Hi there,
One of the more interesting parts of being married to a Doctor has been the presents that Dom’s patients bring to him to thank him for his medical care.
One of the more unique, and delicious Christmas presents he received was a pork roast. Another time a patient gave him a heavenly cheesecake. It was so good, I made Dom get the recipe. He has received tomatoes, bags of zucchini, homemade wine, homemade cheese, cookies and cakes of every size, shape, and flavor. But the other day he brought home a massive bag of Greek Oregano. Honestly, I now have enough oregano to last me until the end of my natural life.
As you can see, I am not making this up! So my mind wandered through the recipes that use oregano and I remembered how delicious chicken oreganato can be. So that’s what we had for dinner and now you have the recipe. Oh, and don’t be afraid to borrow some oregano from me.
Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons of dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons of white wine
- juice of a lemon
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1/2 lemon thinly sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 1/4 teaspoon aleppo pepper
- 1/4 cup of EVOO
- 2 lbs of bone in chicken thighs
Directions:
- mix the olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, salt and pepper together and marinate the chicken in this mixture for 3 to 4 hours
- Remove chicken from the refrigerator a 1/2 hour before roasting
- preheat the oven to 425 degrees
- put the chicken and the marinade in an oven proof casserole dish, add the wine, sprinkle the lemon zest on top, and put the thinly sliced lemon on top
- Bake for 45 minutes checking for doneness after 30 minutes
I hope you enjoy this chicken and don’t forget to call me if you need oregano.
Talk soon, ❤️💕 Bernadette
23 responses to “CHICKEN OREGANATO – when life gives you oregano, make chicken”
Dom must be a really good and kind doctor 🙂 The chicken looks really juicy, flavourful and delicious with oregano. That perfectly browned crispy skin is the bomb!
angiesrecipes
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Thanks Angie, he is good Doc and a great husband. And, an appreciative food taster.
My wife is Greek so there is usually Oregano in everything, and usually plenty too.
We got a 500g bag from Greece lasted less than a year!!!
Oh my goodness. You need to start posting some of those recipes or have you already?
Not posted yet, my blog is still fairly new! The seasons are warming up here, so there will be plenty of warm summery dishes with fresh herbs to come. ♥️
Looking forward to reading them and trying them out.
This looks like it would be a crowd pleaser for sure! Be thankful that the patient gave an herb; one of my doctor friends was given a live chicken by a patient!
I wonder where the patient got all that oregano? Your chicken thighs sound amazing, pinned to try!
Jenna
I used to cook with oregano a lot, have gotten away from it. You’ve inspired me!
My husband saw the image of the dish over my shoulder and said, “I’ll defrost some chicken.” Lol. Guess what I’m making for dinner tonight, Bernadette. The recipe looks wonderful and easy to make. I have to go marinate. Hugs.
Too funny! I wish you lived closer so I could give yous ome oregano. Enjoy!
We had it last night, Bernadette, and it was great. My husband actually defrosted wings, so I used those and they worked just fine. It’s fun when I have all the ingredients and can just go for it. Thanks for the recipe!
Oregano Wings!!! By golly, I think you just invented something😍
Lol. They were great. 🙂
I love oregano, Bernadette, it gives food such a lovely taste. Thanks for this recipe.
Always my pleasure to hear from you Robbie. Too bad we don’t live closer, I could give you some of that oregano.
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You can’t go wrong with those flavours! The perfect midweek traybake supper. @whatsonyourplatechallenge
Wow! That’s a lot of oregano! Cooking from excess … love it!
That’s an amazing range of food gifts from Dr Husband’s grateful fans.
I’m going to try this delicious recipe in my Ninja Foodi.
I have to follow you, Bernadette. So many interesting looking recipes. I’ll have to take my time browsing my way through them 😎
Let me know how you make out Mary and welcome to my world.
What is Aleppo pepper? I have never heard of that. This looks absolutely delicious Bernadette!
Aleppo pepper comes from Aleppo, Syria. It is red in color and has a mild kick. It really is more warm than hot and gives everything a beautiful reddish brown color. I know you can buy it on Amazon and probably in a spice store. I haven’t seen it in a supermarket.