Roast Chicken With Seasoned Paste Recipes

ROAST CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY-GARLIC PASTE

Steps:

• Combine chopped rosemary and next 4 ingredients in mortar and crush with pestle or blend in mini processor until coarse paste forms. Mix in oil and lemon juice.
• Rinse chicken; pat dry. Rub 1 teaspoon herb mixture over bone side of chicken. Turn chicken over and open like a book; place chicken, skin side up, on work surface. Carefully loosen skin from breast and thigh meat; rub herb mixture under skin. Rub any remaining herb mixture on outside of chicken. If you don't have enough herb mixture, make sure to rub some oil and lemon to cover the outside of the chicken.
• Place rosemary sprigs in 13x9x2-inch ceramic or glass baking dish. Place chicken, skin side up, on top of rosemary sprigs in dish.
• DO AHEAD: Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover with plastic wrap and chill. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before roasting.
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°F.
• Roast chicken uncovered until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 170°F, about 1 1/2 hours. Transfer chicken to platter, let rest for at least 10 minutes, then serve.

ROASTED CHICKEN RUB

Steps:

• Stir celery flakes, salt, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, sage, black pepper, rosemary, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Transfer spice mixture to a spice grinder or food processor and blend until smooth.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH SEASONED PASTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Loosen the skin over as much of the chicken as possible by running your fingers under the skin. Stuff 1/4 cup of the paste under the skin and 1/4 cup inside the cavity. Season with the salt and pepper to taste, cover and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the juices run clear.

JUICY ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place chicken in a roasting pan, and season generously inside and out with salt and pepper. Sprinkle inside and out with onion powder. Place 3 tablespoons margarine in the chicken cavity. Arrange dollops of the remaining margarine around the chicken's exterior. Cut the celery into 3 or 4 pieces, and place in the chicken cavity.
• Bake uncovered 1 hour and 15 minutes in the preheated oven, to a minimum internal temperature of 180 degrees F (82 degrees C). Remove from heat, and baste with melted margarine and drippings. Cover with aluminum foil, and allow to rest about 30 minutes before serving.

SEASONED OVEN-ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Brush both sides of chicken with oil. Sprinkle both sides with remaining ingredients. Place in baking dish.
• Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F).

ROAST CHICKEN WITH CUMIN, PAPRIKA AND ALLSPICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Rinse chicken; pat dry.
• Place chicken on rack in large roasting pan.
• Stir oil and next 7 ingredients in small bowl to form paste.
• Rub spice paste all over chicken.
• Roast chicken 1 hour.
• Squeeze juice from lemon halves over chicken, place lemon halves inside main cavity.
• Continue to roast until chicken is cooked through and thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175, about 1 hour longer.
• Transfer to platter, let stand 15 minutes.