Greek Chicken with Tomato, Olive, and Feta Topping

Greek Chicken with Tomato, Olive, and Feta Topping is easy enough for a work-night meal, and this recipe has the Greek flavors people love. If you have time to marinate the chicken before you cook it, that will make the recipe even more flavorful!

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Easy Greek Chicken with Tomato, Olive, and Feta Topping is this week’s Friday Favorites pick! This favorite recipe is a delicious dinner with Greek flavors that you’ll make over and over if you like these ingredients. And I love those Greek flavors any time of year.

The chicken has the flavors that made Very Greek Grilled Chicken one of the most popular recipes on my blog. And the tomato, olive, and Feta topping has the ingredients I love so much in Greek Salad. Sweet grape tomatoes are something I buy all year long and they’re perfect for this recipe.

The technique for scoring the top of the chicken to give more surface for the marinade to coat is very similar to my trick for Juicy Grilled Chicken Breasts! After the marinating time it’s a quick meal. The chicken cooks in a few minutes, and chopping tomatoes and olives and crumbling Feta for the topping won’t take long at all.

This is perfect Greek Chicken dinner when you really need something easy. If you’re a fan of Greek flavors, I hope you give this easy chicken a try!

What ingredients do you need?

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• boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• Olive Oil (affiliate link)
• fresh-squeezed lemon juice (I used my fresh-frozen lemon juice)
• chopped fresh oregano, or Dried Oregano (affiliate link)
• fresh garlic or Minced Garlic (affiliate link) from a jar
• grape or cherry tomatoes
• Kalamata olives
• crumbled Feta cheese
• salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste

What if you don’t have much time to marinate the Greek chicken?

Even if you can’t marinate this Greek Chicken dinner very long, I recommend letting it marinate for at least an hour or two in the fridge. You can also start marinating the chicken early in the day (or even when you go to work in the morning) and then cook it that night. 

Can you make this Greek Chicken Recipe without Kalamata olives?

If the bitter flavor of Kalamata olives isn’t a hit at your house, you can definitely make this recipe with regular canned black olives, or even skip the olives completely!

How low in carbs is this easy one-pan Greek Chicken recipe?

This tasty chicken only has 3.9 net carbs per serving, with 41 grams of protein!

How to Make Greek Chicken with Tomato, Olive, and Feta Topping:

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1. Trim chicken breasts and pound them so they’re the same thickness, about 1/2 inch.
2. Make small cuts to score the top of the chicken breasts in a criss-cross pattern.
3. Mix together olive oil, lemon juice, chopped fresh oregano, and minced fresh garlic.
4. Reserve 1/4 cup of the mixture for the topping, pour the rest over the chicken and marinate in the refrigerator for at least one hour and as long as all day.
5. Before you cook the chicken breasts, chop tomatoes, slice Kalamata olives, and crumble Feta and stir it together with the reserved marinade.
6. Heat a little olive oil in heavy pan.
7. Cook chicken 3-4 minutes on each side, seasoning to to taste with salt and fresh-ground black pepper.
8. Then serve the Greek Chicken with some of the topping spooned over. Serve hot and enjoy!

Make it a Low-Carb Meal:

This savory Greek Chicken recipe would taste great with one of these side dishes:

• Lemony Green Beans
• Easy Grilled Greek Zucchini
• Grilled Mushrooms
• Grilled Asparagus with Parmesan
• Cauliflower Rice with Basil, Parmesan, and Pine Nuts 

More Tasty Low-Carb Dinners with Chicken:

Check out Keto Chicken Breast Recipes the Family Will Love for lots more ideas for chicken dinners!

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4.5 Stars (50 Reviews)

Yield: 4 servings

Greek Chicken with Tomato, Olive, and Feta Topping

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Additional Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Greek Chicken with Tomato, Olive, and Feta Topping is easy enough for a work-night meal, and this recipe has all those greek flavors you love.

Ingredients

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• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and scored on top
• 1/2 cup olive oil (plus a little more for cooking chicken)
• 1/2 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice (I used my fresh-frozen lemon juice)
• 2 T chopped fresh oregano (or in a pinch, use 1 tsp. dried oregano)
• 2 tsp. finely chopped fresh garlic
• 1 cup chopped grape or cherry tomatoes (I cut them in fourths lengthwise)
• 1/3 cup sliced Kalamata olives (I cut them in fourths lengthwise)
• 1/2 cup crumbled Feta cheese
• salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Trim any visible fat or undesirable parts from each chicken breast, then score the top with small diagonal cuts that criss-cross, being careful not to cut too far into the chicken so you can still turn them when you cook.
2. Mix together the olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, and minced garlic.
3. Remove 1/4 cup of that mixture and set aside for the topping later.
4. Put scored chicken pieces into a glass baking dish or a Ziploc bag and marinate in the refrigerator at least one hour or as long as all day.
5. When you’re ready to cook, take the chicken out of the fridge and let it come to room temperature while you cut up the olives and tomatoes.
6. Gently mix together the cut tomatoes, olives, crumbled Feta and reserved marinade.
7. Heat about 1 tsp. additional olive oil in a large heavy frying pan over medium-high heat. (I used a 12-inch cast-iron skillet (affiliate link) which is great for stovetop browning of meat.)
8. Remove chicken from the marinade and arrange in frying pan so they aren’t crowded, scored side down.
9. Cook 3-4 minutes on the top side, or until nicely brown, then turn and cook another 3-4 minutes on the second side. Chicken should feel firm (but not hard) to the touch when it’s done.
10. Season chicken to taste with salt and fresh-ground black pepper. (Remember the Feta is salty, so I wouldn’t use too much salt.)
11. Arrange Greek Chicken on a platter or on individual serving plates and spoon over the tomato, olive, and Feta topping. Serve hot.

Notes

Nutritional information only includes half the olive oil and lemon juice, since the marinade is discarded when you cook the chicken.

This recipe adapted from Sauteed Chicken with Tomatoes, Olives, and Feta found in Bon Appetit Fast Easy Fresh.

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 405Total Fat 24gSaturated Fat 6.2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 16.7gCholesterol 119mgSodium 477mgCarbohydrates 5gFiber 1.1gSugar 2.1gProtein 41g

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. Total fat in this recipe shows higher than actual amount, because olive oil used to marinate is discarded.

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Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Greek Chicken with Tomato, Olive, and Feta Topping is perfect for low-carb, Keto, and low-glycemic eating plans, including all phases of the original South Beach Diet. Note that nutritional information doesn’t include the marinade that is not eaten.

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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
This recipe for chicken with Greek flavors was posted in 2016. It was last updated with more information in 2026.