Copycat KFC Roast Chicken With Herbed Pepper Seasoning
By Emma Collins
Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Total
60 min
Servings
48
Level
Easy
Season the chicken in advance and coat pieces to serve. Refrigerate for a few hours or overnight before baking. This copycat roasted chicken recipe serves many people and is a good choice for a family dinner. The chicken has a reddish skin from paprika and a spiced crust made with herbs, mustard, ginger, and other ingredients.
The make-ahead ingredient is a one-cup combination of table salt, thyme, basil, paprika, oregano, celery salt, garlic salt, black pepper, dry mustard, white pepper, ginger, and, if desired, monosodium glutamate. Shaking or stirring the ingredients in a mason jar or other container will mix them. Rub chicken with the mixture. Refrigerate, covered, overnight to allow the flavors to soak into the chicken.
Cook seasoned meat on a parchment-lined baking sheet in a 375-degree oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until cooked, depending on the size of the pieces. One method of determining if meat is cooked is to test the internal temperature of a large piece of meat with a thermometer, without touching bone. The internal temperature should be between 175 and 180 degrees. Common mistakes to avoid include determining when meat is cooked by time; cooking times can vary by size.
To reduce stress during the meal, season the chicken for the meal in advance, then cook it when you're ready to eat. According to the article, the seasoning method works for baked chicken wings in the oven. Save time by storing dry seasonings in an airtight container for future meals so that all you need is chicken and a baking dish.
Why this recipe works
- A one-cup spice blend yields 48 servings in teaspoons. The spice blend can be used for several chicken recipes without needing to measure spices for each recipe.
- Preseasoning the chicken saves time while preparing other foods and enables the chicken to bake in a parchment-lined pan when it is time to eat.
- The dry spices can be stored separately from the chicken. You can use some of the dry spices to cook another batch of chicken at a different time.
- Baking chicken pieces for 45 to 55 minutes gives you time to make other side dishes while the seasoned chicken pieces bake unsupervised in the pan.
- Other spices can be kept in a sealed mason jar. Shake the jar to combine the paprika, herbs, peppers, and mustard powder.
- Leftover cooked chicken can be served in smaller dishes, and the reserved spice mix can be used to make other chicken dishes or baked chicken wings.
Ingredients
- •2 tsp table salt
- •1 ½ tsp dried thyme
- •1 ½ tsp dried basil
- •4 tbsp paprika
- •1 tsp dried oregano
- •1 tbsp celery salt
- •2 tbsp garlic salt
- •1 tsp black pepper
- •1 tbsp dry mustard powder
- •2 tsp white pepper
- •1 tbsp ground ginger
- •1 tbsp MSG (optional)
- •chicken pieces
Instructions
- 1
Mix all of the seasoning ingredients together well, or shake them together in a mason jar.
- 2
Sprinkle the chicken pieces liberally with the seasoning mix.
- 3
If desired, cover the seasoned chicken and refrigerate it for several hours or overnight.
- 4
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- 5
Place the seasoned chicken pieces on a parchment-lined baking pan and bake for approximately 45 to 55 minutes, depending on the size of the pieces.
- 6
Check the thickest part of the large pieces with a meat thermometer, avoiding bone; the center should reach 175 to 180 degrees F.
FAQ
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
4
Carbs
1g
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