Easy Greek Chicken Bake Recipe – One-Pan Meal Prep

This Greek Style Chicken Bake is a filling, easy-to-make, and adaptable meal, that works great for lunch, dinner, and meal prep. This recipe combines chicken, bell peppers, onion, and feta cheese for a delicious and filling meal. Everything goes into a single pan to cook, which makes clean up easy.

The hardest part about this dish is taking the time to cut the onion and bell peppers. Altogether it takes about 45 minutes to make this recipe, and most of that is passive cooking time.

Ingredients:

• Boneless, skinless chicken thighs: 1.5 lbs
• Red onion: 1
• Red bell pepper: 1
• Yellow bell pepper: 1
• Oil: 2 tablespoons
• Italian seasoning: 1 tablespoon
• Paprika: 1 tablespoon
• Salt: 1 tablespoon, adjust to taste
• Lemon juice: 2 tablespoons, about ½ lemon
• Rice: 1 cup
• Feta cheese: ½–1 cup
  

Instructions

1. Prep the onions and bell peppers by cutting them into strips.`
2. Add the chicken, vegetables, oil, lemon juice, and seasonings to an oven-safe baking dish (such as a cast iron pan) and toss to combine.
3. Bake at 350°F until the chicken reaches an internal temp of 165°F, approximately 30 minutes.
4. Remove from the oven/grill, add the feta cheese, and toss gently until mixed in.
5. Serve over cooked rice.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

Chicken thighs are fatty and flavorful, and pair incredibly well with onions and bell peppers. A splash of lemon juice brightens the flavors up, and feta cheese adds a salty, fatty balance which makes everything work together amazingly. 

Meal Prep Friendly / What Else to Serve with Greek Chicken Bake

Altogether the approximate calorie count of this recipe is 1,860-2,060 calories, influenced by the amount of feta cheese used. It can be portioned into 4-6 servings. This includes the rice. If meal prepping, eat within 3-4 days of cooking and make sure to keep refrigerated.

You can reduce the calories and make this recipe more Keto friendly by swapping white rice for cauliflower rice, reducing the amount of oil you use, and using a small onion.

Alternatively, you can serve this greek chicken bake with a fresh garden salad, or potatoes (Garlic Butter Red Potatoes work especially good with this recipes).

Ingredient Substitutions

Chicken breast can be substituted for the chicken thighs. Chicken breast is leaner and slightly lower in calories compared to chicken thighs, making it a little more diet friendly. Cooking time may be affected though, so plan to cook for slightly longer or cut the chicken breast into smaller portions to help it cook quicker.