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    Home / Recipes / Main Dishes / Chicken Recipes

    Greek Chicken (Crockpot or Air Fryer)

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    Whole roasted chicken with a dried rosemary and minced garlic rub on a white plate, garnished with lemon slices and parsley. Text Crockpot Greek Chicken Add Salt & Serve formerly menus4moms

    This delicious roasted chicken is a great way to have a meal and then make stock and use the stock and leftover chicken in planned leftover dishes.

    Whole roasted chicken with a dried rosemary and minced garlic rub on a white plate, garnished with lemon slices and parsley. There are two bulbs of garlic beside the plate in the bottom right corner.

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    • 🍗 Prepare the Chicken and Greek Dressing
    • 🥘 Crockpot Greek Chicken Instructions
    • ♨️ Air Fryer Greek Chicken Instructions
    • 🗂️ Use leftovers in these recipes
    • 📖 Recipe
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    We have always made this chicken in the crockpot with wonderful tender results, but it can also be made in the air fryer for a more roasted result.

    🍗 Prepare the Chicken and Greek Dressing

    For both versions, rinse the chicken and pat dry. Cut the lemon, squeezing the juice into a small bowl. To make the dressing, add the oil, rosemary, and garlic to the lemon juice. Set aside. Prepare the chicken by placing the lemon pieces into the chicken cavity. To cook, use the instructions for your preferred method below.

    🥘 Crockpot Greek Chicken Instructions

    Prepare the chicken as directed. Lightly spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray, and place the prepared chicken in the slow cooker. Brush the lemon dressing over the entire chicken and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

    Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until internal chicken temperature reaches 165°F.

    Remove chicken from slow cooker onto serving platter; allow to sit for 5 minutes before slicing.

    ♨️ Air Fryer Greek Chicken Instructions

    Prepare the chicken as directed. You'll need to rush the lemon dressing over the entire chicken and sprinkle with salt and pepper, so depending on the model of your air fryer you may need to do that before putting it in the basket, but if possible put the chicken in the basket and then brush it with the dressing (it's less messy that way).

    Spray the fry basket with cooking spray and place chicken into the basket with the legs facing down.

    Air fry chicken at 330 degrees for 30 minutes. Flip chicken. Continue cooking for 20 more minutes (or more as needed based on the size of your chicken) at 330 degrees Fahrenheit or until internal temperature of chicken is 165 degrees.

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    📖 Recipe

    Whole roasted chicken with a dried rosemary and minced garlic rub on a white plate, garnished with lemon slices and parsley.

    Greek Chicken

    This easy crockpot Greek chicken recipe is a good way to make chicken to restock the freezer, and it can also be made in the air fryer. It makes a delicious meal and freezes well to use in recipes calling for cooked chicken.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 6 hrs
    Total Time 6 hrs 15 mins
    Course Main Dish
    Cuisine Gluten-free, Mediterranean
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 330

    Ingredients
      

    • 5 lbs whole roasting chicken, rinsed and patted dry
    • 2 tablespoon olive oil
    • 2 tablespoon fresh rosemary or 2 tsp  dried
    • 3 teaspoon garlic, minced
    • 1 lemon
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper
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    Instructions

    • Rinse chicken and pat dry.
    • Cut lemon and squeeze juice into a small bowl. Add oil, rosemary, and garlic to lemon juice. Place lemon pieces into chicken cavity.

    Crockpot Greek Chicken Instructions

    • Lightly spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Place prepared chicken in slow cooker.
    • Brush lemon dressing over entire chicken. Sprinkle salt and pepper over chicken.
    • Cover; cook on low for 6 hours or until internal chicken temperature reaches 165°F.
    • Remove chicken from slow cooker onto serving platter; allow to sit for 5 minutes before slicing.

    Air Fryer Greek Chicken Instructions

    • Prepare the chicken as directed.
    • [Depending the style of your air fryer basket, you may need to brush the chicken with the dressing before putting it in the basket, but if possible put the chicken in the basket and then brush it with the dressing (it's less messy that way).]
    • Brush lemon dressing over entire chicken. Sprinkle salt and pepper over chicken.
    • Spray the fry basket with cooking spray and place chicken into the basket with the legs facing down.
    • Air fry chicken at 330 degrees for 30 minutes.
    • Flip chicken. Continue cooking for 20 more minutes (or more as needed based on the size of your chicken) at 330 degrees Fahrenheit or until internal temperature of chicken is 165 degrees.

    Nutrition per serving

    Calories: 330 calCarbohydrates: 2 gProtein: 26 gFat: 24 gSodium: 387 mgFiber: 1 gSugar: 1 g
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    Whole roasted chicken with a dried rosemary and minced garlic rub on a white plate, garnished with lemon slices and parsley. Text Crockpot Greek Chicken Add Salt & Serve formerly menus4moms

    Whole roasted chicken with a dried rosemary and minced garlic rub on a white plate, garnished with lemon slices and parsley. Text Crockpot Greek Chicken Add Salt & Serve formerly menus4moms
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    Posted by Mary Ann on January 21, 2014; Updated on September 28, 2020Filed Under: Air Fryer Recipes, Chicken Recipes, Slow Cooker Recipes

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