Best Greek Chicken Rice Recipes

ONE-POT GREEK LEMON CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Whisk garlic, olive oil, oregano, onion, lemon zest, salt, and pepper together in a bowl to form a loose paste for the marinade, adding more oil if necessary. Pour marinade into a resealable plastic bag. Add chicken, massage to coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Remove chicken from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.
• Add olive oil to a large cast iron or heavy oven-safe skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Add chicken to the skillet and cook until browned, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate and wipe the skillet lightly with a paper towel to remove any blackened bits, reserving some cooking grease in the pan.
• Reduce heat to medium and add onions to the skillet. Cook until softened and slightly charred, 3 to 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in rice, oregano, salt, and pepper; cook for 1 minute. Pour in chicken broth, raise temperature to medium-high, and bring to a simmer. Cover with a lid or aluminum foil.
• Transfer skillet to the preheated oven, and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, place reserved chicken on top of the rice mixture, cover, and return to the oven; bake for 20 minutes. Uncover, place lemon slices atop chicken and rice, and bake until all liquid has been absorbed, rice is tender, and chicken is cooked through, another 10 to 15 minutes.

GREEK CHICKEN & RICE SOUP WITH EGG & LEMON (AVGOLEMONO) RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• If you have homemade chicken broth such as our Classic Chicken Broth, we recommend using it in this recipe, as it gives the soup the best flavor and body. Our preferred commercial chicken broth is Swanson Chicken Stock. Use a vegetable peeler to remove strips of zest from the lemons. Cut each chicken breast in half lengthwise. Toss with 1 3/4 teaspoons salt and let stand at room temperature for at least 15 minutes or up to 30 minutes. Cut 8-inch square of triple-thickness cheesecloth. Place lemon zest, dill sprigs, coriander seeds, peppercorns, and garlic in center of cheesecloth and tie into bundle with kitchen twine. Bring broth, rice, and spice bundle to boil in large saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 5 minutes. Turn off heat, add chicken, cover, and let stand for 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to large plate and discard spice bundle. Using two forks, shred chicken into bite-size pieces. Using ladle, transfer 1 cup cooked rice to blender (leave any liquid in pot). Add lemon juice and eggs and yolks to blender and process until smooth, about 1 minute. Return chicken and any accumulated juices to pot. Return soup to simmer over high heat. Remove pot from heat and stir in egg mixture until fully incorporated. Stir in chopped dill and season with salt, pepper, and extra lemon juice to taste. Serve.

GREEK CHICKEN & RICE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with garlic powder and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink, 8-10 minutes. Stir in artichokes, roasted peppers, tomatoes and olives. Cook and stir until heated through, 3-5 minutes., Meanwhile, prepare rice according to package directions. Serve with chicken. Sprinkle with parsley.

GREEK-STYLE CHICKEN LEMON RICE SOUP AKA AVGOLEMONO

Steps:

• Bring the chicken stock to a boil in a large stockpot over high heat. Add the chicken breasts and then lower to a simmer. Simmer until the chicken is just cooked through and the internal temperature registers 160 degrees F, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the chicken to a bowl. Once cooled, shred the chicken and reserve.
• Add the rice to the pot with the chicken stock and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes.
• Whisk the egg whites to soft peaks in a large bowl. Whisk together the egg yolks and most of the lemon juice in a medium bowl, reserving some juice to add later as needed. Fold the egg yolk mixture into the egg whites. Once combined, ladle in some hot stock to temper the egg mixture, stirring constantly and adding the hot liquid slowly. Add the lemon zest and shredded chicken with any reserved juices to the soup and, very slowly, add the warm whipped egg/lemon mixture. Whisk to incorporate the egg mixture and prevent any curds or clumps from forming. Continue to cook over medium-low to medium heat, whisking occasionally, until the soup thickens, about 10 minutes more.
• Season with salt and plenty of freshly cracked black pepper and add the remaining lemon juice if necessary. Add most of the parsley. Garnish individual bowls with the remaining parsley.

GREEK EGG LEMON CHICKEN RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Boil the chicken until done, 15-20 minutes. Remove the chicken from the stock and debone. Hold chicken meat on the side.
• Add the rice to the chicken stock and cook at a boil for ten to fifteen minutes, or until done.
• Meanwhile, beat two eggs in a bowl and add the lemon juice. Measure one cup of hot stock. Add slowly to the bowl containing the eggs and lemon and continue to beat until combined.
• Add egg mixture into stockpot. Add chicken meat, stir well and serve. Makes 6 servings.

