Portuguese chicken pieces

Written by Catherine Saxelby on Saturday, 16 May 2009.
Tagged: chicken, dinner, health, healthy cooking

Ready In: 125 minutes (mosty unattended)
Prep Time: 100 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Serves: 4-6

I love this easy chicken recipe from McCormick with lots of paprika and oregano to add antioxidants. Also a good one for a gluten-free diet as pure dried spices have nothing else added (such as thickeners) and so are safe for coeliac disease.

Ingredients

1 kg chicken pieces, trimmed of fat
1 lemon, juice and zest
2 tbsp McCORMICK paprika (Sweet Hungarian Style)
½ tsp McCORMICK oregano leaves
2 tsp fresh garlic, finely chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
½ cup fresh coriander leaves, chopped, to serve
4 cups cooked jasmine rice, to serve

Nutrition per serve

1695 kilojoules (405 Calories), 20 g fat (including 6 g saturated fat), 33 g carbohydrate (0 g sugars), 1 g fibre and 9 0mg sodium. Read our nutrition rating system.

Directions

Score chicken pieces and place into a large freezer bag.
Mix lemon juice, paprika, oregano, garlic and oil and pour over chicken and massage well.
Marinade for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Barbecue or oven bake in a hot (200°C) oven for about 25 minutes.
Serve on a bed of rice tipped with coriander and lemon zest.