I love baking whole chickens. It’s super easy just to toss one on my roasting rack, coat it with some spices and let it bake for a couple of hours. Then I usually toss the bones in a crock pot overnight and make chicken stock with them for soup, which I often make with the leftover chicken the next day.
We spice our chickens a variety of ways, but everyone’s favorite way to have a roasted chicken is with my paprika spice recipe. I’ve been making it for a few years now, and the girls love it so much I can hardly keep their fingers out of the spice bowl when I’m making dinner. I always have to make extra!
I have started making a big enough batch for that night’s chicken plus enough to fill a spice jar so I don’t have to make it the next time we want a tasty roasted chicken. I have also used the spice on chickens in the crock pot, and those come out delicious as well!
This recipe should make enough for 2 chickens, so you can adjust it up and down to meet your needs.
Paprika Chicken Spice Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons of paprika
- 2 teaspoons of garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons of sea salt
- 2 teaspoons of oregano
- A pinch of cayenne pepper
Directions
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
- Rinse your chicken and pat dry.
- Rub the spice into your chicken and bake as usual. Chickens usually take close to 2 hours to roast at our altitude if I bake them at 375° F.
If you give it a try, let me know what you think!
About Chrystal Johnson
Chrystal, publisher of Happy Mothering, is a mother of two sweet girls who believes in living a simple, natural lifestyle. A former marketing manager, Chrystal spends her time researching green and eco-friendly alternatives to improve her family's life. She enjoys sharing those discoveries with anyone who's willing to listen.
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February 8, 2013 at 12:37 pm
It looks like you say that you have cooked chickens in the crockpot..whole ones? If yes, what did you do? I have tried it twice and they always come out dry. Your spice rub on the otherhand sounds absolutely delicious, I think we will try it when the blizzard clears out of here so I can get to the store again
Yes, whole chickens. Make sure you turn the crock pot on low, not high. I’ve never had problems with my crock pot chickens coming out dry, but if you do, you can put a small amount of chicken stock in the bottom of the pot before turning it on.
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