Best Paprika Roast Chicken Recipes

ROAST CHICKEN BREASTS WITH GARBANZO BEANS, TOMATOES, AND PAPRIKA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. Mix first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Pour 1 teaspoon spiced oil mixture into small bowl; whisk in yogurt and set aside for sauce. Place chicken on large rimmed baking sheet. Rub 2 tablespoons spiced oil mixture over chicken. Add beans, tomatoes, and 1/2 cup cilantro to remaining spiced oil mixture; toss to coat. Pour bean mixture around chicken. Sprinkle everything generously with salt and pepper.
• Roast until chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cilantro. Transfer chicken to plates. Spoon bean mixture over. Serve with yogurt sauce.
• *Sometimes labeled Pimentón Dulce or Pimentón de La Vera Dulce; available at some supermarkets, at specialty foods stores, and from tienda.com.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH SPANISH PAPRIKA AND HERB-ROASTED SMASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Butterfly the chicken.
• Tuck wing tips behind shoulder. Transfer to large rimmed baking sheet. Using fingertips, separate skin from chicken over breasts and thighs. Insert 1 thyme sprig between skin and flesh over each breast and each thigh. Repeat with second chicken. Mix 2 tablespoons coarse kosher salt and 2 teaspoons paprika in small bowl. Sprinkle all over chickens.
• Transfer uncovered chickens, skin side up, to refrigerator; chill at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Place potatoes in 11x7x2-inch baking dish. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon paprika. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss. Drizzle chicken with 2 teaspoons oil. Place chicken and potatoes in oven; roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175°F, about 1 hour. Let chickens rest 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss potatoes with 1 tablespoon chopped thyme. Return to oven and roast until tender and skins wrinkle slightly, about 5 minutes. Coarsely smash. Cut chickens into breast, wing, thigh, and leg pieces. Transfer to platter. Drizzle some drippings over; serve.

PAPRIKA ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees. In a small bowl, mix paprika, 2 teaspoons coarse salt, and teaspoon pepper. Season chicken cavity with about 1/4 of paprika mixture. Place chicken, breast side up, on a rack set in a roasting pan. Using kitchen twine, tie legs together; tuck wing tips under.
• Rub chicken with oil; sprinkle all over with remaining paprika mixture. Roast until very dark, 15 to 20 minutes. Cover loosely with aluminum foil; continue roasting until an instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh (avoiding bone) registers 165 degrees, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a platter, and cover loosely with foil; let rest 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH CUMIN, PAPRIKA AND ALLSPICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Rinse chicken; pat dry. Place chicken on rack in large roasting pan. Stir oil and next 7 ingredients in small bowl to form paste. Rub spice paste all over chicken.
• Roast chicken 1 hour. Squeeze juice from lemon halves over chicken; place lemon halves inside main cavity. Continue to roast until chicken is cooked through and thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175°F, about 1 hour longer. Transfer to platter; let stand 15 minutes.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH PAPRIKA AND ROASTED GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Rub chicken with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Combine paprika, oregano, and 1 tablespoon salt. Rub all over chicken. Tie legs together, and tuck wing tips beneath body. Place on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Toss carrots and sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoon oil; season with salt. Scatter around chicken; roast 20 minutes.
• Flip carrots and sweet potatoes and add garlic, tossed with 1 tablespoon oil, to pan. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of a thigh reads 165 degrees F, 25 to 35 minutes. Tent chicken with foil to prevent overbrowning, if needed. Let rest 10 minutes before carving and serving. Return carrots and sweet potatoes to oven and roast until golden, 10 minutes. Brush with pan juices before serving.

