent chicken thighs nestled around vibrant vegetables. And after a quick pop in the oven, the veggies become juicy,
sweet and caramelized, and the chicken is baked
golden to perfection. But the best part is
that everything is doused in the best Greek flavors. And I'm talking oregano,
thyme, lemon and garlic. Sheet pan recipes are perfect for easy weeknight dinners
because they're a snap to make and the cleanup is minimal. And when they're as
flavorful as this one is, it's sure to become part of
your regular dinner rotation. So let me show you how to make it.
To get started, preheat your
oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit or 220 degrees Celsius. And then you'll quickly whip
up a Greek inspired marinade for the chicken and veggies. Add half a cup of olive
oil to a small mixing bowl, along with the juice from one lemon. And that's about three
tablespoons of juice. And definitely use fresh lemon juice and not jarred lemon juice
here for the best flavor. To that, add four minced garlic cloves and my garlic cloves
are extra large today. So it's probably closer to
five, but you know, my motto, the more garlic, the better. And in terms of spices, add
two teaspoons of dried oregano. One teaspoon of dried thyme,
one teaspoon of kosher salt, half a teaspoon of black
pepper and one teaspoon of Dijon mustard, which helps emulsify the marinade
a little bit and just adds an extra punch of flavor.
Then give that a stir. For the chicken in this recipe, I'm using six bone in chicken
thighs because they'll cook at the same rate as the veggies. And that's always a key consideration when it comes to sheet pan dinners, making sure everything
is done at the same time, because you don't want
dry and overcooked chicken and undercooked veggies or vice versa. Add about two thirds of the
marinade on top of the chicken. And I like to scoop this on
top because the garlic tends to sink to the bottom. And if you were to just pour it out, you may not get all that
garlic goodness on the chicken. Then use your hands to dig
in and mix it all together, making sure that the
chicken is well coated. I usually marinate the chicken
for about 15 to 20 minutes and just keep it off to the side while I'm preparing the vegetables, but you can always marinate
it longer in the fridge if you'd like. For the veggies, dice up
one yellow bell pepper, you can use any color bell pepper.
I just chose yellow as it
helps to provide a rainbow of color on the sheet pan. And you'll want to cut it into
bite sized chunks about an inch or so wide. Next, slice half of a large
red onion into wedges. Usually my onions are monstrously big, but this onion was a
bit on the smaller side, so I may actually add a little
bit more than half today, especially as I do love roasted onions once they've started to caramelize. And then the last veggie to
prep is one large zucchini. Just cut the ends off, then slice it into fairly thick pieces, somewhere between a quarter
and a half an inch thick and then slice those pieces in half. I'll usually just stack a few
of them on top of each other and slice down for that half moon shape, add all of the veggies to a sheet pan and just scatter them across. They don't need to be perfectly
laid out at this stage as you're gonna mix them
with the leftover marinade here in a second.
But before we add the marinade, there's one more veggie to add, and that's one pint of cherry tomatoes. So just lay those on top, then drizzle the remaining one
third of the marinade and use your hands to mix everything together. And do try to make sure
that each veggie is coated in a little bit of oil and flavoring. (upbeat music) Once the veggies are all coated, nestle the chicken thighs on top. I clear a little bit of
space with the veggies, but you can certainly
place the chicken on top of the vegetables too. The chicken doesn't have to
be flat on the sheet pan.
In fact, my chicken is
usually on top of a few pieces of zucchini or a bell pepper,
and that's totally fine. Once everything is all
sorted on the sheet pan bake the chicken for 30 minutes. It won't be done at this stage, but there's a few more
things you're going to add to the sheet pan, and you can prepare those
while the chicken is baking. As you can see in the glass
bowls in the background, I've already prepared a
couple of those ingredients, including measuring out
half a cup of pitted, Kalamata olives, and a
quarter cup of feta cheese.
And then I'll quickly chop
up about two tablespoons of fresh parsley. At the 30 minute mark, the chicken should have
a light golden color though it's not fully cooked yet, and the cherry tomatoes should
have started to blister. Sprinkle the Kalamata olives and feta all around the sheet pan. Both of these items don't
really need to cook, they just need to be
warmed up and softened. So once those are scattered on top, push the sheet pan back into
the oven for another 10 to 15 minutes or so until the vegetables
are juicy and caramelized and the chicken is golden
and cooked through. Remove the sheet pan from the oven. And then the last thing to do is sprinkle the chopped parsley on top. And that my friends is
seriously how easy it is to make a Greek sheet pan chicken dinner. I've got a lot of beauty shots
here because I think this is just a stunner of a sheet pan meal with all of those vibrant vegetables. But what I love most about
this meal is that the blistered tomatoes and all of their
juices soak into the zucchini, the red onions become
super sweet and caramelized and the chicken is just incredibly juicy and flavorful with all
that garlic and lemon.
The whole thing is so darn good. This is a light and fresh
meal perfect for summer when tomatoes and zucchini are in their prime. And to serve it up, I just add a portion of the
vegetables to a plate and top it with a chicken thigh. But if you wanted to beef it up a little, you could serve it over a side of rice or even lentils as well. And as I mentioned on
Instagram stories last week, I could seriously eat just
a big bowl of these veggies. I think I may have to add
them as a separate recipe to my website. Now there's no glamorous way
to eat the chicken other than to just dig in, so
that's what I'm gonna do. I hope you guys enjoyed this
video and if you did make sure to give it a thumbs up, share it with your family and friends, and I will see you
again in the next video.
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