This Greek Hasselback Chicken is a low-carb recipe marinated in lemon and oregano, stuffed with colourful veggies then topped with feta.
Ingredients and substitutions
- Olive oil – or any other neutral cooking oil like avocado, canola or grapeseed oil.
- Lemon juice – freshly squeezed or bottled. Lime juice would work but has a slightly different taste.
- Garlic – I like using fresh garlic cloves, but jarred minced garlic or garlic salt can be used in a pinch.
- Oregano – you can use homemade Greek seasoning instead for some extra flavour.
- Salt – to taste.
- Chicken breasts – you could also try boneless skinless chicken thighs, but they'll be harder to stuff.
- Red and yellow peppers – any other colour bell pepper would work.
- Zucchini – or whatever veggies you want like olives, red onion or artichoke.
- Feta cheese – goat cheese or cotija cheese would also work, but feta is the traditional Greek option.
How to make hasselback Greek chicken
Step 1: Make horizontal cuts along each chicken breast.
Preheat oven to 425 F. Make horizontal cuts across each chicken breast and place in a small oven-safe dish.
Step 2: Marinate the chicken.
Add olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano and salt, tossing chicken breasts to coat. Marinate 15 minutes.
Step 3: Stuff each chicken breast with veggies and bake in the oven.
Thinly slice bell peppers and zucchini. Stuff in each chicken breast and then bake for 30 minutes in the oven or until chicken is fully cooked.
Step 4: Top with feta and serve!
Remove from oven, top with feta cheese then serve with side dish of you choice like oven fries, baby potatoes, or salad.
The hasselback chicken method
One thing you really do need to get right for all hasselback chicken recipes is making deep enough cuts in the chicken breast. Shallow cuts won't allow your chicken breasts to hold all the veggies, and since they're the star of the show, you need to be able to fit a bunch of them.
You also don't want to overfill each cut! Make sure that you're slicing the bell peppers and zucchini thin enough so that they can be stuffed inside the little cuts in the chicken. I tried to get 1/4-inch thickness on all the veggies and then stuffed them in there.
Don't worry if some of them are sticking out of the chicken a bit, as long as they are tucked inside and aren't falling out, you're good to go!
Frequently Asked Questions
Hasselback chicken is delicious stuffed chicken breasts. You make horizontal cuts along each chicken breast, then fill the openings with tasty veggies, cheese and more! I've linked some of my other favourite hasselback chicken recipes below.
For this baked Greek hasselback chicken, I basically just used the basic Greek chicken marinade that I keep on hand for busy weeknights. It's so easy to throw together and uses mostly pantry staples so you don't have to worry about making a last-minute trip to the store or anything. It's basically just a mix of olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic (fresh or the jarred kind works), oregano and a pinch of salt.
For this hasselback chicken recipe, you want to sure you’re making a deep enough slit in the chicken breast without cutting all the way through. You want to cut about ¾ of the way through the breast, so the slits are deep enough to stuff without falling apart.
Storing and reheating
You can store any leftover hasselback chicken in the fridge for 3 to 4 days. Sprinkle some water overtop to help the chicken retain its moisture and avoid that leftover chicken taste, then reheat in the microwave for 1 to 2 minutes.
Freezing this recipe
You can freeze this Greek hasselback chicken cooked or raw for up to 3 months, which makes it a great option for meal prep. Wrap it in plastic wrap and aluminum foil then put it in a Ziploc freezer bag or store it in an airtight glass meal prep container.
When you're ready to enjoy, let the chicken defrost in the fridge overnight before baking it in the oven or reheating as normal.
More hasselback chicken recipes
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Greek Hasselback Chicken {Low-Carb}
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 medium-sized chicken breasts
- 1/2 each red and yellow peppers, thinly sliced
- 1/2 zucchini, thin slices cut in half
- 2 tbsp feta cheese, crumbled
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F. Make horizontal cuts across each chicken breast and place in a small oven-safe dish.
- Add olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano and salt, tossing chicken breasts to coat. Marinate 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare veggies. Stuff in each chicken breast (you can do so while chicken is still marinating) and then bake for 30 minutes in the oven or until chicken is fully cooked.
- Remove from oven, top with feta cheese then serve with oven fries, baby potatoes, salad or some other sort of side dish and enjoy!
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Comments & Reviews
Georgia says
This looks really good. I am going to try it this week. I like the. comment that suggested putting some feta in before baking and sprinkling more on after it comes out of the oven.
Mark says
Wonderful dish, I served mine over brown rice and I leave the salt out. I use no salt in all of my cooking and baking. Anyways I added Feta to mine prior to baking it and then sprinkled a little Feta on it when I serve it. Great dish, Thank you.
Taylor Stinson says
So happy you enjoyed Mark 🙂