Greek Chicken Drumsticks & Potatoes Sheet Pan Dinner

Name: Greek Chicken Drumsticks & Potatoes Sheet Pan Dinner
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 10-12 chicken drumsticks; 1 and 1/2 pounds baking potatoes, peeled and sliced into wedges; 1 onion, quartered; 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; 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

Greek Classics, Main Course, One-Pan/Pot Meals

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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.

Greek Lemony Chicken & Potatoes Sheet Pan

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!