Chicken, lemons, chorizo, olives and lemons roast together in one pan for an easy and delicious meal! Post may contain affiliate links. 
Smoked Paprika Chicken and Lemon Bake
Let me begin by saying, I love chorizo. I love that flavorful fat, all deep and orange, that you get when you sauté it. You know that anything else you cook in it is going to be amazing. So when I saw Donna Hay’s Smoked Paprika Chicken and Lemon Bake from her #59 issue of her magazine, I was all over it! I’ve told you before and I’ll tell you again, you need the donna hay magazine - News Life Media Pty Ltd for your iPad. The number reason I wanted an iPad was to get this app. I’m not kidding. It didn’t disappoint. It is beautifully laid out and acts more like an app than just a magazine reader. Each recipe is formatted in recipe mode and cook mode (steps presented clutter free in the progression of the cookbook). There is a recipe index of each issue with a thumbnail photo. Love it.
So, back to this chicken. You toss everything in one pan and roast it. 45 minutes later out comes something amazing. The combination of the chorizo and the black olives and lemon is outstanding. Flavorful and easy, a winning combination in my book!
Smoked Paprika Chicken and Lemon Bake
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken cut up or combination of pieces about 8
- 1 lemon sliced
- 1 cup pitted black olives
- 2 chorizo sliced
- 4 cloves garlic unpeeled
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 50 g butter melted (about 3 ½ tablespoons – I used 4)
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- sea salt and fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 f. Place the chicken, lemon, black olives, chorizo, garlic, stock and butter in a roasting pan and sprinkle with the paprika and salt and pepper. Roast for 40-45 minutes.
Nutrition
This will be my entry for I Heart Cooking Clubs – Donna Hay!
Brian Jones says
That looks delicious, all of my favourite things in one pan, well apart from olives, I really dislike olives but I am sure you will forgive me for omitting them 😀
Catherine Brown says
Ahhh, those lemons! LOve, love LOVE!!
Kim - Liv Life says
Oh how I love the lemons bakes with the chicken!! We are in peek lemon season here and my dad's tree is full. Love!
Alisa @ Go Dairy Free says
We use smoked paprika a ton, but I'd yet to pair it full-on with lemon. Great idea Pam!
Adriana Martin says
This sounds like a delectable chicken I need to cook this recipe soon!
Barrett at Dirty Laundry Kitchen says
I love all the smokey salty flavors going on in the recipe. I can see how it's perfect with the lemon. I will have to remember this one.
Rachel @ Bakerita says
I love how flavorful and delicious this chicken looks, but so few ingredients and so simple! Right up my alley 🙂
Faith (An Edible Mosaic) says
Smoked paprika is one of my absolute favorite spices! I love all the flavors going on here, plus the fact that it's one pan and is ready in less than an hour - what a great meal!
Lauren @ Wicked Spatula says
The perfect one pan meal! I've been roasting chicken constantly with the abundance of citrus. I just can't get enough!
Valerie says
What a creative recipe! I can't wait to try it! Piinning!
Laura says
I love anything that starts with chorizo too. Pinned! And now I am off to check out the Donna Hays deal for the iPad....
Couscous & Consciousness says
Chicken, chorizo, olives, lemon & paprika - this is the ultimate flavour combination. Add a bit of Donna Hay flair for turning all that into a one-pan wonder that comes together in a very short space of time, and this dish looks like an absolute winner.
TeaLady says
I have cooked with chirozo. Always thought it would be too hot. This looks so good so I will have to get some next time I visit WM!. ANd I will have to check out Donn'as ipad app. She has such good recipes.
Kim says
Anything with chorizo always catches my attention too. I can see how the fatty chorizo goes well with the brine of the olives and the brightness of the lemon. Not only does it look comforting but it also seems perfectly balanced in flavor.
Deb in Hawaii says
This dish looks like it has so much great flavor with the roasted lemon, paprika. olives and chorizo. It definitely livens up roasted chicken. 😉
Zosia says
That looks fantastic! The chorizo and chicken combination would be delicious but I'm loving the caramelized lemon.
kitchen flavours says
I love chorizo too~! Anything with chorizo always tastes extra delicious! And the chicken dish looks delicious! A lip-smacking meal!
grace says
you're donna hays #1 advocate! this is something i'd love, as chorizo is a favorite of mine too.
Velva says
God, this looks good. Love the combination of flavors.
Velva
Lea Ann (Cooking On The Ranch) says
I love flavorful fat and smoked paprika.
Marjie says
So, now we know the awful truth. Your ipad wasn't to make you hip or with-it; your ipad is a cookbook. While you'd told me that, now you've admitted it to the world, and we'd all better get clicking those Amazon links a lot harder to pay it off for you! And I don't know what a chorizo is, but the rest of the recipe sounds really good.
Joanne says
I love that this is a one-pan kind of meal! I'm sure it smelled great as it was cooking.
Melynda Brown says
Well now, you have a great eye for these chicken recipes. This one looks like it should be on our table. Thanks.