Lemon Feta Chicken with Oregano is made with Mediterranean ingredients such as lemon, oregano and feta cheese turning ordinary chicken into a spectacular dinner. The cheese forms a light crust on top when broiled – you won’t even miss the skin!
Lemon Feta Chicken with Oregano
Lemon Feta Chicken with OreganoI have a slow cooker version of this recipe, Slow Cooker Lemon Feta Chicken. A few more popular chicken drumstick recipes are Honey Teriyaki Drumsticks, Baked Chicken with Dijon and Lime, Sweet ‘n’ Spicy Asian Glazed Grilled Drumsticks, Filipino Adobo Chicken to name a few.
This is sooo easy to make with only a few ingredients; simply marinate the legs with lemon juice and oregano and bake. Once it’s done, top it with fresh grated feta cheese and broil until golden.
I keep this simple and serve it with a salad on the side or you can make this with one of my favorite summer sides, Sauteed Zucchini with Summer Tomatoes.
I first published this recipe back in 2009 using skinless chicken thighs, but a year or two ago the USDA changed the data for chicken thighs and the calories, fat and points increased so much, I started using drumsticks instead. There’s a part of me that hopes they made a mistake but until then I use thighs less often.
The drumsticks I used were pretty small, so if yours are really large the points may increase slightly. Hope you enjoy!
Lemon Feta Chicken with Oregano
Ingredients
- 8 skinless chicken drumsticks, (about 30 oz total)
- kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1/3 cup feta cheese, grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Season chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano, and lemon juice.
- Place in a roasting pan and bake for about 40 to 45 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink in the center near the bone.
- When chicken is cooked through, remove from the oven and sprinkle with feta.
- Broil on low for about 2-3 minutes, until cheese is golden brown (careful not to burn).
