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Mediterranean Baked Chicken Dinner

Name: Mediterranean Baked Chicken Dinner
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 25 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 kg (2 lb) chicken thighs and drumsticks, bone-in, skin-on; ½ cup lemon juice; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tsp Dijon mustard, optional; 2 tbsp honey, or use sugar, maple syrup or another sweetener; 1 tbsp sugar, alternative to honey; 1 tbsp dried oregano; 1½ tsp paprika, sweet or regular, or smoked; 1 tbsp olive oil; ¾ tsp cooking salt or kosher salt, halve the amount for table salt; use 50% more for flakes; ¼ tsp black pepper; 300 g (10 oz) starchy potatoes, cleaned; peel or leave the skin on; cut into 2.5 cm / 1-inch pieces; 2 red onions, quartered; 1 cup chicken broth or stock, low sodium; 250 g (8 oz) cherry tomatoes, whole; ½ tsp cooking salt or kosher salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; 1 tbsp olive oil, or use oil spray; fresh oregano, optional, for garnish

Golden baked chicken thighs and drumsticks with potatoes, red onion and cherry tomatoes in a pan. — Mediterranean chicken dinner with potatoes and tomatoes, fresh from the oven.

Chicken, potatoes, red onion and cherry tomatoes bake together in a lemon-garlic sauce with oregano and paprika. Add the tomatoes partway through baking to keep them intact.

By Cookin' KitchenOctober 20, 2026

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Total: 25 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 55 minutes
Rest: 24 hours
Total: 25 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 4

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Mediterranean Baked Chicken Dinner

Chicken, potatoes, red onion and cherry tomatoes bake together in a lemon-garlic sauce with oregano and paprika. Add the tomatoes partway through baking to keep them intact.

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Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 55 minutes
Rest: 24 hours
Total: 25 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 4

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Ingredients

4 servings

For 4 servings

Marinade / Sauce

1 kg (2 lb) chicken thighs and drumsticks, bone-in, skin-on
½ cup lemon juice
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp Dijon mustard, optional
2 tbsp honey, or use sugar, maple syrup or another sweetener
1 tbsp sugar, alternative to honey
1 tbsp dried oregano
1½ tsp paprika, sweet or regular, or smoked
1 tbsp olive oil
¾ tsp cooking salt or kosher salt, halve the amount for table salt; use 50% more for flakes
¼ tsp black pepper

Bake

300 g (10 oz) starchy potatoes, cleaned; peel or leave the skin on; cut into 2.5 cm / 1-inch pieces
2 red onions, quartered
1 cup chicken broth or stock, low sodium
250 g (8 oz) cherry tomatoes, whole
½ tsp cooking salt or kosher salt
¼ tsp black pepper
1 tbsp olive oil, or use oil spray
fresh oregano, optional, for garnish

Equipment

Bowl
Baking pan
Oven

Instructions

Step 1: Mix the marinade ingredients in a bowl. Add the chicken and toss to coat. If time permits, marinate for 24 hours; otherwise, continue to the next step.
Step 2: Preheat the oven to 200°C/390°F (180°C fan-forced).
Step 3: Place the potatoes and onion in a baking pan and top with the chicken. Pour over the chicken stock, then the marinade from the bowl.
Step 4: Bake for 20 minutes, then remove the pan from the oven.
Step 5: Scatter the cherry tomatoes over the pan. Drizzle everything with 1 tbsp olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for a further 30–35 minutes, until the chicken is golden and the potatoes are cooked.
Step 6: Remove from the oven, garnish with fresh oregano if using, and serve.

Notes

Ingredient and pan notes

Use starchy potatoes so they cook through in time. If using waxy or baby potatoes, give them a 20-minute head start in the oven before adding the other ingredients.

Arrange the ingredients snugly in the pan to help keep the sauce from evaporating. For another cut of chicken, boneless skinless thigh fillets can go into the pan 20 minutes into baking. Chicken breast is not recommended, but if using it, add it for the final 20 minutes.

The Dijon mustard is optional. You can use rosemary or thyme in place of oregano, or add cumin and coriander for a Middle Eastern variation. Other vegetables mentioned as options include zucchini, pumpkin, sweet potato and corn cobs.

Mediterranean cuisine

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About this recipe

Chicken, potatoes, red onion and cherry tomatoes bake in a lemon-garlic sauce seasoned with oregano and paprika. The tomatoes go into the pan partway through baking so they keep their shape.