Description
There is no easier or more delicious dinner than roasted chicken. Made with simple pantry spices you already have on hand, you will make this easy chicken dinner recipe again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 3-4 pound whole chicken, cut into pieces (breasts, thighs, legs, etc.)
- 2 tablespoons vegetarian Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons lemon pepper
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose seasoning salt
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Step: Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Step: If starting with a whole chicken, cut the chicken into 8 pieces (two breasts, two wings, two legs and two thighs). Pat dry with paper towel then place in a roasting pan or baking dish.
- Step: In a small bowl, mix together spices: garlic powder, lemon pepper, seasoning salt, smoked paprika, cayenne and salt. Sprinkle mixture all over chicken including underneath the skin.
- Step: Splash the vegetarian Worcestershire sauce all over the chicken.
- Step: Bake for 45-55 minutes or until chicken reaches internal cooking temperature of 165 degrees or higher. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
This is a great recipe to double so that you have leftover chicken to shred over salads or toss in soups later in the week!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 pieces
- Calories: 293 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 2413 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 43 g
- Cholesterol: 126 mg