Greek Chicken Bites
Greek chicken bites are a quick and easy way to make flavorful, juicy chicken for any meal. This chicken cooks in 10 minutes with 3 simple ingredients. Skillet Greek chicken can be used on salads, in wraps or pitas, with rice and veggies or with pasta. You are going to find so many ways to use these high protein chicken bites!
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Ingredients
- Boneless, skinless chicken – use thighs, breast or tenders, all cut into cubes
- Greek dressing – use your favorite Greek dressing or try my marinade (below)
- Salt
- Garlic powder (optional)
How to make skillet greek chicken bites
Prep the chicken. Cut the chicken into cubes, add 1/4 cup of greek dressing and stir well. Add the chicken to a large skillet that has been preheating on the stove over medium heat. Cook 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, stir the chicken and cook 3-4 more minutes until fully cooked. Use the chicken in grain bowls, wraps, salads or however you see fit.
Skillet Greek Chicken Bites
Ingredients
- 1.25 pounds boneless, skinless chicken - thighs, breast or tenders
- 3 tablespoons greek dressing
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat a large skillet over medium to medium high heat.
- Cut the chicken into cubes. Add to a bowl with the greek dressing, salt and optional garlic powder. Stir well.
- When hot, add chicken and flatten down into a single layer. Cook 5 minutes without moving the chicken.
- After 5 minutes, stir the chicken around in the pan and cook an additional 3-5 minutes until cooked through and browning. Stir regularly.
- Serve with your favorite greek inspired meal.
Recipe Notes
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- Cut the chicken with kitchen shears or use a knife and a plastic cutting board.
- To make this as quickly as possible, I recommend using chicken tenders. Since they are already so small, it takes almost no time to cut them into cubes.
- For more flavor, let the chicken marinate in the greek dressing for 20-60 minutes.
- To get a golden crust on the chicken, let it cook for 5 minutes in a hot pan before moving the chicken around (once it’s all in a single layer).
- If you don’t have greek dressing on hand, make your own or use Italian dressing.
- Fridge: Store leftover Greek chicken bites in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Reheating: Reheat in the microwave or on a skillet over low heat until warmed through.
- Freezer: Freeze in a freezer safe bag or container up to 2 months. Defrost fully before reheating.
Nutrition Information
Variations
- Spicy: Add some crushed red pepper flakes
- Fresh herbs: After cooking, sprinkle with chopped italian parsley, mint, oregano, basil
What to serve with easy greek chicken
- Salad – I recommend my Greek Salad or Tabbouleh
- Make a Greek Chicken and Rice Bowl
- Rosemary Garlic Potatoes (Instant Pot)
- Greek Vegetables
- Instant Pot Yellow Rice or Turmeric Garlic Rice
- With a dip like tzatziki or hummus
Common questions
What if you don’t have greek dressing?
If you don’t have Greek dressing on hand, you can make your own greek marinade by combining:
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1/2 tablespoon dijon dressing
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
Can you make this for meal prep
Yes! However, I find that the chicken really needs to make contact with the hot skillet to get that brown crust and overcrowding the pan can make this hard. I would recommend only making 1- 2 pounds of chicken at a time in a very large skillet for best results.
