Recipe: Lemon Feta Sheet Pan Chicken

 

This is the uncooked version, but it looks just like the video!

I first learned about this recipe on Instagram, and Leslie Stokes made it look so easy! So I visited her website, Stoked at Home, for the full recipe, 

Ingredients

• 3 chicken breasts
• 1 lb baby potatoes, sliced down the middle
• 2 zucchini, chopped
• 1 squash, chopped
• 1 ½ cup cherry tomatoes
• ¾ cup feta cheese
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 ½ lemons
• ½ tsp salt+ more for the veggies
• ¼ tsp pepper+ more for the veggies
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• 3 tbsp chopped basil
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tbsp minced garlic

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 425℉
2. After chopping all of the veggies, lay the chicken on the baking pan. Using a sharp knife score the chicken breast in a grid pattern, making sure you don't cut all the way through. I highly suggest tenderizing the chicken, by pounding it out on each side.
3. Layer the potatoes and veggies all around the chicken. Season everything really well with salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste.
4. In a small bowl, mix together the feta, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, basil, and parsley.
5. Spread the feta mixture all over the chicken and veggies.
6. Top with a few lemon slices.
7. Drizzle the veggies with olive oil.
8. Roast for 25-30 minutes or until the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165℉ with a thermometer. You may want to broil for the last 5 minutes to get a nice crust on the chicken + veggies.
9. Serve with fresh basil + more feta cheese on top. Enjoy!

Since everything is on one pan, it is pretty easy to put together. The chicken breasts I bought were SO HUGE that I barely had any room left! I had to forgo the tomatoes entirely, and while I cut up one big potato instead of using baby ones, I couldn't fit all the slices on the sheet. 

While I like how easy this recipe is, it's not that exciting. I make zucchini and potatoes in the air fryer all the time. And I normally don't buy chicken breasts because breast meat is so dry, and this one is no different. Even with the feta cheese, I had to drown the chicken in salsa or mayonnaise to make it edible. I used breasts because that's what this recipe called for, but if I made this dish again, I would use chicken thighs instead. 

PS: It looks like YouTube has lots of videos featuring sheet pan chicken dinners, so this won't be the last one I make!