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Marinating the chicken: While marinating the chicken isn’t completely necessary, I highly recommend doing it for a minimum of 4 hours but ideally overnight to result in incredibly flavourful meat.Prepare it in advance: spatchcock the chicken and leave it to marinate the day before, then you just need to put it on a tray to roast an hour before serving.Veggies last even longer you can marinate them for at least 20 minutes or up to 5 days. Rich or gamey proteins like beef & Greek lamb should soak in this all-purpose marinade for at least 12 hours & up to 3 days.
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While I love spatchcocking a whole chicken to allow it to cook quick and evenly, you can also skip that step and simply roast it whole. If using as a Greek chicken marinade, or for Greek-style pork, mild proteins should soak in this marinade for at least 6 hours & up to 3 days.
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A whole chicken (or you could use bone in skin on chicken thighs or breasts).Oregano (I used dried but fresh also works).This is a perfect quarantine recipe because all you need is a few ingredients which you likely already have in your pantry. It’s a light and fresh easy dinner that makes more than enough leftovers to enjoy throughout the week. During quarantine I have been making this regularly on Sunday nights and serving it with tzatziki and “couscous” Greek salad. It requires just 5 ingredients and results in a juicy roast chicken with a fresh lemon and garlicky flavour. I absolutely love the simplicity of this recipe. It’s a fuss free family friendly dish that just happens to be Paleo, Keto and Whole30. This Greek Roast Chicken is so simple and requires just a handful of ingredients but results in a juicy, flavourful chicken.