Baked Chicken and Onions
"This is a deliciously simple recipe that goes well with a rice pilaf and salad."
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 (3 1/2 lb) whole chickens, cut-up (in 8 pieces)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons salt, coarse
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 onions, thinly sliced
directions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place sliced onions and chicken pieces in a 9 x 13 baking dish or roasting pan. Drizzle with olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat.
- Arrange chicken, skin side up, on top of onions; sprinkle with paprika.
- Bake, tossing onions and basting chicken occasionally, until juices run clear when chicken is pierced with the tip of a sharp paring knife, 35 - 40 minutes. Serve hot.
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Reviews
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My Mom makes turkey and chicken this way but we make a paste out of the salt, pepper, paprika and we add garlic powder. I also stuff the onion (and sometimes and apple too) into the chicken cavity when making a whole chicken. Delicious!
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