Dinner

Greek Lemon Chicken

Name: Greek Lemon Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 8 chicken drumsticks; 500 g baby potatoes, halved; Juice of 2 lemons; 3 tbsp olive oil; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp salt; Fresh oregano or parsley, to serve

Serves 4 Prep 15 mins Cook 45 mins Total 1 hour

If you searched for greek lemon chicken and want the useful bits up front, you are in the right place: metric measures, a short intro, then ingredients, method, tip, and notes. Plan on 1 hour from starting prep to plating for 4. Prep is about 15 mins; the active cook or oven time is closer to 45 mins. Read the whole method once before you turn on the heat. The character of the dish comes from chicken drumsticks, baby potatoes and Juice of 2 lemons. Check quantities in grams where listed — volume is fine for many liquids, but baking and batter ratios behave better on scales. One practical flag before you start: Add olives and feta in the last 10 minutes for a Greek taverna vibe. The Notes section expands shopping, heat, texture, and leftovers so the page stays useful beyond a bare ingredient dump. Everything on this page is metric-first for Australia. If you are converting from cups on an old card, weigh flour, sugar, and butter whenever the ingredient line shows grams.

Ingredients

8 chicken drumsticks
500 g baby potatoes, halved
Juice of 2 lemons
3 tbsp olive oil
4 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp salt
Fresh oregano or parsley, to serve

Method

Preheat oven to 200°C.
Toss chicken and potatoes with lemon juice, oil, garlic, oregano and salt in a roasting tin.
Roast 45 minutes, turning once, until chicken is golden and cooked through.
Scatter with fresh herbs and serve.

Tip: Add olives and feta in the last 10 minutes for a Greek taverna vibe.

Notes

Putting it together for Greek Lemon Chicken: work clean, taste as you go, and do not rush browning or reduction steps if they appear in the method. If you are cooking for mixed diets, plate sauces and toppings separately where practical. Keep this page bookmarked if it becomes a household regular — we update wording when cooks report a confusing step. Metric consistency across Scoops & Dishes means once you trust the cups and scales here, breakfast through dessert behaves the same way.
Shopping and mise en place: read the full ingredient list once before you start. For Greek Lemon Chicken, chicken drumsticks and baby potatoes are the items that decide whether the dish tastes flat or properly seasoned. Weigh where grams are given — volume cups are fine for liquids and some dry goods, but baking ratios are tighter if you use scales. Australian cups are 250 ml; a tablespoon is 20 ml and a teaspoon is 5 ml.
Serving ideas without fluff: serve straight from the pan with a simple salad or mash. Keep accompaniments simple so the dish stays the hero — a green salad, steamed veg, rice, mash, or crusty bread depending on the style. Metric measures stay consistent across Scoops & Dishes, so once you trust the cups and scales here, the rest of the site cooks the same way.
Before the heat goes on, line up chicken drumsticks, baby potatoes and Juice of 2 lemons and anything perishable from the list. Soften butter, bring eggs off the fridge if the method needs them room-temp, and preheat so you are not waiting mid-recipe. For a dinner cook of this size (4), a clear bench saves more time than any gadget.