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A sheet pan makes clean-up easy when making Rach's roast Greek chicken dish, complete with fresh tzatziki and charred pita for dipping and wrapping.

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Ingredients

For the marinated Greek chicken and vegetables:
  • 2 large bulbs garlic
  • ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
  • ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 teaspoons sugar or superfine sugar 
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt 
  • 1 tablespoon coarse black pepper
  • 1 ½ teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon dried Greek oregano 
  • 8 pieces chicken, boneless, skinless thighs (cut into thirds top to bottom) and breasts combined, cut into large pieces (cut breasts in half across, then horizontally halve the larger, thicker top lobe of breast, 3 pieces per breast)   
  • 3 mild peppers (cubanelle and red field), chopped into bite-sized pieces, about 1 ½ inches
  • 2 medium red onions, chopped into bite-sized pieces 
  • 2 to 3 small ribs celery, chopped bite-sized pieces on bias
  • 1 cup pitted kalamata olives 
  • 1 cup semi-dried tomatoes or chopped sundried tomatoes
  • 2 cups Greek feta, drained and cut into 1 ½-inch cubes
For the tzatziki sauce:
  • 2 Persian cucumbers, grated or shredded
  • Salt
  • 1 ½ cups Greek yogurt
  • 1 lemon, juiced 
  • 1 bulb pasted roasted garlic (reserved from the chicken—see method below) 
  • ¼ cup fresh dill, minced 
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried Greek oregano 
To serve:
  • Giant pitas, garlic naan or flatbread
  • Chopped or sliced Greek pepperoncini
  • Chopped flat parsley

Yield

Serves: 4

Preparation

Slice the top off the garlic bulbs to expose cloves, dress with a little EVOO and salt and pepper, roast in foil pouch for about 35 minutes at 400˚F, cool and paste.

Combine marinade, reserving 1 bulb roasted garlic for tzatziki, in large double layer 2 ½ gallon plastic food storage bag, add chicken, vegetables and feta and marinate several hours or preferably overnight.

Preheat oven to 450˚F with rack at center. Line a large sheet pan, a half-sheet, with foil matte-side up, then parchment for easy cleaning.  

For tzatziki sauce, place cucumber in strainer and season with salt, drain and press the excess water out of the cucumber. Combine with yogurt, lemon juice, add garlic, dill, cumin and oregano. Add to squeeze bottle with top cut open (optional).

Drain the chicken, vegetables and feta cheese chunks and arrange on the baking sheet. Roast until vegetables are tender-crisp and feta browns at edges and chicken is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.

Char pita over open flame or blister in large skillet or on a griddle.

Transfer the chicken to platter or serve from hot pan. Top the chicken and vegetables with a generous drizzle of tzatziki, scatter hot pepperoncini rings and parsley over the top and serve with charred pita (or naan or flatbread) for wrapping and more tzatziki sauce in squeeze bottle.