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Paprika roast chicken in a large frying pan with a bowl of chunky oven chips and red napkin in the background.

Paprika Roast Chicken

By: Deborah
This paprika roast chicken features juicy and flavourful thighs and drumsticks with whole peppers and sliced onions. Made with simple ingredients and minimal prep, it's a foolproof dish for any night of the week! 
PREP: 15 minutes
COOK: 50 minutes
TOTAL: 1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: British
Servings: 4 people
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 kg (2.2 lb) skin on bone in chicken thighs and drumsticks
  • 2 large onions (approx. 350g) finely sliced
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 8 fresh bay leaves
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 8 fresh mixed-colour chillis pricked all over (see Notes)
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika plus extra for dusting (optional)
  • 1 tbsp runny honey

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the chicken into a large cold shallow casserole dish or ovenproof frying pan and place on a high heat. Fry for 10 minutes, or until golden all over, turning regularly.
  • Add the onions to the pan along with the whole unpeeled garlic cloves and the bay leaves. Then add the chillis and red wine vinegar, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix well.
  • Make sure the chicken is skin side up, sprinkle over the paprika, then roast for 30 to 35 minutes. Drizzle the honey over the chicken, add an extra dusting of paprika, if you like, then return to the oven for a final 5 minutes, or until the chicken pulls easily away from the bone (use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of each piece of chicken is 74C).
  • Discard the bay leaves. The cloves of garlic will easily squeeze out of their skins for eating.
  • Enjoy with shop bought or homemade crusty bread, chunky oven chips, or salad.

Notes

  • Chillis – be careful when eating the chillis…they may be pretty hot!!
  • This paprika roast chicken recipe can easily be adapted if you’re cooking for less or more people.

 

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Nutrition

Calories: 465kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 128mg | Sodium: 143mg | Potassium: 781mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1356IU | Vitamin C: 141mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

KEYWORDS Jamie Oliver, one pan, One: Simple One-Pan Wonders, paprika roast chicken recipe, roast chicken thighs and drumsticks recipe
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