Best Spicy Roast Chicken Recipes

SPICY RAPID ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Rinse chicken thoroughly inside and out under cold running water and remove all fat. Pat dry with paper towels.
• Put chicken into a small baking pan. Rub with olive oil. Mix the salt, pepper, oregano, basil, paprika and cayenne pepper together and sprinkle over chicken.
• Roast the chicken in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Lower the oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) and continue roasting to a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 40 minutes more. Let cool 10 to 15 minutes and serve.

SPICY ROAST CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES AND MARJORAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Toss tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, crushed red pepper, and 1 tablespoon marjoram in large bowl. Place chicken on rimmed baking sheet. Pour tomato mixture over chicken, arranging tomatoes in single layer on sheet around chicken. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Roast until chicken is cooked through and tomatoes are blistered, about 35 minutes. Transfer chicken to plates. Spoon tomatoes and juices over. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon marjoram.

SPICY ORANGE LIME AND CUMIN ROAST CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Heat the oven at 375 degrees.
• Put the chicken in a baking dish.
• Sprinkle with salt, black pepper, ground cumin and chilli flakes.
• Chop all of the scallions, green parts and white, the whole thing.
• Cover the chicken with the chopped garlic, scallions and pepper.
• Squeeze the juice of the lime all over the chicken then pour the orange juice on too.
• Cook at 375 for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring it up a bit part way through if needed.

SPICY ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• For marinade: In a large bowl, stir together marinade ingredients.
• Rinse chicken inside and out and pat dry completely.
• Remove excess fat from chicken and prick skin all over with a fork so that marinade can penetrate.
• Add chicken to marinade and rub inside and out to coat.
• Marinate chicken, covered and chilled, at least 4 hours and up to 1 day (closer to a day is better for flavour).
• Preheat oven to 425F and line your roasting pan with aluminum foil.
• Arrange chicken, breast side down, and pour marinade over it.
• Roast chicken in middle of oven 30 minutes.
• Turn chicken breast side up and baste with pan juices.
• Roast chicken, basting occasionally, 40 minutes or more, until cooked through and skin is golden-brown. (If you find chicken is getting too dark, tent loosely with aluminum foil).
• Let chicken stand, loosely covered, 10 minutes before carving.
• Skim fat off juices and serve with chicken and steamed rice.

SWEET AND SPICY ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• PREPARATION Quarter the lemon lengthwise, removing any seeds. Thinly slice crosswise into small wedges and add to small pot of boiling, salted water. Blanch for 2 minutes and drain. Reserve slices. In a saucepan, whisk together lemon juice, orange juice, oil, mustard, honey, salt, bay leaf, red pepper flakes and black pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Let cool. Put chicken in a bowl and add honey mixture. Add carrots, onion, dates, thyme and blanched lemon slices. Turn mixture several times to coat. Let marinate for at least 30 minutes at room temperature, but preferably overnight in the refrigerator. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Transfer all ingredients, including marinade, to a sheet pan with a rim. Chicken should be skin side up. Roast until chicken is browned and cooked through, about 20 to 30 minutes for breasts and 30 to 40 for legs and wings (remove the pieces as they are done cooking). When the chicken is done, give the carrot mixture in the pan a stir; if the pan looks dry add 2 to 3 tablespoons water. Continue roasting the carrots until they are tender, about 7 to 12 minutes longer. Spoon carrots over chicken and top with cilantro, scallions and pistachio nuts.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH SPICY HERBED OLIVADA

Steps:

• Combine olives, rosemary, garlic, crushed red pepper, salt, and pepper in processor. Blend until olives and garlic are chopped finely. With machine running, add 4 tablespoons oil through feed tube and blend until coarse paste forms. (Olivada can be made 1 day ahead. Transfer to small bowl, cover, and refrigerate.)
• Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 425°F. Starting at neck end of chicken, carefully slide hand under skin, loosening skin over breast, thighs, and top of drumsticks. Spread olive paste as evenly as possible over meat under loosened skin. Rub outside of chicken with remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Fold wing tips under; tie legs together loosely to hold shape. Place chicken on rack set in roasting pan.
• Roast chicken until skin is golden brown and thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 180°F, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Using carving fork, tilt chicken to empty juices from cavity into pan. Place chicken on platter; tent loosely with foil.
• Pour pan juices into 2-cup glass measuring cup; spoon off fat that rises to top. Add wine and enough broth to juices to measure 1 1/3 cups. Pour liquid back into same roasting pan. Set pan over 2 burners and boil until sauce thickens and reduces to 3/4 cup, scraping up browned bits, about 5 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper; pour into gravy boat. Serve chicken with sauce.

