Greek Chicken Marinade with Greek Yogurt

5 from 13 votes

Greek Chicken Marinade with Greek Yogurt

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.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chicken, high protein, meal prep, Protein

Servings:

Ingredients

1.5 lbs chicken thighs boneless, and skinless, about 8 chicken thighs
½ cup plain Greek yogurt any fat percentage
Juice of ½ a lemon
3 tablespoon olive oil
1.5 teaspoon salt
3 cloves garlic pressed
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoon fresh parsley finely chopped

Instructions

In a large 9x13” baking dish, add chicken thighs.
Top with greek yogurt, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, garlic, pepper, cumin, paprika, onion powder, red pepper flakes and parsley.
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).
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.)
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).

Notes

If you would like to use chicken breast: start by tenderizing your chicken by gently pounding the chicken using a mallet to ensure it is all one even thickness. The recipe can then be followed exactly as written, however when cooking the cook time will need to be adjusted to cooking about 16-18 minutes.

Fresh parsley can be replaced with 1 tablespoon dried parsley

Any fat percentage of Greek yogurt will work, however please note full fat Greek yogurt will yield the best results due to the lower moisture content.

Grill instructions: cook on a medium high heat grill. Grill the chicken for about 6-8 minutes per side.

Air fryer instructions: Follow the marinade instructions and then use THIS recipe for the cooking!

*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.

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