PAPRIKA ROAST CHICKEN WITH SWEET ONION

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°F with rack in upper third.
• Mix oil with spices, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl, then add chicken and onion, tossing to coat. Arrange chicken, skin side up, and onion in a 3-quart shallow baking dish.
• Bake until chicken is just cooked through and skin is golden, about 30 minutes. Skim any fat from pan juices in dish.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH CUMIN, PAPRIKA AND ALLSPICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Rinse chicken; pat dry.
• Place chicken on rack in large roasting pan.
• Stir oil and next 7 ingredients in small bowl to form paste.
• Rub spice paste all over chicken.
• Roast chicken 1 hour.
• Squeeze juice from lemon halves over chicken, place lemon halves inside main cavity.
• Continue to roast until chicken is cooked through and thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175, about 1 hour longer.
• Transfer to platter, let stand 15 minutes.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH PAPRIKA AND HERB-ROASTED SMASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Butterfly the chicken. Tuck wing tips behind shoulder.
• Transfer to large rimmed baking sheet.
• Using fingertips, separate skin from chicken over breasts and thighs. Insert 1 thyme sprig between skin and flesh over each breast and each thigh. Repeat with second chicken.
• Mix 1 tablespoon kosher salt, 2 teaspoons paprika and 1 tablespoon Montreal Seasoning in small bowl. Sprinkle all over chickens.
• Transfer uncovered chickens, skin side up, to refrigerator; chill at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Place potatoes in 11x7x2-inch baking dish. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon paprika and 1 tablespoon Montreal Seasoning and toss. Can add more salt and pepper if desired.
• Add chicken and drizzle with 2 teaspoons oil.
• Place chicken and potatoes in oven; roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175°F, about 1 hour.
• Let chickens rest 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss potatoes with 1 tablespoon chopped thyme.
• Return to oven and roast until tender and skins wrinkle slightly, about 5 minutes. Coarsely smash.
• Cut chickens into breast, wing, thigh, and leg pieces.
• Transfer to platter. Drizzle some drippings over chicken and potatoes and serve.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH SAFFRON & PIMENTON (SMOKED PAPRIKA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425º. Rinse chicken inside and out, removing excess fat. Pat dry.
• In a small skillet, heat the olive oil and garlic over medium-low until the garlic sizzles and begins to fragrance the oil. Remove from heat. When olive oil and garlic mixture is cool, remove the garlic with a slotted spoon and set both oil and garlic aside.
• With a mortar and pestle, pound the saffron threads into a a powder. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, the pimenton and the reserved olive oil. Stir until smooth.
• Pat the inside of the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Insert the garlic slices and the orange chunks into the cavity. Using a spatula, slather the chicken with the spiced oil on all sides.
• Place the chicken with the breast side down on a rack in a roasting pan or in a terra-cotta casserole dish. Roast for 40 minutes. Then turn the chicken breast side up, baste it with the pan juices, and continue roasting until the chicken is browned and the skin is crisp - Approximately 20-30 minutes. The juices should run clear when the thigh is pricked.
• Allow the chicken to rest at least 20 minutes before carving.

PAPRIKA ROAST CHICKEN WITH SWEET ONION

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°F with rack in upper third.
• Mix oil with honey (if using), spices, salt, and pepper in a large bowl, then add chicken and onion, tossing to coat. Arrange chicken, skin side up, and onion in a 3-quart shallow baking dish. (If you have the time, let the chicken marinate for a while).
• Bake until chicken is just cooked through and skin is golden, about 30 minutes. Skim any fat from pan juices in dish.

ROAST CHICKEN BREASTS WITH GARBANZO BEANS, TOMATOES AND PAPRIKA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• Mix first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Pour 1 teaspoon spiced oil mixture into a small bowl; whisk in yogurt and set aside for sauce.
• Place chicken on large rimmed baking sheet.
• Rub 2 tablespoons spiced oil mixture over chicken.
• To remaining oil mixture in bowl add beans, tomatoes and 1/2 cup chopped chilantro. Toss to coat.
• Pour bean mixture around chicken.
• Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
• Roast until chicken is cooked through 30 to 40 minutes.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cilantro.
• Transfer chicken to plates.
• Spoon bean mixture over chicken.
• Serve with yogurt sauce.