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Greek Chicken and Potato Traybake
The Greek dish known as kotopoulo skorthato typically is called “Greek garlic-lemon chicken” in English, but the ensemble also includes potatoes, making it a delicious complete meal. For our take on the classic, we use our trusty traybake technique—we roast the ingredients on a rimmed baking sheet in a hot oven to ensure the quickest cooking possible and to develop nice caramelization. At the end, we also toss in black olives, dill and capers to ratchet up the flavors. If using chicken breasts, try to purchase pieces that are close in size so they cook at the same rate.
4
Servings
Tip
Don't use extra-large bone-in chicken breasts if you can help it; 12-ounce pieces work best. If unavoidable, keep in mind that bone-in breasts weighing about 1 pound each require 40 to 50 minutes of roasting.
45 minutes
Ingredients
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1
teaspoon dried oregano
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¼-½
teaspoon red pepper flakes
Directions
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01Heat the oven to 475°F with a rack in the middle position. In a large bowl, stir together the oregano, pepper flakes, 1½ teaspoons salt and ½ teaspoon black pepper. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of the mix onto all sides of the chicken. To the remaining seasoning mix in the bowl, add the oil, potatoes, lemon halves and garlic, then toss to coat.
Reviews
March 20, 2026
Minimal effort, high payoff
I love a recipe that is low or minimal effort that yields maximum flavor! I was a bit nervous that there wasn't enough of the oregano/chili flake seasoning but all the flavors really came together at the end! I used freeze-dried dill because my market was out of dill. It worked just fine 1:1. I used bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs and they were cooked through in my oven at 30 minutes on the dot. Very impressed with this one! I still can't believe how little work it took to pull off.
February 25, 2026
Fantastic!
Delicious recipe! A dish that works for a casual week night dinner and a weekend dinner party. And easy! Will put this on repeat.
November 19, 2025
A definite “Do Over”
I am new to milk street, but have not had a bad meal yet. We loved this dish. Easy to prep, cook and plate. Will definitely make again. Thanks for another great dinner.
November 19, 2025
Question about proportions
This recipe is wonderful. Does anyone know if adding an extra breast would change the cooking time?
November 16, 2025
Wonderful!
Came out wonderfully
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This was spectacular! The entire family devoured it, very fresh and lots of flavors. Was pleasantly surprised how easy to make and clean up. Definitely making again.