Greek Chicken Marinade with Greek Yogurt

Greek Chicken Marinade with Greek Yogurt

from nourishedbynic.com
Main Course
40 min
6 servings
328 kcal / serving

My chicken marinade with Greek yogurt is the secret to a flavorful chicken that's never dry. It's a tried and true protein for any meal.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ lbschicken thighs (boneless, and skinless, about 8 chicken thighs)
  • ½ cupplain greek yogurt (any fat percentage)
  • juice of ½ a lemon
  • 3 tbspolive oil
  • 1 ½ tspsalt
  • 3 clovesgarlic (pressed)
  • ½ tspblack pepper
  • 1 tspground cumin
  • 1 tsppaprika
  • 1 tsponion powder
  • ¼ tspred pepper flakes
  • 2 tbspfresh parsley (finely chopped)

Directions

  1. 1

    In a large 9x13” baking dish, add chicken thighs.

  2. 2

    Top with greek yogurt, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, garlic, pepper, cumin, paprika, onion powder, red pepper flakes and parsley.

  3. 3

    Mix well to coat all the chicken (this step can also be done in a large ziploc bag or a bowl if you prefer). Arrange the coated chicken in a single layer on the bottom of the dish (try to ensure they aren’t overlapping). Cover tightly with plastic wrap, place in the fridge and allow chicken to marinate until you are ready to cook (ideally the longer the chicken has to marinate the better- up to 12 hours however even 5 minutes is better than nothing).

  4. 4

    When you are ready to cook, preheat the oven to 450F. Remove plastic wrap and place the dish in the oven for about 25-30 minutes (the chicken is fully cooked when the internal temperature reads 165F.)

  5. 5

    After 30 minutes, turn the oven to broil and broil for about 3 minutes to get the edges crispy. Allow the chicken to rest for about 5 minutes out of the oven to lock in the flavour. (it is normal for the liquid from the yogurt and chicken to be at the bottom of the pan once cooking).