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    Home » Recipes » Blog

    Easy Baked Chicken with Feta, Pine Nuts & Honey

    January 22, 2014 By Sara McCleary Updated November 29, 2020 - This post may contain affiliate links

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    Obviously I enjoy cooking, but I really hate the pressure of having to cook every evening after work.  I want something tasty, satisfying and simple to serve the family.  This dish ticks all those boxes.

    Easy Baked Chicken with Feta, Pine Nuts & Honey

    It is easily thrown together, then placed in the oven and forgotten about until it is time to eat.  This recipe gives me an extra 30 minutes to do other things while it works its magic in the oven.

    To add to the simplicity of this meal, I cook up either some straight rice or a mixed grain/rice combination, and then add a few salad greens on the side.  The tomatoes break down, juices from the chicken are released and the feta melts slightly creating a delicious sauce.  If you couldn’t be bothered with the rice, some crunchy baguette wouldn’t go astray.   I like serving this dish with something that you can mop up the sauce created during cooking, the sauce is plate licking worthy.

    Easy Baked Chicken with Feta, Pine Nuts & Honey

    I find that chicken thigh works best, as chicken fillets tend to dry out slightly.  You could also use a combination of chicken pieces if you preferred, legs, thighs and wings.  If you wish to remove the skin you can, but I leave it on to help keep the chicken pieces moist and to add extra flavor.  You can also use boneless cuts of chicken, but again the bone adds flavor when cooking.

    Easy Baked Chicken with Feta, Pine Nuts & Honey

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    Easy Baked Chicken with Feta, Pine Nuts and Honey

    Recipe Author: Sara McCleary
    One pan chicken breast recipe that will become a week night dinner recipe staple.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 50 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr
    Course Dinner, Main
    Cuisine Australian, Belly Rumbles Original
    Servings 4
    Calories 582 kcal

    Ingredients

    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • 4 chicken thighs | on the bone
    • ¼ cup dry white wine
    • 4 eshallots | halved and peeled
    • 250 grams mini roma tomatoes
    • ⅓ cup fresh oregano
    • ¼ cup pine nuts
    • 200 grams Persian feta | or other soft feta
    • 2 tablespoons honey

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven at 180 degrees Celsius (160 fan forced).
    • Heat olive oil in a stovetop to oven suitable pan or baking dish. Add chicken thigh fillets and brown well chicken on both sides well.
    • Remove chicken thighs from the pan/baking dish and set aside. Deglaze you pan with the white wine. Making sure to scrape up all the caramelized brown bits on the bottom on the pan/dish. Remove pan/dish from heat.
    • Place chicken back in your pan/dish. Place eshallots and tomatoes around the chicken, then scatter oregano, pine nuts and feta on top. Then drizzle over your honey.
    • Place pan/dish in your pre-heated oven and cook for a further 35/45 minutes until the chicken has cooked through.
    • Serve with mixed grains or salad and crunchy bread.

    Oven Temperatures

    All oven temperatures are fan forced.

    Measurement Notes

    All measurements are Australian metric standard. All measures are level, and cups are lightly packed unless specified. 1 teaspoon = 5ml / 1 tablespoon = 20mls / 1 cup = 250ml /4 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon.

    Recipe Notes

    GENERAL COOK’S NOTES
    All oven temperatures are fan-forced, increase the temperature by 20°C (70°F) for convection ovens.
    All measurements are Australian tablespoons and cups. All measures are level, and cups are lightly packed unless specified.
    1 teaspoon equals 5ml
    1 tablespoon equals 20 ml (Nth America, NZ & UK use 15ml tablespoons)
    1 cup equals 250ml (Nth America use 237ml)
    4 teaspoons equal 1 tablespoon
    I use the below unless specified in my recipes.
    Herbs are fresh | Vegetables are of a medium size | Eggs are roughly 60 grams in weight (large).
     
    NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW IS A GUIDE ONLY

    NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

    The recipe's nutritional information is an approximation based on an online calculator. It is meant solely for reference purposes. If you're looking for precise details, be sure to double-check with your own research.

    Serving: 1gramsCalories: 582kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 28gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 155mgSodium: 653mgFiber: 3gSugar: 14g
    Did You Make This Recipe?I do a happy dance when people share how they went. Tag me on Instagram @bellyrumbles & #bellyrumbles

    Do tell dear Belly Rumbles' reader, are you a slave to the kitchen when you get home from work?

    Sara xxx

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    1. Gaby

      February 10, 2014 at 10:33 pm

      Looks delicious and indeed easy, thanks for the recipe! I too try to make easy recipes during the week and leave the time-consuming ones for weekends.

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    2. Christine @ Cooking Crusade

      January 28, 2014 at 11:18 am

      Love this - perfect for all those weeknights I don't feel like cooking! hehe

      Reply
    3. Amanda@ChewTown

      January 27, 2014 at 7:22 am

      What a wonderful easy recipe! I love that you throw it all together and leave it to cook. The perfect weeknight meal.

      Reply
    4. JJ - 84thand3rd

      January 23, 2014 at 11:51 pm

      Love a simple one pot meal and this looks so colourful and fresh too!

      Reply
    5. nancy@jamjnr

      January 23, 2014 at 11:09 am

      No more than 30 minutes from start to finish for me in the evenings. Weekends are another matter though. This is exactly the sort of thing I'd throw together.

      Reply
    6. Helen (Grab Your Fork)

      January 22, 2014 at 12:21 pm

      Definitely a fan of chicken thighs too. I do fast and easy dinners - I agree that anything longer than 30min in the kitchen after work is not my style! I've got more important things to do... like sit on the couch! lol

      Reply
    7. john | heneedsfood

      January 22, 2014 at 10:23 am

      So easy. I do a similar dish, just with a tin of tomatoes and chickpeas. And there's always leftovers for lunch the next day.

      Reply

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