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Sheet Pan Greek Chicken is an easy one-pan meal with chicken, green beans, cherry tomatoes, and creamy melted Feta Cheese! And everyone who likes Greek Chicken is going to love this combination that’s a perfect low-carb dinner during the holidays!
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I love low-carb red and green foods during the holidays for dinners that are healthy with festive holiday colors! So for Friday Favorites this week, I’m reminding you about this this Sheet Pan Greek Chicken Meal that’s especially perfect during the holidays!
When I tested the recipe, we loved the idea of a sheet pan meal with chicken, green beans, and tomatoes topped with melty Feta cheese! But our first attempts to make the Greek chicken meal with marinated pieces of chicken breast weren’t winners when the chicken released too much water when it baked. That’s when we switched to bone-in chicken thighs, and we loved the result!
If you’re an Air Fryer fan, you could make the chicken in the Air Fryer and cook the veggies separately on the sheet pan. That would give slightly crisper chicken. This Sheet Pan Greek Chicken is a super-easy and tasty meal no matter which way you cook it! I hope you’ll give it a try.
What ingredients do you need for this recipe?
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What gives this Sheet Pan Greek Chicken the Greek flavors?
This recipe marinates the chicken in Olive Oil, Lemon Juice, Greek Seasoning, Spike Seasoning, and dried thyme to give the chicken Greek flavors, and then the Feta cheese seals the deal!
How low in carbs is the Sheet Pan Greek Chicken Meal?
This tasty sheet pan meal only has about 9 net carbs per serving, and that’s for the entire meal.
Is this Greek Chicken Meal high in fat?
If you look at the nutritional information it seems like this recipe is extra-high in fat, and of course olive oil, Feta cheese, and chicken thighs do have some fat. But remember you’re not eating all the olive oil used to marinate the chicken, so the actual amount of fat consumed would definitely be less than what’s shown.
Want more tasty ideas for low-carb sheet pan meals?
Check out 40 Low-Carb and Keto Sheet Pan Meals for more tasty ideas for dinners cooked on one sheet pan!
How to make the Sheet Pan Greek Chicken Meal:
(This is ONLY a summary of the steps for the recipe; please scroll down for complete printable recipe. Or if you use the JUMP TO RECIPE link at the top of the page, it will take you directly to the complete recipe.)
- Mix olive oil, lemon juice, Greek Seasoning (affiiliate link), Spike Seasoning (affiiliate link), and dried thyme (affiiliate link) for the marinade.
- Set aside 1/4 cup of marinade.
- Trim chicken thighs. I use kitchen shears to trim, and cut small slits through the skin. (affiliate link)
- Put chicken thighs and marinade into a Ziploc bag and let it marinate 4-8 hours, or all day while you’re at work.
- When you’re ready to cook, drain chicken into a colander and let it come to room temperature. (This is important or the chicken will take too long to cook.)
- Preheat the oven to 425F/220C while the chicken comes to room temperature.
- When you’re ready, put chicken thighs on a large sheet pan and roast 8 minutes.
- While chicken cooks, trim the ends of the green beans and cut in half. Cut cherry tomatoes in half.
- After 8 minutes remove sheet pan from the oven and use paper towels to blot any water that’s released from the chicken. (This will depend on the chicken you use, less expensive chicken will be more watery.)
- Add green beans to the sheet pan and brush chicken and beans with reserved marinade. Season with fresh-ground black pepper and a little salt. Roast 14 minutes more.
- After 14 minutes (or when the chicken is starting to brown a bit and seems nearly done) tuck cherry tomatoes halves around the chicken and green beans (try to keep ingredients in a single layer as much as you can.)
- Cook about 6 minutes more, or until chicken and green beans are done.
- Sprinkle with Feta cheese and serve. Wait for compliments. More Feta is allowed, after all it’s Christmas!
More Red and Green Dinners for Christmas:
Ingredients
Marinade Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup lemon juice (see notes)
- 1 T Greek Seasoning
- 1 tsp. Spike Seasoning (or use another all-purpose seasoning of your choice)
- 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
Sheet Pan Meal Ingredients:
- 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (see notes)
- 1 lb. thin green beans, ends trimmed and cut in half
- 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half
- fresh-ground black pepper and salt to taste (remember the Feta cheese is salty)
- 1 cup crumbled Feta cheese (more or less to taste)
Instructions
- Mix olive oil, lemon juice, Greek Seasoning (affiliate link) Spike Seasoning (affiliate link), and dried thyme (affiliate link) to make the marinade.
- Set aside 1/4 cup of marinade to brush on the dish later when you’ve added the beans.
- Trim chicken thighs, cutting away extra skin and fat as much as you prefer. (I use kitchen shears (affiliate link) to trim) Cut small slits through the skin on the top of each thigh.
- Put chicken thighs into a Ziploc bag with the rest of the marinade and let it marinate 4-8 hours, or all day while you’re at work is even better.
- When it’s time to cook, drain the chicken into a colander placed in the sink and let it come to room temperature. (This is important or the chicken will take too long to cook for the timing of this recipe.)
- Preheat the oven to 425F/220C while the chicken comes to room temperature.
- When you’re ready, put chicken thighs on a large sheet pan and roast for 8 minutes.
- While chicken cooks, trim the ends of the green beans and cut them in half. (I do this by grabbing a handful and standing them up against the cutting board. Trim that end of the beans, then turn beans over and stand up the other side and trim.)
- Cut cherry tomatoes in half.
- After 8 minutes remove sheet pan from the oven and use paper towels to blot any water that’s released from the chicken. (This will depend on the chicken you use, less expensive chicken will be more watery.)
- Add the green beans to the sheet pan and brush chicken and beans with the reserved marinade. Season with with fresh-ground black pepper and a little salt (remember the Feta Cheese is salty.)
- Roast for 14 minutes more.
- After 14 minutes (or when the chicken is starting to brown a bit and seems nearly done) tuck the cherry tomatoes halves around the chicken and green beans (try to keep ingredients in a single layer as much as you can.)
- Cook about 6 minutes more, or until chicken and green beans are done.
- Sprinkle with Feta cheese and serve hot.
Notes
If your package of thighs has more than 8, trim and marinate them all and cook the extras on a separate sheet pan.
I use my fresh-frozen lemon juice for this recipe.
Nutritional information for fat will seem high, but remember you are not eating all the marinade.
This recipe created by Kalyn, Jake, and Kara, after a few experiments that weren’t quite right! We loved the chicken, green beans, and tomatoes with the melty Feta on top.
Nutrition Information
Yield
4
Serving Size
1
Amount Per Serving
Calories 397Total Fat 31gSaturated Fat 10gUnsaturated Fat 20gCholesterol 75mgSodium 2072mgCarbohydrates 11gFiber 5gSugar 9gProtein 16g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
This Sheet Pan Greek Chicken Meal with green beans, tomatoes, and Feta cheese is a good dinner option for any low-carb or Keto diet. The original South Beach Diet doesn’t recommend chicken thighs, but if you trim them well I wouldn’t worry too much about that.
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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
The Sheet Pan Greek Chicken was first posted in 2019. The recipe was last updated with more information and featured for Friday Favorites in 2024.
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