T SCHOOL RECIPE OF THE DAY

An easy chicken dish that is rich with the smokey depth of paprika and the warmth of cumin. Great as a snack dish, you can cook it in bulk and leave it in the fridge for picking at or take it to work for a delicious Paleo friendly lunch. Lunch is often the hardest meal to provide for when you follow a Paleo diet; whether you take a packed lunch or buy from a shop it can be difficult to escape the ubiquitous sandwiches and pasta or mayo based salads.

Having a supply of ready cooked meats such as this chicken dish is a great way to fill the gap. I used a whole chicken which I portioned myself purely as it cost effective that way. You could use thighs, drumsticks oreven breast if you don’t cook it for very long. Paprika gives a lot of mouth-watering flavour to a dish and is often used as a flavour enhancer but the downside is that it burns very easily.

For this reason the chicken is covered in foil and cooked at a fairly low heat which really allows the flavors to get right into the chicken and leaves it with a lovely moist texture. Serve hot or cold with a crisp green salad.

Servings: 4

Cooking Times

• Preparation Time: 5 minutes
• Cooking Time: 1 hour
• Total Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 16 bone-in, skin-on, chicken thighs
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground cayenne
• 1 lemon, juice only
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper

Procedure

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.

2. Rinse the chicken thighs, or whichever cut you are using, and pat dry with paper towels.

3. Combine the spices and seasoning with the oil and the lemon in a large bowl. Add the chicken and mix well.

4. Put the chicken in a roasting pan, cover with foil and place in the oven.

5. Bake for 40-45 minutes and then remove the foil.

6. Put the roasting pan back into the oven and brown the chicken for about ten minutes.

7. Serve hot or cold with a crisp green salad.

Healthy, guilt free eating the T School Way!  Bon Appetit everyone!