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Roast Chicken with Smoked Paprika Butter

Prep time
10 minutes PT10M
Cook time
1 hour 30 minutes PT30.016666666667M
Yield
Serves 4
Difficulty
1 out of 5 on the difficulty scale
Nugget Markets signature recipes

Ingredients

  • 1, 5-6 pound Fresh to Market Whole Fryer
  • 3 tablespoon Nugget's Smoked Paprika Butter
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 3 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

 Season the chicken with paprika, salt and pepper. 

 With your finger pry loose the skin around the back of the breast.  Stick your finger in and sweep it along the flesh to loosen the skin from the meat.  Rub the butter into the breast meat all the way down the breast. 

 Truss the chicken and place on a sheet pan in the oven.  Roast for 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until the internal temperature in the thigh reaches 165 degrees F.  Remove and allow to rest for 15 to 20 minutes before carving.

 

Pair with

  • Chardonnay

    A classic white wine made famous in Burgundy, France, it's now grown all over the world. It takes oak well and is often fermented and aged in oak barrels. Full bodied, with rich flavors of vanilla, butter, green apple and tropical fruit (banana, pineapple).

  • Pinot Noir

    Pinot Noir is known for its remarkably lithe, silky textures and earthy aromas. The best Pinots exude warm baked cherries, cedar, cigar and chocolate. Pinots are typically high in alcohol and lighter in body, color and tannins than Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Zinfandel.

  • Gamay

    Gamay is the grape of Beaujolais and Beaujolais Nouveau. Of all the important red grapes, Gamay is utterly the simplest, with an intensely fruity flavor.

  • Sangiovese

    Responsible for the three great wines of Tuscany: Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Brunello di Montalcino, Sangiovese is Italy's most famous grape.

  • Tempranillo

    Spain's most famous grape! Produces a refined wine that bursts with cherries when young. It is typically aged for two years or more, at which point Tempranillo takes on an earthy, sweet vanillan flavor.