Our best Greek recipes - 14 recipes
Greek cuisine has long been known for its amazing health benefits. This Mediterranean diet is based on eating fresh vegetables, fresh fish, few carbs and lots of extra-virgin Greek olive oil! There are many traditional Greek dishes to discover, like stuffed eggplants, tzatziki, wrapped grape leaves or eggplant moussaka. We have a great collection of Greek recipes to help you eat healthy and delicious food.
Top rated Greek recipes
Slow Cooker Greek Chicken Pita
By bns0607
Unique flavors and great spices combine with tender, slow-cooked chicken and a yogurt sauce to take your tastebuds
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of fat
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 4 pita pocket breads
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1 tomato, sliced
- 1/2 cup cucumber, chopped
- 1 medium red bell pepper, sliced in thin strips
Greek Style Chicken Wraps
By á-49169
These chicken wraps deliver on flavor with the mix of kalamata olives and feta cheese, with a homemade lemon oregan...
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
- 3 tablespoons pitted kalamata olives, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 4 ounces shredded skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast (about 1 cup)
- 2 Kirby or small cucumbers, chopped
- 6 tablespoons plain hummus
- 6 (8-inch) whole-wheat flour tortillas
Greek-Style Chicken Breasts
By KDCooks
from Cooking Light - May 2014
- Cooking spray
- 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 3/4 cups vertically sliced onion
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 ounce chopped pitted kalamata olives (about 14)
- 1 medium tomato, halved and sliced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 ounce feta cheese, crumbled (about 1/4 cup)
Greek Garlic Chicken
By loberry
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 2 (100 gram) chicken breasts
- 3 Tbs minced garlic
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 Tbs dired oregano
- 1/4 Tbs coarse ground pepper
- 1/2 Tbs sea salt
- 2 Tbs chopped parsley
Chicken Souvlaki and Orzo
By ladygourmet
For Souvlaki: Combine all of the ingredients for the marinade in a bowl; place the chicken pieces in the marinade a...
- For Souvlaki:
- 10 – 12 boneless skinless thighs – cut into bite sized pieces
- 1/2 pint of cherry tomatoes
- 2 bell peppers – sliced and halved
- 1 large onion – sliced
- Skewers – soaked in water before using
- For the Marinade:
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 tsp. balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 1 tbs. dried oregano
- 3 - 4 tbs. of fresh dill – chopped
- 3 - 4 tbs. of fresh Italian parsley - chopped
- 1/4 cup of olive oil
- For the Orzo:
- 1 bunch of fresh spinach
- 2-3 cloves of garlic – chopped
- 1/2 pint of cherry tomatoes – halved
Greek Orzo Chicken
By á-39535
*poultry
- 1 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- garlic salt and poultry seasoning to taste
- vegetable or olive oil
- 1/4 C finely chopped fresh tomatoes
- 1/4 C cooked orzo
- 3-4 sliced black olives
- 1/8 C crumbled feta cheese
- multiply topping per number of breasts your serving
Chopped Greek Salad with Chicken
By á-25010
Chicken turns this Greek-inspired salad into a substantial main course
- 1/3 cup red-wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill, or oregano or 1 teaspoon dried
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 6 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 2 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken, (about 12 ounces; see Tip)
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1/2 cup sliced ripe black olives or Kalamata Olives
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
Flat Belly - Greek Grilled Chicken Breast
By Treebs
From "Flat Belly Diet Cookbook", Enjoy!
- CHICKEN
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (6 oz each)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- YOGURT CHEESE
- 1 1/4 cups fat-free Greek-style yogurt
- 1/2 cup shredded cucumber
- 1 tsp chopped fresh dill
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup shelled pistachios coarsely chopped, divided
Chicken with Grilled Veggies and Greek Spices
By á-8220
Can be used as an 8WW week 1 recipe
- 4 - 3.5 oz Chicken breasts (two whole breast cut in half)
- 2 Tbls Olive Oil
- Poultry Magic
- Grilled Veggies
- 4 - Sweet Onions quartered
- 2 - Bell Peppers quartered (red, yellow, green or mixed)
- 4 - tomatoes quartered
- 2 - bags of fresh spinach
- Greek Seasoning
- Salt and Pepper
Slow Cooker Greek-Style Chicken
By NorbergRhonda
1. Remove and discard visible fat from chicken
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- Hot cooked rice or orzo
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More Greek recipes
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Greek Lemon Chicken & Rice Soup
- 2 Chicken Breasts
- 10 Cups Water
- 2 Cups Rice
- 2 Tbsp Butter
- 1 Tbsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Pepper
- Juice of one lemon
- 1/2 Cup Chicken Base
- 1/2 tsp Dill
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Greek Crockpot Chicken
- Marinade:
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 5 or 6 tbsp olive oil
- 5 or 6 tbsp lemon juice (fresh)
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp dried rosemary
- Chicken:
- 6-8 chicken thighs
- 6 large russet potatoes, quartered
- 2 tablespoons chopped minced fresh garlic ( add the whole bulb if desired the more the better!)
- 1 large onions, sliced
- 2 -4 tablespoons capers, drained
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2/3 cup lemon juice ( can use bottled, I prefer freshly-squeezed)
- 1 -2 tablespoon dried oregano ( or to taste)
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary ( or to taste)
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- sliced fresh mushrooms
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Greek Island Chicken (D)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 red onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 3 oz mushrooms sliced
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup marinated artichoke hearts, drained
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped drypack sun-dried tomatoes
- 1/4 cup pitted Greek olives
- 1 tsp lemon-pepper seasoning
- 1 tsp honey
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 4 lemon wedges
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Crockpot Greek Chicken with...
- 2 lbs. raw chicken, boneless and skinless
- 28 oz. can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 1/2 c. water
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 12 oz. package of couscous (if you can find a mix with toasted pine nuts, then that's even better)
- 1/2 c. pitted kalamata olives, chopped
- 1 c. (4 oz.) feta cheese, crumbled
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