Baked chicken: three options for the New Year's table

All three options do not require any culinary skills. The longest part of this process is baking in the oven, during which you can rest a little and pour yourself something hot or intoxicating.

Recipe #1. Chicken in paprika

Ingredients: 2 tablespoons smoked or simply paprika, 2 teaspoons melted butter, 1 teaspoon ground garlic, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, 1 chicken. For watering: 4 tablespoons of honey and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.

Preparation.

• Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius, rinse the chicken well with cold water and dry with a paper towel.
• Mix paprika, garlic, melted butter, salt and pepper. Rub the whole chicken with this mixture and put it on a baking tray.
• Melt the honey and mix with lemon juice. Set aside.
• Place the chicken in the oven and bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. After 35 minutes, pour the honey-lemon mixture over the chicken and continue watering it every 15 minutes until ready. The bird will be ready when a transparent, not pink, liquid appears at the puncture site.

Recipe #2. Chicken baked with herbs

Ingredients: 1 medium-sized chicken, salt, ground black pepper, 2-2.5 cups finely chopped fresh herbs (basil, parsley, thyme, marjoram or oregano), 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 lemon, cut in half, 4 bay leaves, 1 sprig rosemary.

Preparation.

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius, rinse the chicken with cold water and dry with a paper towel.
• Rub the chicken inside with salt. Gently lift the skin in the brisket area and try to rub the chicken under the skin with as much chopped herbs, salt and a little olive oil as possible.
• Put lemon halves, bay leaves, rosemary and the remaining chopped herbs inside the chicken.
• Rub the chicken on top with salt, pepper and olive oil and send it to the oven. Periodically turn the chicken so that it is well baked.
• Enjoy the result.

Recipe #3. Chicken with rosemary and lemon

Ingredients: 1 medium-sized chicken, 1/2 finely chopped onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 1/2 lemon, 2-3 sprigs of rosemary, 1 tablespoon of a mixture of Provencal herbs.

Preparation.

• Preheat the oven to 225 degrees, rinse the chicken in cold water, dry with a paper towel and remove all fat.
• Rub the chicken inside and out with salt, pepper and herbs.
• Squeeze the juice out of the lemon and rub the outer surface of the chicken with it.
• Put the squeezed lemon and rosemary inside the chicken and send it to bake until ready (50-60 minutes).

Enjoy your appetite and successful, delicious experiments ;)