I like exploring a little different way of baking a chicken and adding spiciness to it. This is what I had tested and improved. It is now our favourite spicy paprika baked chicken at home!
The level of spiciness in this recipe is very light; enough to have the spicy aroma but not enough to burn your palate, and not overwhelming the natural taste of the chicken.
Watch how I prepare the chicken on Youtube.
Here is the recipe.
Paprika baked chicken
Author: Kelly Peterson
Recipe type: Low carb poultry
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon black ground pepper
- 1 cup yellow onions, chopped
- ¼ cup chicken stock (or water)
- 4 tablespoons lard
Preparation
- Pre-heat oven to 350°F (180°C). Wash and pat dry chicken.
- In a small bowl, mix paprika, cumin, onion powder, cayenne, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Sprinkle and pat the spice mixture on the chicken and around the wall of the chicken cavity. Twine chicken legs together.
- Lay chopped onion onto a baking dish, pour chicken stock or water onto onion, and sit the spiced chicken onto the bed of onion. Drizzle lard over the chicken.
- Bake the chicken uncovered, for total of 50-60 minutes, depending on the size of the chicken and your oven. Check chicken after 40 minutes of baking, drizzle some juice from the bottom of the baking dish onto the chicken and continue to bake until is cooked.
- Test the chicken temperature by inserting a thermometer into the thickest part of the breast between the thigh area and not touching the bones. When the temperature reaches160°F (70°C), chicken should be cooked.
- Remove chicken from oven and let it sit for 10 minutes before slicing. Pour the chicken juice from the baking dish into a serving cup. Drizzle chicken juice onto sliced meat when serving.
Each serving contains 3.5g total carb, 3g net carbs, 41g protein and 33g fat.
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Lard is mentioned in the ingredient list, but not in the instructions
Edited! Thanks for letting me know. Appreciate!
Hi again Kelly – I am really enjoying your site- and looking at all your recipes, so encouraging and makes me know I will never stop cooking (my sis says she “just don’t cook anymore.” How sad – all restaurants not equal re healthwise, especially she has Diab Type 2!! Bob and I cook every Sunday and take dinners to her because she hurt her knee and her husband is in a wheelchair (strokes – lost use of his left side – however he tries to walk but has to be held up). She has caregivers too though, thank God for that. Anyway, keep up the good wonderful work, and have a very Happy New Year again!!
Hi Angelina, good to see you again. I’m sorry to hear about your sister and her husband’s condition. You and Bob are very nice to try to take care of them. I am very glad that you are enjoying the recipes and encouragement. When I can touch one heart at a time it is all worth my time and effort. Thank you for your encouragement for me to continue doing what I’m doing too! 😀 Happy New Year!
Wow, Kelly – I just found your new web blog and really like it and will be visiting it a lot!! Don’t want to miss a thing!! lol I also found your Cauliflower Pizza Crust – and will be surprising my hubby with a new way to make pizza crust without the flour!! Thanks Kelly!!
Hi Angelina, good to have you here! Thanks for visiting! I’m sure your hubby will be surprise with pizza serve with cauliflower crust. My hubby loves it, I hope your hubby likes it too! Yes come back and check out more often, I’m posting more recipes here. Thank you!
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Hi Kirstie, thanks for your kind comment! Your words are very encouraging for me! Thank you!