AVGOLEMONO - GREEK LEMON & RICE CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• To add depth to the store bought chicken broth I add the drippings from the bottom of the rotisserie chicken. The stuff that turns to jelly when refrigerated is the good stuff! I also break a few bones to get the most flavor out in the quickest amount of time. Bring the broth with the rotisserie extras to a boil.
• In a food processor add the two eggs and the juice of your lemons. Blend. * I don't have a juicer so I squeeze my lemons through a small strainer to catch the seeds.
• Now for the "difficult" part. Made easy with your food processor. Slowly add spoonfuls of the broth while blending the egg mixture until the eggs are the same temperature as the broth.
• Now slowly stir the heated up egg mixture back into the main pot of broth. Add salt and pepper to taste. (Optional - add shredded chicken from rotisserie)
• Place rice in bowls and ladle soup over rice. Add more lemon or pepper to personal taste.
• *Notes* I keep the rice separate because if their are leftovers the rice can get weird if left in the soup overnight.

GREEK CHICKEN AND SPINACH RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray an ovenproof 10-inch skillet with cooking spray and place over medium heat.
• Add onion, and coat onion with cooking spray. Cook and stir 4 minutes or until translucent. Add water, spinach, rice, salt and ground red pepper. Stir until well blended.
• Remove from heat; sprinkle with salt and place chicken tenders on top in a single layer, sprinkle with Greek seasoning and lemon pepper seasoning.
• Cover with foil and bake 25 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center and rice is tender.
• Remove foil and evenly drizzle with oil all over.
• Serve with lemon wedges.

GREEK CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan melt butter over medium heat and add chicken.
• Brown on all sides then remove from pan and set aside.
• Add onion and tomato and saute until onion turns translucent.
• Stir in oregano and lemon juice.
• Add rice and stir well to combine and coat all grains of rice.
• Add chicken stock, stir and return chicken to pot.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until all surface liquid has been absorbed.
• Cover, turn heat to very low and cook 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes to keep rice from burning or sticking.

GREEK-STYLE RICE PILAF WITH CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Season the chicken well with salt, pepper and half of the oregano. Heat the oil in a pot or 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until lightly smoking. Add the chicken, skin-side down and cook until well browned, 6 to 10 minutes, flip and then brown the other side, 3 to 4 minutes more. Remove to a plate and set aside.
• Discard all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet and heat the fat over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onion and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the remaining oregano and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add the rice, stirring until fragrant and lightly toasted, about 1 minute, then add the stock and artichoke hearts and stir together. Nestle the chicken thighs on top, skin-side up, adjust the heat to maintain a simmer. Cover and cook until the chicken and rice are done 15 to 20 minutes more. Sprinkle with lemon zest, lemon juice and feta. Serve immediately.

GREEK LEMON CHICKEN & RICE SOUP RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Start chicken and water on high until boiling. Take off scum and add salt, pepper, chicken base and butter. Simmer one hour. Remove chicken and cut up meat into small pieces. Add chicken and dill to soup. Bring to a boil and add rice. Lower temperature to medium and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from stove and add lemon juice.

GREEK CHICKEN STEW WITH RICE

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, warm oil. Add chicken and brown, about 5 minutes on each side. Transfer browned chicken to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add more oil if needed. Add onion and garlic and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in rice. Return chicken to pan.
• Add stock, lemon juice, oregano, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, covered, until chicken is no longer pink in the center, rice is tender, and liquid is absorbed, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Stir in olives. Place on a platter with chicken on top of rice, and sprinkle with feta cheese.

SKILLET CHICKEN KEBABS AND GREEK RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Thread chicken and bell pepper on four 8-inch skewers. (Wooden skewers can be trimmed back with kitchen shears.) Place kebabs in a baking dish. Combine oil, lemon zest, oregano, salt and pepper. Pour over kebabs; marinate in refrigerator for 15 minutes.
• Heat 10-inch skillet over medium heat for 1 minute. Add chicken kebabs and marinade; cook 3 minutes on each side. Remove kebabs from skillet, reserving drippings.
• In same skillet over medium heat, saute rice-pasta packet (hold the seasoning packet for the next step) with garlic in reserved drippings until pasta is golden brown. Add 2 cups water and the special seasonings packet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover; simmer 10 minutes.
• Stir in spinach; place kebabs over rice. Cover, simmer 10 minutes or until rice is tender and chicken is no longer pink inside. Remove kebabs. Stir in tomatoes. Sprinkle with cheese and replace kebabs.

GREEK STRUDEL WITH CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season the chicken all over with salt, pepper and the paprika. Add to the pot and cook, turning once, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Add the fennel bulb and bell pepper to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add the rice and cook, stirring, until lightly toasted, 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth and return the chicken to the pot; bring to a simmer. Cover, reduce the heat to low and cook until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through, 16 to 18 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool slightly, about 10 minutes. Add the sun-dried tomatoes, olives, lemon zest, scallions, parsley, oregano, fennel fronds and cheese; stir to combine.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay out 1 sheet of phyllo on the parchment and brush generously with melted butter. Layer another sheet of phyllo ontop; brush with butter. Repeat with the remaining 6 sheets of phyllo; do not butter the last sheet. (Reserve about 2 tablespoons butter to brush the outside of the strudel.)
• Mound the chicken mixture down one long side of the phyllo, about 2 inches from the edge. Use the parchment to lift the phyllo and roll it around the filling to make a long cylinder with open ends; arrange seam-side down on the parchment. Cut several small slits in the top of the roll and brush with the reserved melted butter.
• Transfer to the oven and bake until golden brown and crisp, about 30 minutes. Let cool slightly, then cut into thick slices.

