The JUCIEST Chicken (£1.71)
This JUICY Chicken is the perfect lunch for those who don't want to spend a long time in the kitchen. This Juicy Chicken is super tender and bursting with bold natural flavours.
Servings 5
Calories 482kcal
Cost £1.71
Ingredients
- 1 Whole Chicken (£6.49)
- 3 Stalks Spring Onion (£0.39)
- 2 Red Onions (£0.21/1)= (£0.42)
- 1 Scotch Bonnet (£0.75)
- 1 Stock Cube (£0.03)
- 1 Pepper (£0.50/1)= (£0.50)
- 1 Cup Water
- 1 tsp Tumeric
- 1 tbsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 tbsp. Onion powder
- 1 tbsp. Garlic Powder
- Corriander Fresh or dried
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200°C
- Blend the spring onion, red onion, scotch bonnet, fresh corrainder (optional) pepper and oil. to make the marinade. Set aside.
- Trim and clean the chicken. Once clean make sure the chicken is dry.
- Season the chicken with all the dry seasonings. Ensure the chicken is fully covered in seasoning.
- Rub the marinade over the chicken ensuring it's fully coated.
- Next, transfer the chicken into a deep baking tray or oven dish. At this stage add the stock cube into a heatproof cup/jug. Mix the cube with water until disolved .
- Pour the stock along the sides of the chicken. The stock must not cover the whole chicken. Set the stock aside.
- Pop the chicken into the oven and cook for an hour. After 30 minutes use a turkey baster or spoon to pour the rest of the stock over the chicken.
- Serve with potatoes or rice.
- Enjoy : )
Notes
- Feel free to marinate the chicken for more flavour a few hours before baking.
- If cooking a much larger chicken cover the chicken with foil upon cooking and then remove the foil for the last 20 minutes of cooking to ensure crispiness.
- Are you unsure if the chicken has fully cooked? Use a kitchen thermometer. It should read between 75 C - 82 C.