Easy to put together and so lemony delicious!
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This easy Greek chicken drumsticks and potato sheet pan dinner has a lemony sauce and comes together in about 5 minutes. Yes! That’s how easy it is. The rest is up to the oven while you finish what you need to for the day. I love the lemony marinade and tend to make it extra lemony. However, you can use as much or little as you like. I like to use drumsticks because they’re so economical, but chicken thighs would be just as good. Plus, you can use whatever potato you have on hand. The whole family will love it!
Why the family will love it
Soft, creamy potatoes
Tender, juicy Chicken
Bright lemon burst
Comforting warm spices
Easy Ingredients
- Chicken drumsticks -sub thighs, chicken quarters or wings
- Baking potatoes -peeled and sliced into wedges
- Onion -quartered
The Spices:
- Salt
- Ground black pepper
- Dried oregano
- Ground cumin
- Ground coriander
- Crushed red pepper flakes -optional for heat
The Marinade:
- Olive oil -good quality, like the one in our shop from Crete, for the best flavor
- Fresh lemon juice –always use fresh for this
- Water
- Garlic cloves -grated or minced
- Garnish: lemon wedges and chopped parsley leaves
How to make Greek Chicken Drumsticks and Potatoes Sheet Pan Dinner
- Preheat the oven to 425 °F, 220 °C.
- Place the chicken and potato wedges in a large mixing bowl.
- Whisk together the marinade ingredients in a small bowl and pour the marinade over the chicken and potatoes.
- Combine the spices in a bowl and sprinkle over the chicken and potatoes.
- Toss to coat.
- Transfer everything to a sheet pan.
- Place the pan into the preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes.
- Turn the broiler element on for 5 minutes or until slightly charred.
**Chef’s tip!** For extra flavor, toss the chicken in the marinade and let marinate for 30 minutes before adding the potatoes.
Serving
I like the potatoes and chicken to be slightly charred, but be sure to watch the chicken while under the broiler. You’ll want to make sure it’s charred, not burnt. After I pull it out of the oven, I sprinkle the whole tray with fresh parsley and serve it with lemon wedges. To avoid adding one more minute of cooking time, you could serve this with premade or leftover salad or crusty bread. If you have a few minutes while this is in the oven, toast the bread, make some cauliflower rice, or roast some green beans. Let me know how you serve it! Kali Orexi!
Greek Chicken Drumsticks & Potatoes Sheet Pan Dinner
Ingredients
- 10-12 chicken drumsticks
- 1 and 1/2 pounds baking potatoes, peeled and sliced into wedges
- 1 onion, quartered
The Spices:
- 2 teaspoons salt or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
The Marinade:
- 1/3 cup olive oil, or less
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup water
- 4 garlic cloves, grated
- Garnish: lemon wedges and chopped partly leaves
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425 °F, 220 °C.
Place the chicken and potato wedges in a large mixing bowl.
Combine the marinade ingredients in a small bowl and whisk them together. Pour the marinade over the chicken and potatoes. Combine the spices in a bowl and sprinkle over the chicken and potatoes. Toss to coat. Transfer everything to a sheet pan.
Place the pan into the preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes. Turn the broiler element on for 5 minutes or until slightly charred.
Sprinkle with parsley on top and serve with lemon wedges.
Serve alongside toasted bread or Mediterranean Rice Pilaf. Kali Orexi!
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Gotta EAT says
need to try this! Looks Amazing! Do you rinse your chicken before marinating and cooking?
dimitra says
I do not rinse the chicken 🙂
L Green says
There is no mention of the onions in the directions. I just decided to add them with everything else.
pete yiakos says
Great Dish and nice to have those “Greek” flavors rolling through my palette. Everyone enjoyed their portion. We made an Italian macaroni salad that complimented this dish nicely. Appreciate your recipes.
Hina says
Oof! This recipe was even more amazing on the second try! The lemonier the better!
dimitra says
I agree. I like it extra lemony too 🙂 Enjoy!
Eva says
The chicken was so juicy and tender, my hubby loved it!
I added more lemon and oregano and I also added some Dijon, rosemary and thyme!!
This recipe is a keeper
Randy says
I tried your recipe of baked chicken and potatoes wedges and it was wonderful can’t until the next time
Gary Mooney says
I used 4 chicken legs and about 10 small new potatoes, which worked out well. Rendered fat from the chicken helped cook the potato wedges. Temp of the chicken at 45 min was 200F, but very juicy. I used 4 oz of lemon juice (sorry) but didn’t get much lemon taste, so will increase next time. Will add more onions, which go well with the potatoes.
Here’s a tip. I used an immersion blender in a tall narrow cup and emulsified the marinade; otherwise, the oil and the lemon juice + water would have remained separate.
This recipe is a keeper!
Jermaine says
so many ads!
Ads on top of the wording for the recipe even.
sometimes, in stead of cooking, I just like to stare at ads!
dimitra says
I apologize about that. I have to place ads on my content or I won’t be able to afford to make these posts and videos. I appreciate your patience and support 🙂
Theresa says
This is soooo yummy! I made as listed except I couldn’t find my pepper flakes so I used a 1/4 tsp of cyan pepper. This is so good, I will use the marinade spice mix for roasted fall veggies too. I thought the 2 TBSP of oregano would be too much, but OMG this is delish!! Thank you so much for the recipe!