GREEK CHICKEN KABOBS WITH RICE

Steps:

• Pour 1/4 cup dressing over chicken in shallow dish; turn to evenly coat chicken. Refrigerate 30 min. to marinate.
• Heat grill to medium-high heat. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Thread chicken onto 6 skewers; thread vegetables onto 6 additional skewers.
• Grill all skewers 8 to 10 min. or until chicken is done and vegetables are crisp-tender, turning after 5 min. and brushing vegetables occasionally with remaining dressing.
• Combine rice and olives. Serve with chicken and vegetables.

GREEK CHICKEN RICE

Steps:

• Put enough water in a pot and boil the chicken pieces with the onions unchopped. Boil until chicken is tender. Take off the chicken and the onions and reserve the broth for later use in the recipe.
• Place in a casserole dish the onions cut them in large pieces. Then add feta crumbs,the parsley and the rice. Mix well.
• Put on top the chicken and 1.5 cup of chicken broth. Add the butter.
• Bake for 45 minutes at 200°C - (350F).
• Mix the eggs with the remaining chicken broth and add them to the casserole.
• Bake for 30 minutes more at the same temperature.

GREEK CHICKEN AND RICE DINNER

Steps:

• Heat 1/4 cup of the dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add vegetables; cook and stir 15 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Remove vegetables from skillet; cover to keep warm.
• Add remaining 1/4 cup dressing to skillet. Add chicken; cook 7 min. on each side or until chicken is cooked through. Return vegetables to skillet. Add olives; stir gently until well blended.
• Serve chicken and vegetables over rice.

ONE POT GREEK CHICKEN AND LEMON RICE

Steps:

• 1. Combine the Chicken and Marinade ingredients in a zip-lock bag and set aside for at least 20 minutes (or preferably overnight).
• 2. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
• 3. Remove chicken from marinade, but reserve the Marinade.
• 4. Heat 1/2 tablespoon olive oil in a deep, heavy skillet over medium high heat. Place the chicken in the skillet, skin side down, and cook until golden brown, then turn and cook the other side until golden brown. Remove the chicken and set aside. Pour off fat and wipe the pan with a scrunched up ball of paper towel (to remove black bits), then return to the stove.
• 5. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in the skillet over medium high heat. Add the onion and sauté for a few minutes until translucent. Then add rice, broth, water, oregano, salt, pepper, and reserved marinade.
• 6. Let the liquid come to a simmer for 30 seconds. Place the chicken on top, then cover skillet. Bake in the oven for 35 minutes. Remove the lid, and bake for 10 more minutes, or until all the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender (about 45 minutes total). (If you use chicken breasts instead of thighs, add it to the pan after 10 to 15 minutes, otherwise the breasts will overcook and become dry.)
• 7. Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving, garnished with parsley or oregano and fresh lemon zest, if desired.

3-STEP GREEK CHICKEN & RICE SKILLET

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large deep nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; sprinkle with oregano. Cook 5 min., stirring once.
• Add vegetables and broth; simmer 5 min. Stir in rice; cover. Simmer 5 min. Turn off heat. Let stand, covered, 5 min. or until liquid is absorbed.
• Grate 1 tsp. lemon peel; sprinkle over chicken. Cut lemon into 4 wedges; serve with chicken and rice mixture.

GREEK CHICKEN & RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Cut chicken breasts in half lengthwise. Toss with 2 teaspoons of salt and let stand at room temp for 30 minutes. Cut 8 inch square of triple thickness cheesecloth. Place lemon zest, dill sprigs,coriander seeds, pepper and gaarlic in cheesecloth and tie.
• bring broth, rice and spice bundle to boil over high heat. Reduce to low, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Turn off heat, add chicken, cover and let stand for 15 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to large plate and discard spice bundle. Using 2 forks, shred chicken into bite-size pieces. Using ladle, transfer 1 cup of cooked rice to blender. Add lemon juice and eggs. Process for 1 minute.
• Return chicken and juices to spot. Return soup to simmer over high heat. Remove pot from heat and stir in egg mixture until fully incorporated. Stir in chopped dill, salt, pepper and extra lemon juice. Serve.

GREEK CHICKEN & RICE

Steps:

• In large skillet, sauté scallions, red pepper, lemon rind and garlic in butter. Add chicken and cook until chicken is no longer pink. Add water, cumin, rice and contents of seasoning packet; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes. Add spinach and continue to cook 5-10 minutes longer or until liquid is absorbed. Stir in dill, parsley and lemon juice. Before serving, top with crumbled feta cheese.