Give your roasted chicken intense flavor and deep red color by rubbing it with smoked paprika and cayenne pepper. Perfectly cooked whole chicken that is tasty, juicy and tender.

INGREDIENT:

1 1/2 lb. chicken patted dry with pepper towels

1 tablespoon smoked paprika

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 

1 tablespoon cayenne pepper 

kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

STEPS:

Preheat the oven to 400 F.

In small bowl stir in the smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, salt and freshly ground pepper.

Massage the oil all over the skin of the chicken.

Sprinkle some of the smoked paprika mixture into the cavity and rub with the remaining all over the bird.

Add the bird to a baking dish and roast for about 45 minutes to 1 hour or until golden brown and the inside temperature registers 165 F°,  turning the bird over half way and basting from time to time.