There’s nothing better than a chicken dinner but its easy to get stuck in a rut of boring roasted chicken. I went to Costco recently

and bought a huge tub of Dodoni feta in brine, but you can eat only so much salad with feta. Since I had also had olives and grape

tomatoes, it made perfect sense that I would add it to some chicken for dinner. The marinade comes together easily; put all the

ingredients in a jar, shake to emulsify and pour over chicken and bake. in the last 15 minutes, add the olives, tomatoes and feta

and voila-dinner is served.

Recipe

• 6 chicken thighs (3-3.5 lbs)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 6 cloves garlic, minced in a press
• juice of 2 lemons, prior to juicing, zest one of them
• 1.5 tsp  each dried parsley, thyme and oregano (can use fresh, just double)
• 1 tsp dried rosemary
• 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt ( pink salt is my fave )
• 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 pint grape tomatoes
• 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives
• 4 oz cubed feta cheese
• flaked sea salt and chopped parsley, for garnish

1. Add olive oil, garlic, lemon juice and zest, dried or fresh herbs, salt and peppers to a screw top jar, shake and set aside
2. Place chicken in an oven proof baking dish in a single layer and sprinkle with salt and pepper
3. Pour contents of jar over chicken and allow to marinade for at least 30 minutes or overnight
4. Bake, uncovered in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes
5. Carefully remove from oven, add tomatoes, olives and feta
6. Bake for another 15 minutes
7. Garnish with sea salt and parsley
8. ENJOY!