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Lemon-Paprika Roast Chicken

Beth Lipton

Beth Lipton

January 14, 2021
roast lemon paprika chicken recipe
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1 hr 45 min

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ tablespoon paprika

  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika

  • 2 teaspoon garlic powder

  • Fine sea salt

  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 lemon

  • 3 tablespoon unsalted butter

    at room temperature

  • 1 4-to 5- pound whole chicken

    excess fat removed, thoroughly patted dry

Step By Step

Instructions

1
In a bowl, combine paprika, smoked paprika, garlic powder, ¾ teaspoon salt and pepper. Zest lemon; stir into spice mix (reserve lemon). Add butter and mash together to distribute spices through butter.
2
Gently separate skin from chicken with your fingers; spread butter mixture over chicken flesh. Season chicken inside and out generously with salt. Place chicken on a large plate; refrigerate uncovered for at least 4 hours and up to 8.
3
Preheat oven to 425ºF. Cut reserved lemon in half and stuff into chicken cavity. Tie legs together with twine. Place chicken in a rack in a roasting pan; roast until juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer stuck into the thickest part of the thigh reaches 165ºF, 1 hour 15 minutes to 1½ hours. Remove from oven, tent with foil, and allow chicken to rest for 15 to 20 minutes before serving.

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