Chicken feta dishes are a popular way of incorporating the salty Greek cheese into chicken dishes. The tart, salty taste of the crumbly cheese lends itself well to the soft texture of chicken. It has a high fat content as it is made from unpasterurized cheese and this makes it an ideal accompaniment to meat dishes.

 Preparation Overview of Chicken Feta Dishes

Traditional, chicken feta dishes use a combination of fresh chicken meat with feta cheese. The chicken meat may be in the form of steamed, deep fried, broiled, boiled, or poached meat that is served with fresh feta. The exact form of feta cheese will also differ considerably as several versions of feta cheese are made all over Greece. Traditionally, soft feta is sliced and fried on a skillet before use while crumbly feta is added to the dish while it cooks.

Serving and Eating Chicken Feta Cheese

Chicken feta dishes are generally served as main dishes or as snacks. Fresh tangy salads are served alongside.

Popular Chicken Feta Cheese Variations

• Chicken feta pie is a very popular chicken dish that is made up of chicken breast and feta cheese. It is considered to be healthy, fast and  an easy-to-make dish. Chicken feta pie is basically a vegetable and meat pie pastry recipe that is usually served as a side dish during lunch or dinner to the whole family. Some of the ingredients needed to make chicken feta are thawed short crust pastry, skinless & boneless chicken, crushed tomatoes, haricot beans, feta cheese, grated sour cream, and beaten egg.

• Chicken, feta and tomato salads are a very popular combination in Greece. Boiled chicken may be combined with fresh tomatoes, onions and salad leaves to make a fresh salad. Feta cheese is grilled and added to the dish just before serving. A few salad varieties also add soft boiled eggs to the dish to add nutrition and texture.

• Gilled chicken, tomato and feta cheese dishes are a very popular roadside snack in Greece. The chicken is grilled or roasted and served with deseeded tomatoes, white pepper, crumbled feta cheese and finely sliced onions.

• Lemon feta chicken casseroles are a popular Mediterranean dish. The chicken in marinated with lemon juice, salt, oregano and pepper and roasted. It is then dressed with a feta cheese dressing or a feta cheese sauce.

• Greek Feta chicken is a holiday dish in Greece. The chicken is sautéed with oregano, pepper, salt and lemon juice. It is then served with cooked orzo or rice-shaped pasta in a feta cream cheese sauce. Olives may be added to the dish just before serving. This is usually accompanied with a tomato cucumber salad.

Chicken Feta Recipe Trivia

Martha Stewart has a very popular chicken stuffed with feta cheese recipe on her website. According to her, the feta cheese lends texture and softness to the chicken while keeping it moist and succulent during cooking.