Description
A delicious and easy meal featuring sweet honey, spicy hot sauce, and creamy feta cheese that’s perfect for weeknight dinners or impressing guests.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 200 g feta cheese, crumbled
- 3 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp hot sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) and lightly grease a baking dish.
- Mix together the honey, olive oil, hot sauce, minced garlic, lemon juice, oregano, salt, and pepper in a bowl until well combined.
- Place the chicken breasts in the greased baking dish and generously coat them with the marinade.
- Bake the chicken for 22-28 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F (74°C).
- Add the crumbled feta on top of the chicken and broil for an additional 2-3 minutes until melted.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and drizzle some of the pan sauce over each piece of chicken before serving.
Notes
For a milder version, use less hot sauce or choose a milder one. Marinating the chicken for a few hours or overnight enhances the flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 115mg
Keywords: chicken, honey, feta, spicy, weeknight dinner