SWEET AND SPICY ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Quarter the lemon lengthwise, removing any seeds. Thinly slice crosswise into small wedges and add to small pot of boiling, salted water. Blanch for 2 minutes and drain. Reserve slices.
• In a saucepan, whisk together lemon juice, orange juice, oil, mustard, honey, salt, bay leaf, red pepper flakes and black pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Let cool.
• Put chicken in a bowl and add honey mixture. Add carrots, onion, dates, thyme and blanched lemon slices. Turn mixture several times to coat. Let marinate for at least 30 minutes at room temperature, but preferably overnight in the refrigerator.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Transfer all ingredients, including marinade, to a sheet pan with a rim. Chicken should be skin side up. Roast until chicken is browned and cooked through, about 20 to 30 minutes for breasts and 30 to 40 for legs and wings (remove the pieces as they are done cooking). When the chicken is done, give the carrot mixture in the pan a stir; if the pan looks dry add 2 to 3 tablespoons water. Continue roasting the carrots until they are tender, about 7 to 12 minutes longer.
• Spoon carrots over chicken and top with cilantro, scallions and pistachio nuts.

SPICY CHICKEN BREAST/ROAST WITH STIR FRIED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Coat chicken breasts all over with spice mixture, cook, until browned on both sides and cooked through. Just before cooking is complete pour honey on both sides of breast and cook a few minutes each side to caramelize.
• Slice chicken thickly serve atop vegetables and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• If doing a whole chicken.
• Rub spice mixture all over chicken, place chicken on wire rack in roasting dish. Bake at 180°C for 45-50 minutes.
• Warm honey and brush over chicken, cook, 15 Min's longer. Sprinkle chicken with sesame seeds 5 Min's before cooking is completed.
• Cut chicken into pieces and serve.
• Vegetables.
• In a wok heat the peanut oil add red, yellow peppers and onion stir fry a couple of minutes, stirring.
• Add garlic, ginger, sherry, soy, water, stock and sugar stir to combine, add remaining veg and cook, stirring, until vegetables are just tender, serve immediately.

SWEET AND SPICY ROAST CHICKEN MELISSA CLARK

Steps:

• Quarter the lemon lengthwise, removing any seeds. Thinly slice crosswise into small wedges and add to small pot of boiling, salted water. Blanch for 2 minutes and drain. Reserve slices. In a saucepan, whisk together lemon juice, orange juice, oil, mustard, honey, salt, bay leaf, red pepper flakes and black pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Let cool. Put chicken in a bowl and add honey mixture. Add carrots, onion, dates, thyme and blanched lemon slices. Turn mixture several times to coat. Let marinate for at least 30 minutes at room temperature, but preferably overnight in the refrigerator. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Transfer all ingredients, including marinade, to a sheet pan with a rim. Chicken should be skin side up. Roast until chicken is browned and cooked through, about 20 to 30 minutes for breasts and 30 to 40 for legs and wings (remove the pieces as they are done cooking). When the chicken is done, give the carrot mixture in the pan a stir; if the pan looks dry add 2 to 3 tablespoons water. Continue roasting the carrots until they are tender, about 7 to 12 minutes longer. Spoon carrots over chicken and top with cilantro, scallions and pistachio nuts.

SPICY ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Add salt and rice wine to sliced onions (1.5 cm thick). Give it a nice press and break it into smaller pieces. In the other bowl, mix the rest ingredients.
• Rub the chicken inside out with sauce. Spread onions on a baking tray lined with aluminium foil. Place chicken on top and let it marinate for half an hour.
• Preheat oven at 250°C and roast chicken for 15 minutes.
• Turn the chicken over and roast for another 25 minutes at 160°C.
• Done and serves with roasted veggie or lime.

SPICY ROAST CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES AND MARJORAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Toss tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, crushed red pepper, and 1 tablespoon marjoram in large bowl. Place chicken on rimmed baking sheet. Pour tomato mixture over chicken, arranging tomatoes in single layer on sheet around chicken. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Roast until chicken is cooked through and tomatoes are blistered, about 35 minutes. Transfer chicken to plates. Spoon tomatoes and juices over. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon marjoram.

SPICY ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°.
• Using a large cleaver, or knife, cut the chicken in half by cutting down the backbone and along the breastbone.
• To prevent the wings from burning, tuck them underneath.,.
• Place the chicken, skin-side-up, on a rack in a baking dish and bake for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the chilli, garlic, peppercorns and sugar in a food processor or mortar and pestle and process briefly or pound, until smooth.
• Add the soy sauce, turmeric and lime juice, and process in short bursts, or stir if using a mortar and pestle, until combined.
• Brush the spice mixture over the chicken, dot it with the butter pieces and bake it for another 25 to 30 minutes, or until cooked through and rich red.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.