An easy, tangy marinated chicken dinner, these Baked Lemon-Yogurt Greek Chicken Tenders are infused with all the classic Greek flavors. Yogurt, Garlic, Lemon and Oregano in every juicy bite!

I grew up living on chicken, but over the last probably 6 months I would say, I’d barely been eating any form of meat.

I didn’t go Vegetarian or Vegan or anything, its just that I would get enough protein from all the other foods I ate that I’d only ever eat a handful of chicken if I needed to hit my macro numbers with a source of pure protein.

For some odd reason though, I’ve fallen in love with it again. Probably not the best time though since its Lent and being Catholic, its what I’d usually give up as a sacrifice during this time back at home.

But given that it isn’t really one of those things “I can’t live without”, it didn’t really make much sense.

Anyway, let’s talk recipe.

An easy delicious Greek yogurt and lemon chicken marinade for tenders or breast that’s healthy, Paleo and Keto too!

What are Chicken Tenders?

They’re the meat that comes from the tenderloin muscle of the chicken. Its not the same as breast meat, but is the narrow strip of meat located just below the breast.

In terms of taste, it tastes just like chicken breast, and is also a white meat.

People also call them chicken fingers or chicken fillets a lot.

Cooking Chicken Tenders

Since this cut of meat is so slim and “tender”, it cooks a lot faster than regular chicken breast, even if the breast is cut into the same size.

The most common means of cooking this cut of meat is by dipping it in whisked eggs, coating it in bread crumbs and then deep frying or baking it.

Its all that stuff you get at fast food joints. Not the best for your insides to be honest!

A recipe for healthy and easy baked chicken tenders with no breading, no flour and no egg!

Greek Chicken Tenders

To cook this light white meat in a way that’s also light and white – but still super flavorful, here’s a recipe that’s not only good for your insides, but tastes delicious too!

Make a greek yogurt, garlic and lemon marinade for the chicken, and set half of it aside so you can also bake the chicken in the sauce later..

To give it some extra flavor, I also add oregano, parsley and olive oil to the mix. And then of course the salt and pepper.

Stir the chicken with the mix let the meat marinate for at least 30 minutes.

To cook:

To make this a healthy homemade chicken tender recipe, bake the lemon-yogurt marinated meat in the oven.

Place the chicken tenders in foil on a baking sheet and bake them.

Take them out after 10 minutes, apply the rest of the marinde on both sides of the chicken, flip the meat and bake for another 10 minutes.

Its just that easy!

Why is it healthy?

The chicken tenders are marinated in greek yogurt, lemon and garlic and then baked. There’s no egg, no breading, no flour and no frying.

I made this greek chicken with tenders, but you can also use breast meat; Just make sure its marinated and then baked so its still just as healthty!

Make a simple and easy lemon greek yogurt sauce for the chicken and bake the meat in the oven to have an even simpler and easier meal full of flavor!

Special diets?

No flour, gluten-free and egg-free! This also makes it Keto!

Use a coconut or almond based yogurt and you have a Paleo chicken marinade!

Another Chicken Tenders Recipe?

Baked Almond Crusted Chicken Tenders