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Oven-Roasted Chicken
Total time55 min
Prep15 min
Cook40 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyEasy
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ChefOla Faour

Oven-Roasted Chicken

Oven-roasted chicken. This simple marinade uses only paprika for spice. The roasting technique produces a restaurant-style roast chicken flavor — highly recommended.

Oven-roasted chicken — this recipe keeps the chicken’s natural flavor since it doesn’t rely on many spices

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Ingredients

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  • A whole chicken, cut into pieces
  • Marinade
  • 1 teaspoon tomato paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika (sweet red pepper powder)
  • 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • A pinch of salt
  • For more tasty chicken marinades, try this link: Oven Chicken Marinade

Method

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  1. Rub the chicken with the marinade ingredients and let it rest for at least half an hour.
  2. Place the chicken pieces in a tray and cover with aluminum foil.
  3. Put the tray in the oven and heat from the bottom element.
  4. When the chicken browns on the bottom, turn on the top heat, raise the tray to the rack to be closer to the heat, and remove the aluminum foil.
  5. Serve the oven-roasted chicken when it is fully cooked and browned.
  6. For more delicious chicken recipes, see this link: Oven Chicken Marinade.

Recipe tags

MainsInternationalGluten freeNut freeEgg freeEasyBalanced time

Notes and serving ideas

  • Oven Chicken Marinade
  • How to Make Chicken Kofta

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Ola Faour

Ola Faour shares a practical home-cooking collection on Zesta, with recipes gathered for everyday tables and repeat cooking.

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