Sweet paprika roast chicken – Meals time just became increasingly fulfilled and tasty again with this butterflied generously seasoned chicken.

Paprika has to be my absolute favourite spice in the world, with nutmeg and cinnamon in joint second place. I love using paprika in many of my main/savory dishes. One good example as to how fond I am of this spice would be my sweet spicy shrimp recipe which featured paprika as the star of the show. Paprika is a sweet ground spice that yields a wonderful red hue to many types of dishes.

When paprika met roast chicken creating this sweet paprika roast chicken. trust me that’s when the true magic happened and my love for chicken has grown ten fold now. I know many inspiring cooks are intimated by cooking an entire bird, especially for special occasions which might include hosting for a large number of guests. Ultimately, I hope that my paprika sweet roast chicken will serve as a guideline for you all.

Cooking methods for sweet paprika roast chicken

My favourite go to method for cooking chicken has to be roasting or stewing. Lately I’ve been looking to up my culinary game with an alternative method that’s simple and straightforward. I believe the aforementioned can be achieved in an instant pot.

I’ve seen so many chicken dinners created in this handy gadget and I’m dying to make some type of easy instant pot chicken breast because this type of recipe would come in handy for some one the go with minimal prep required.

Sweet paprika chicken seasoning

Linking back to the recipe to hand, while I don’t proclaim to be an expert, having watched the women in my family roast chicken over a course of years, almost decades I feel confident enough to share a recipe that I composed using a number of my favourite ingredients – paprika, garlic, thyme, parsley, pink salt, black pepper, agave nectar, dairy free butter and cayenne pepper.

Choosing the size of the chicken to roast

I used a relatively large bird for roasting to cook my sweet paprika roast chicken. However, to start with, if it’s your first time I would advise buying a small sized chicken until you gain enough confidence to cook a bigger bird. Keep in mind if you do use a different sized bird to the recipe, the cooking time will vary.

I hate removing/fooling around the giblets which is a little bundle (usually in a small bag) containing the internal organs of the chicken. You can purchase a whole chicken with giblets removed. The supermarket that I buy mine from doesn’t contain them and that’s good news.

How to do the butterfly technique to sweet paprika roast chicken

How the paprika chicken is roasted uses the butterfly technique, where I used my kitchen scissors and cut along the length of the sternum and backbone to flatten out the chicken.

Butterflying the chicken is my favourite way to roast a bird because of all aspects of the chicken cooks evenly and nothing goes to waste – you can use the carcass to create stock but that’s a recipe for another day.

Cooking tips for paprika sweet roast chicken

This recipe will do wonders for bulk cooking.

Also, roasted sweet paprika roast chicken can provide leftovers for a number of days, thus saving time and effort in having to slave away in the kitchen on weeknights.

Here’s a great tip, roast over the weekend and chomp on any leftovers during Monday to Friday and thank me later.