Basque Chicken

This simple chicken dish makes a great weeknight supper.

65
8 servings
  • Kitchen Tested
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Ingredients
  • medium yellow onions, thinly sliced

  • cloves garlic, thinly sliced

  • 3 to 4  pounds chicken breasts, with bone and skin

  • teaspoon salt

  • teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

  • tablespoons olive oil

  • tablespoon Spanish smoked paprika

  • 3 to 4  medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped

  • (12-ounce) jar roasted red peppers, sliced or 2 roasted red peppers

  • cup reduced-sodium chicken broth

  • Prep Time - 10 minutes
  • Cook Time - 55-60 minutes
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425F.
  2. Spread onions and garlic evenly in the bottom of a large shallow roasting pan. Cut each chicken breast in half. Sprinkle chicken pieces on both sides with salt and pepper. Place chicken, skin side up, in pan. Drizzle with olive oil; sprinkle with paprika. Bake 20 minutes.
  3. Add tomatoes, red peppers and broth. Continue baking 35 to 40 minutes, basting chicken occasionally, until chicken juices run clear.

Recipe by Tara McElhose-Eiguren and Charles Smothermon.

Nutritional Info (per serving)
  • Calories 200
  • Fat 7g
  • Saturated Fat 1.5g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
  • Monounsaturated Fat 3.5g
  • Cholesterol 70mg
  • Sodium 360mg
  • Potassium 470mg
  • Carbohydrates 8g
  • Fiber 2g
  • Sugars 4g
  • Protein 27g
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