My friends, this recipe is incredible!
Mediterranean cuisine is hands down one of my favorite cuisines. I admire the lifestyle and traditional foods of those countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. Clean, fresh and simple!
The idea behind this dish was inspired from one of my favorite wraps from a local bar. Their Mediterranean wrap is packed with all of the ingredients listed above, served warm with feta cheese and packed into a wrap. However, theirs does not have Tzatziki sauce, and you know how I feel about sauce – every dish needs it (haha)
Everything goes onto a sheet pan and baked. Once the chicken is cooked through, you simply cut it up, and while warm, toss some feta cheese on top and with tongs toss everything together right on the tray. The warmth will soften the feta slightly, and the juices from the lemon, and olives will cover the rest of the ingredients. It is so flavorful!
Take a big helping of arugula that has been tossed in garlic expressions dressing (OR just olive oil, salt and pepper) in a wrap or pita, and then pile on the chicken and additions, and pour over the tzatziki sauce. That is it! Wanna know how to make it? Check it out below!
Mediterranean Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
For the chicken:
- 1 1/2 pd Chicken Tenders (or boneless chicken thighs or breasts. just remember to adjust cooking time)
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- Good pinch of kosher salt
- Bit of Black Pepper
- Drizzle of Olive Oil
Simply toss chicken with the ingredients listed above, and let sit in the fridge 30 minutes, or just put it right onto your baking sheet.
The other items to add to your sheet pan ….
- Chop up the following into bigger chunks ….
- Kalamatta Olives
- Green Olives
- Roasted Red Pepper
- Red Onion
- Marinated Artichoke Hearts
- And then …..
- Smash a few Garlic Cloves
- Slice up one Lemon
Let’s put this together!
Pre heat oven to 425* Line a baking sheet with foil, and nonstick spray.
- Add the chicken tenders first, and then add all of the olives, peppers, onion, artichokes into the open spaces.
- Lastly, toss on the garlic cloves, and place lemon slices on top. Finish with a pinch of dried oregano and a drizzle of olive oil.
- BAKE at 425* for 30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Remove from oven, and slice up the chicken on the tray –
- Toss everything together and build your own pita!
I like to make my quick Tzatziki sauce to add to these pitas. Simply stir all of the ingredients together and keep it in the fridge. It is delicious!!
- 2 cup Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 Cucumber, seeded and diced
- Zest + Juice of 1 Lemon
- 1/2 tsp dill weed (dry)
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- Pinch of Kosher Salt + Black Pepper
