Greek-Style Chicken and Roasted Potatoes: An Easy, Healthy Dinner
If you’re looking for a fabulous-tasting dish that makes a wonderful presentation, this recipe is for you. So many different taste sensations melded together to create this Greek-flavored dinner. It’s chock full of healthy ingredients thanks to using lean chicken breasts, nutritious Greek salad salsa, tossing in a tasty reduced-fat salad dressing, and topping with fat-free feta cheese. Each serving has 288 calories and 6 grams of fat. It’s really delicious and very satisfying!
Helpful Tips About this Recipe
Shopping Tips
I found a mesh bag of teeny tiny potatoes at Trader Joe’s. Look for them at your supermarket or use small new potatoes (red potatoes) un-peeled and cut into four’s. Fat-free feta cheese is sold in most supermarkets either in the cheese aisle or deli’s gourmet cheese section. Trader Joe’s also sells this cheese. Ken’s Lite Caesar Dressing, Girard’s Light Caesar Dressing, or Cardini’s Light Caesar Vinaigrette can be found in the salad dressing aisle of most supermarkets. Girard’s Light Caesar Dressing is gluten-free.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 4-Blue
WW SmartPoints 7-Green
I found a mesh bag of teeny tiny potatoes at Trader Joe’s. Look for them at your supermarket or use small new potatoes (red potatoes) un-peeled and cut into four’s. Fat-free feta cheese is sold in most supermarkets either in the cheese aisle or deli’s gourmet cheese section. Trader Joe’s also sells this cheese. Ken’s Lite Caesar Dressing, Girard’s Light Caesar Dressing, or Cardini’s Light Caesar Vinaigrette can be found in the salad dressing aisle of most supermarkets. Girard’s Light Caesar Dressing is gluten-free.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 4-Blue
WW SmartPoints 7-Green
| Skinny Facts: for 1 serving (each serving about 2½ cups) 288 calories, 6g fat, 1.6g sat. fat, 71mg chol, 32g protein, 26g carbs, 3g fiber, 614mg sodium, 5g sugar |
| Facts: for Freestyle SmartPoints 144 calories, 0g sat, fat, 4g protein, 3g sugar |
Greek-Style Chicken and Roasted Potatoes: An Easy, Healthy Dinner
Ingredients
Ingredients for Roasted Potatoes:
- 1 pound (1 mesh bag) teeny tiny potatoes (whole) or red potatoes cut in fours, see shopping tips
- ¾ tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and fresh ground pepper
Ingredients to Marinate Chicken:
- 1½ pounds chicken breast tenders, boneless, skinless
- 2 fresh lemons
- Salt and fresh ground pepper
Ingredients for Greek Salad Salsa:
- 2 cups grape or sugar plum tomatoes
- 1½ cup cucumber, peeled and chopped
- 1 orange or yellow bell pepper, trimmed and chopped
- ½ cup scallions, chopped, use white and green parts
- ⅓ cup Girard’s Lite Caesar Dressing (It’s gluten-free), see shopping tips
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
Ingredients for Topping:
- ⅓ cup fat-free feta cheese, see shopping tips
- 5 Kalamata olives, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- To roast the potatoes-Place potatoes on a baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil all over potatoes and toss to coat. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Bake in oven for about 25-30 minutes until soft and browned. Remove from oven, cover with foil to keep warm, and set aside.
- While potatoes are roasting, place chicken tenders in a bowl. Squeeze the juice of 2 lemons all over the chicken. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Place in the refrigerator to marinate for 15 minutes and up to 2 hours.
- To make the Greek salad salsa-Place all salsa ingredients in a bowl and toss with dressing, lemon juice, and oregano. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- To cook chicken: In a large nonstick pan, heat 1 teaspoon oil. Add chicken and cook about 3 minutes on each side over medium-high heat until completely cook through.
- To serve: Add the chicken to a large serving plate. Place the roasted potatoes all around. Top with Greek salad salsa. Sprinkle all over the top with feta cheese and olives.
- If you don’t plan to serve this dish all at once, only toss in dressing the portion you’ll use and store the leftovers separately in the refrigerator. Toss the remaining Greek salsa when ready to serve the next day. Left-overs are yummy to pack for lunch!
Nutrition
Serving: 2.5cupsCalories: 288kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 32gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1.6gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 614mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gBlue Smart Points: 4Green Smart Points: 7Plus Points: 7
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Summer on a plate
It’s perfect to make all summer long Kari!
We tried your recipe a few years ago, and it is now on our regular rotation. Love it! It’s one we often make for guests as EVERYONE loves it. Thank you!
That is wonderful to hear! Thanks so much, Sheila!
All the best,
Nancy
It’s fantastic, so pretty to present and so yummy!