This dish has beat out its competitors as the go-to choice when my family all comes together for dinner. Whenever Sara and I and our girls visit my parents, my mom makes this dish for dinner…because I request it pretty much every time. Therefore, it had to appear during our tribute-to-mom recipe week. It’s not fancy or a culinary masterpiece, but it is modern comfort food that goes perfect with glass(es) of wine. Anytime chicken, lemon, and feta are combined, good things are bound to happen.
A disclaimer about the name of this dish–this is not an authentic Greek dish per se, but more of a Greek-ish dish. I don’t see a perfectly bronzed Greek couple, lying on a mediterranean coast in flowing earthen-colored garb, nibbling Kalamata olives and swigging olive oil going for this dish. However, I could see a large, boisterous Greek family digging this meal and chasing it with shots of Ouzo, followed by vigorous dancing in a circle. Continue reading