Chicken with Lemon, Oregano, and Feta Cheese
- 1 chicken (3 to 3 1/2 pounds), quartered
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter, cut into 4 pieces
- 1 1/2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (about 1/3 cup)
- Heat the oven to 375.
- Coat the chicken with the oil; arrange the pieces, skin-side up, in a large roasting pan.
- Sprinkle the chicken with the oregano, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
- Top each piece of chicken with a piece of the butter.
- Cook the chicken until the breasts are just done, about 30 minutes.
- Remove the breasts and continue to cook the legs until done, about 5 minutes longer.
- Remove the roasting pan from the oven; return the breasts to the pan.
- Top the chicken pieces with the feta cheese.
- Press any cheese that rolls off into the pan back onto the chicken.
- Baste the chicken with the pan juices.
- Heat the broiler.
- Broil the chicken until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
- Serve with the pan juices.
chicken, olive oil, oregano, lemon juice, salt, freshground black pepper, butter, feta cheese
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chicken-lemon-oregano-and-feta-cheese (may not work)