This easy and creamy, Baked Feta Chicken is a delicious dish where tender chicken breasts are baked with a rich, creamy feta cheese sauce. It's a flavorful and comforting meal perfect for any dinner occasion.
For more pasta and Italian inspired dishes, try my Gluten Free Shrimp Scampi, Gluten Free Chicken Pesto Pasta, this Gluten Free Chicken Parmesan Recipe, or this Gluten Free Baked Ziti!
Need a good dessert when you're done? I love my Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies, Gluten Free Donuts, or these S'mores Ice Cream Bars!
🔍 Quick Look: Baked Feta Chicken
- ⏱️ Prep Time: 10 minutes
- 🍳 Cook Time: 30 minutes
- 🕒 Total Time: 40 minutes
- 👥 Servings: 4
- 📊 Calories: ~888
- 🔥 Cook Method: Stove-top based
- 👩🍳 Main Ingredients: Feta, chicken, pasta
- ⭐ Difficulty: Easy, making it great for busy weeknight dinners
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Why You'll Love this Chicken with Feta Cheese and Tomatoes
- Comfort food: It's an incredibly cozy meal with the creamy cheese sauce and pasta, making it the perfect comfort food for a cold night!
- Dietary friendly: As are all the recipes on my site, it's gluten free! It can even be made grain free if needed.
Ingredients Needed
- Chicken Broth-I've made this with store bought chicken broth and my homemade slow cooker bone broth and both are delicious! The bone broth adds collage and plenty of vitamins and minerals, taking the nutrition up a notch.
- Heavy Cream-heavy cream definitely adds fat, but that contributes to the rich flavor and creamy texture which is why I opted to use it in this recipe over a lower fat cream.
- Feta Cheese-Feta cheese provides such a delicious flavor here! I much prefer a block when baking for texture reasons, but you can definitely use crumbles if you prefer. If you want more feta recipes, try these Chicken Feta Spinach Burgers!
- Spinach-I love to use bagged baby spinach for one less thing to prep!
- Mushrooms-I've kept these optional as I know some people just hate mushrooms! I've tested this recipe both with and without them and it's delicious either way!
- Gluten Free Pasta-A good quality pasta I love to use is by Jovial. They have grain free pasta too! Not sponsored, I just really like them.
Substitutions or Variations
- Use any type of greens you'd like in place of the spinach.
- Use block feta cheese OR crumbled feta!
- You can use chicken tenderloins in place of the breasts.
- Use butter, avocado oil, or even coconut oil in place of the olive oil.
- If you'd like to make a spicy version of this recipe, add in ½ teaspoon of red pepper flakes. Taste it, then add more if you'd like it spicier.
- Swap all or some of the tomatoes for sun dried tomatoes.
How to Make Baked Feta Chicken in the Oven
Start by pre-heating the oven to 350 F.
Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Sear the chicken breasts on both sides, about 6 minutes each. Set aside.
Wipe out the skillet and add the remaining olive oil. Sauté the onion and garlic (and the mushrooms if using) for 3 minutes.
Add the chicken back to the pan along with the chicken broth, lemon juice, heavy cream, and tomatoes. Gently mix everything together, leaving space in the center.
Add the feta cheese in the center, and place the entire skillet into the oven.
Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken reads 165 F.
Remove it from the oven and add in the spinach, then gently stir it to wilt.
Read below for the thickening tips, as it will vary based on what you're serving this dish with. Enjoy!
Top Tip
Be careful not to overcook the chicken, or else it will dry out! Start checking it around the 12 minute mark, but depending on the size it may need up to 20 minutes.
If the chicken finishes but the feta isn't soft enough, remove the chicken and set aside and let the feta keep cooking.
FAQ's for Baked Feta Chicken
I do not recommend starting with frozen chicken when cooking. Make sure the chicken is completely thawed before cooking.
Don't overbake - pull it out as soon as it hits 165°F internally. Nestling the chicken into the sauce (rather than sitting on top) also helps keep it moist.
You can definitely use chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts! Cook them to an internal temperature of 175F.
Suggested Serving Options
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Creamy Baked Feta Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 4 chicken breasts
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 small onion
- 8-10 oz. mushrooms of choice optional
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 pint grape tomatoes
- 8 oz. block of feta cheese or crumbled
- 2 cups baby spinach or greens of choice
- 12 oz. gluten free pasta
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Heat a large cast iron on the stove over medium heat. Add the olive oil and sear the chicken on both sides, roughly 6 minutes each. Set aside.
- Add the garlic and onion to the skillet and saute, stirring, for about 3 minutes.
- Add the chicken back to the pan, and add the chicken broth, lemon juice, heavy cream, and tomatoes. Stir everything and spread the chicken pieces around the pan, leaving the center empty.
- Place the feta cheese in the center, pushing the tomatoes around it.
- Place the skillet into the oven and bake for about 20 minutes, or until a thermometer in the chicken registers 165 F.
- While the chicken cooks, boil the pasta according to package directions and set aside, reserving 1 cup of pasta cooking water to the side as well.
- Remove the chicken from the oven and add the spinach in, and gently stir to wilt the leaves.
- Slowly add it in the pasta cooking water while you mix in the pasta, until the desired consistency is reached. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Potatoes: If you'd rather serve this with mashed potatoes instead of pasta, just mix some tomato paste or cream cheese to thicken the chicken sauce in lieu of the pasta and cooking water.
