Roasted Spinach Feta Chicken
When we think of feta cheese, we tend to associate it with salads and spanakopita (which is fantastic Greek spinach and feta cheese pastry). Here’s a different and tasty way to cook with feta!
Roasted Spinach Feta Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 cup spinach (packed)
- 1/2 cup feta, crumbled
- 1/2 lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Paprika for sprinkling
- 8 chicken drumsticks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- In a medium size frying pan, drizzle olive oil and stir-fry the garlic until golden.
- Add the spinach, feta and lemon juice and stir until the spinach has reduced. Set aside.
- On a cutting board, take the and gently pull back the skin using a paring knife without detaching it completely.
- With a spoon, scoop the feta spinach mixture and stuff it between the drumstick and skin. Pull the skin back up and place on a lined baking sheet.
- Drizzle drumsticks with olive oil, salt and pepper them to taste, and finish with a sprinkle of paprika.
- Bake for 25 min, then flip and bake for another 15 min. Enjoy!
