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Broiled Greek Chicken Bites

Published: Sep 16, 2021 Last Updated: Mar 2024 by Lindsay This post may contain affiliate links to products I use and enjoy. 2 Comments

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5 from 21 ratings

Delicious broiled chicken thighs with Greek chicken marinade! This version of honey lemon chicken has a quick and easy marinade and is done in under half an hour because the chicken is broiled quickly. Serve these on their own, in pita for chicken gyros, or as part of a Mediterranean charcuterie board!

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This has recently become one of my favorite ways to serve chicken, especially in the summer - Greek-style with tangy tzatziki sauce, broiled in the oven for a quick and easy weeknight dinner situation.

Greek flavors are some of my favorites, and I love a whole meal that is lemony, oregano-y, and honey-esque.  Lemon, honey, olive oil, garlic, and oregano are cornerstone flavors of Greek food and can be mixed and matched in a thousand ways to create different dishes!

close up tray of broiled chicken bites with oregano leaves on brown parchment paper.

Step By Step

These chicken bites are super simple and only have a few steps. For me, I start by figuring out what I'm going to serve these with, then marinate the chicken and make the rest of the meal while the chicken marinates and broils.

  • The chicken marinade gets whisked quickly, and chicken cut into bites.
  • Chicken marinates, at least 20 minutes but longer if you have it.
  • Chicken broils for 7 minutes, DONE. That's it!

Ingredients

white bowl of chicken marinade with black text listing ingredients.

The ingredients for the marinade are simple; lemon, vinegar, honey, olive oil, salt, and oregano. For the record, the marinade is VERY delicious as a pasta salad dressing or as a marinade for pork or shrimp.

white bowl of raw chicken pieces in honey lemon marinade on plain background.

Ingredient Variations

  • I like to use chicken thighs cut into bite-sized pieces for this recipe, but you can use larger chicken pieces and/or chicken breasts if you prefer.
  • Any vinegar you like is great. White vinegar, rice wine vinegar, or apple cider vinegar work well in this marinade. Red wine vinegar is my preference, but use anything you have!
  • My preference is to use fresh oregano for sprinkling at the end on this recipe and dried oregano in the marinade, but you can sub 1 sprig of fresh oregano for the dried in the marinade, or use dried oregano in the marinade and skip the fresh oregano altogether.
  • If you have extra chicken (and we often eat chicken thighs two or more times per week), make some 3-ingredient marinade and grill the rest!

Broiled Chicken Thighs Method

I like to broil the chicken because it's way less messy than cooking it in a skillet AND is done faster and cooks more evenly. You can absolutely skewer and grill OR sear this chicken in a pan on the stovetop, though!

sheet pan with parchment paper and raw chicken pieces.

Use a slotted spoon to remove the chicken from the marinade, then discard the marinade. Arrange the chicken on a baking sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle it lightly with salt.

sheet pan of honey lemon chicken thigh pieces broiled with oregano.

Preheat the broiler to high, broil the chicken for 5-7 minutes, and that's it! Delicious, perfectly cooked chicken bites in just a tiny amount of time.

sheet pan with broiled chicken bites topped with oregano.

Serving Suggestions

I serve this with tzatziki and rice with a roasted veg of some sort for a quick dinner, but I also like having these on a plate with toothpicks and tzatziki as part of a Mediterranean charcuterie board or similar.

The benefit of keeping ingredients separate like in these pictures is that everyone can build their dream Greek rice bowl dinner, even if it's completely different than someone else's!

white bowl with rice, chicken pieces, tomatoes, olives, and lettuce leaves with pita on the side.

For leftovers, I like these chicken thighs over salad for lunches and stuffed into pita with crunchy lettuce for a yummy restaurant-worthy sandwich. The leftover chicken is delicious cold!

I LOVE this chicken for so many reasons, mainly, though, that everyone loves a honey lemon marinade situation. Make these soon, make these often, I hope you love them!

Recipe

blue plate of greek chicken bites with small dishes of tomatoes, pita, and lemon surrounding

Greek Chicken Thighs

Lindsay Howerton-Hastings
Delicious bites of chicken thigh broiled to perfection in a crazy good honey lemon Greek chicken marinade? Sold.
5 from 21 ratings
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Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 7 minutes mins
Course Main
Cuisine Middle Eastern

Equipment

  • Juicer
  • Baking Sheets
  • Chef Knife

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup honey
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt plus more for sprinkling
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano

Instructions
 

  • Whisk together all of the marinade ingredients. Add the chicken pieces and let sit for 15-30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the broiler to high and prepare a large baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil (for easy clean up!).
  • Using a slotted spoon, remove the chicken pieces to the baking sheet in a single layer and lightly sprinkle again with salt. Discard the marinade carefully.
  • Broil the chicken for 5-7 minutes until slightly darkened at the edges and cooked through.
  • Serve over rice or with pita wedges and tzatziki. Enjoy!

Notes

Fresh Oregano: If preferred, you can use one sprig fresh oregano, chopped, in place of the dried oregano in the marinade. I prefer to use dried oregano in the marinade and some fresh leaves for garnish, but that's just me.
Vinegar: White vinegar, rice vinegar, or apple cider vinegar would all be delicious if you don't have red wine vinegar. I'd avoid balsamic as it would change the dish significantly, but Balsamic Chicken Bites doesn't sound terrible so maybe try it and report back?
Serving: This chicken is delicious over rice with any veggies you like. You could also serve it with tzatziki, hummus, and grape leaves with pita as part of a larger build-your-own-Greek-heaven situation, which would be very fun.
Tried this recipe?Let me know how it was!

This recipe was originally published in August, 2011 and has been updated with new measurements and instructions. The recipe has been a favorite of ours for over a decade!

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  1. Lindsey Anderson

    January 09, 2022 at 8:55 pm

    5 stars
    Just made this for dinner and it was so easy, I could make it with my toddler, and everyone loved it. Ate it with pita bread and hummus and tzatziki sauce. Yum!

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    • Lindsay

      January 10, 2022 at 10:37 am

      I'm so glad you loved it!

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