Easy Greek Chicken in the Instant Pot or Slow Cooker

This easy Instant Pot Greek Chicken has so many flavors and textures, it is sure to become a weeknight staple. You’ll love how easy this is to make in either the Slow Cooker or Instant Pot with less than 10 minutes of prep time! It makes such a great addition to your weeknight as a one pan, healthy meal.

I love how the Instant Pot or Slow Cooker meals take the stress out of dinner with simple directions you can count on, even on the busiest nights. Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Greek Chicken is exactly the weeknight meal you want right now. As a nutritionist, I love creating a healthy dish that is loaded with delicious flavor. This recipe keeps you satisfied, and loads up on veggies and nutrients! It’s low-carb, Keto-friendly, but totally loaded with flavor.

Why You Will Love This Recipe

I love this Greek Chicken for so many good reasons:

1. Instant Pot or Slow Cooker for an easy 1 pan dish that requires very little prep work. I’m all about Hands Free cooking. My Instant Pot Dinners are my most popular!
2. All the additions to the recipe. Artichoke hearts, roasted and marinated red bell peppers, olives, and fresh herbs.
3. I’m slightly obsessed with acidic food, can you tell? I love the tanginess of lemon and vinegar, and there is certainly no shortage in this dish!
4. My kids went nuts over this. It might have helped that I served it over Easy Oven Roasted Potatoes (a favorite side for both of them).
5. It’s Paleo, Whole30, and gluten free which makes this a great dish to serve in January (or any month of the year).

Instant Pot for the win!

Did you all I know I have become the Instant Pot helpline? It’s quite funny, really. Not a day goes by in which one of my friends or family members isn’t calling me or texting me asking me questions about troubleshooting their beloved pressure cooker appliance.

And to be clear…… I don’t know the answers!!! My favorite question to ask is: “Did you read the manual?”

This is usually followed by, “Why would I do that?”

In other words, I’ll just call you every time this happens. Thanks friends….Thanks!

So here we go today, with a new pressure cooking recipe that I hope is absolutely FOOL PROOF!!! A recipe I hope comes together absolutely perfect for you, as it does for me. And one that will require ZERO phone calls or texts…..

Instant Pot Greek Chicken with all the goodies.

How to Make Instant Pot Greek Chicken

Here are the ingredients you will need. Don’t be intimidated by the ingredient list! It’s mainly vegetables and dried herbs.

• Chicken thighs
• Cloves of garlic
• Salt and pepper
• Avocado oil or olive oil
• Jar of roasted red peppers
• Marinated artichoke hearts
• Olives or capers
• Red onion
• Chicken broth
• Red wine vinegar
• Lemon juice
• Dried oregano
• Dried thyme
• Arrowroot starch
• Feta and fresh basil for garnish (optional)

Another set it and forget it recipe I love!

1. With the chicken thighs in this recipe, it’s best that you saute/sear the chicken prior to adding the rest of the ingredients. If there are a lot of brown bits on the bottom, you can add a bit of the broth and scrape them with a wooden spoon. They will only enhance the sauce even more!
2. Once we saute the chicken for a few minutes, top with all the veggies. We then create a sauce with broth, dried herbs, vinegar, and lemon. Dump and let the cooking begin!
3. When cooking is complete, you will thicken the sauce. Stir in arrowroot starch (or tapioca). Serve with fresh basil, maybe mint, and some feta if you eat dairy!

Variations

I think chicken thighs are best for this recipe for the most tender chicken, but chicken breast also works! Chicken breasts can take a little longer to cook, so adjust as needed. The recipe also calls for boneless skinless chicken, but if you use bone-in, you will also need to adjust the cooking time.

There are so many ways to mix up this recipe, which is one of my favorite things to do! If you’d like to warm up the seasonings, you could add a dash of cinnamon or nutmeg to your marinade ingredients. You can add some tomatoes, and serve it with feta cheese or tzatziki sauce. You could make your own tzatziki using Greek yogurt and herbs.

Serving

There are several ways to serve this dish, too. I mentioned that we ate this over potatoes, I spiralized mine and roasted in the oven with avocado oil, and kosher salt and black pepper.

I have also enjoyed on top of my Roasted Skillet Potatoes. You can also serve over rice or cauliflower rice. I think it would be perfect with my Easy House Salad or Cauliflower Rice Tabbouleh! You could also serve it with a side of this Greek Orzo Pasta Salad.

I love making this for meal prep and then adding it to different dishes throughout the week. It is so delicious with rice, salads, in wraps or sandwiches, on pita bread, just about any way you would like it!

Cut up the chicken and add to a Greek salad. Serve it over long grain brown rice or white rice for a cozy bowl. The options are endless!

Storing

You can store in this in the fridge for up to one week. This is also a dinner you can freeze for up to 3 months. You can reheat on the stove-top or in an air fryer or oven until warmed through.

If you prefer a one-pan, easy casserole method with similar flavors, you’ll love this Mediterranean Chicken Orzo Casserole. It has tender chicken, flavorful vegetables, and creamy orzo—all baked in a single pan for a quick and comforting weeknight dinner.