Mexican Roast Chicken

Mexican Roast Chicken

This Mexican Roast Chicken recipe is a great take on a classic dish, and it’s all the tastier for it.

We mixed our Gran Luchito Chipotle Paste with butter and spread it all over the whole chicken. We then roasted it on a bed of lovely vegetables and finished it with chunks of fresh lime and coriander leaves. Simply awesome!

It’s so tasty you probably won’t have any left, but if you do you can check out these Mexican Chicken recipes.

Serve the Mexican style whole roasted chicken with some Chipotle Potato Gratin or some Mexican Cauliflower Cheese.

  • Prep time

    25 mins

  • Cook time

    1 hr, 20 mins

  • Total time

    1 hr, 45 mins

  • Ideal for

    Dinner
  • Make it

    Mexican
  • Serves

    4

Nutrition: Per serving

kcal 147 fat 9.3g saturates 3.3g carbs 6.5g sugars 1.2g fibre 1.1g protein 9.4g salt 0.21g

How to make it

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C / 390°F / Gas 6. In a small bowl mix the butter with the Chipotle Paste and reserve.
  2. In a large ovenproof dish place the potatoes, onions, garlic and peppers; add olive oil, dried oregano and a generous sprinkle of salt and pepper. Mix well.
  3. Prepare your chicken and use your fingers to carefully open up the gap between the breasts and the skin and make 2 little pockets. Rub half of the chipotle butter into the pockets, then brush the remaining butter all over the chicken. Season well with salt and pepper.
  4. Place the chicken over the vegetables and roast in the oven for 1 hour 20 minutes by which point it should be golden brown (this will vary depending on the size of the chicken). Once cooked, transfer to a platter, cover in foil and leave to rest for 10 minutes before carving.
  5. Make sure the vegetables are cooked through by testing a large piece of potato. Return to the oven if they aren’t ready.
  6. When the vegetables are tender, scatter the limes amongst them, then sprinkle with plenty of coriander. Put the chicken on top of the vegetables and serve.

 Chef’s tip

Baste the chicken as it cooks with the butter and occasionally mix up the vegetables surrounding it to ensure even cooking.

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Niko
Niko
4 years ago
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This is now a Sunday staple. No more ‘traditional roast’! This blows away any roast ever eater. Crispy, spicy, moist chicken with all my favourite sides. An absolute banger if a dish – sometimes I Saturday night it up by spatchcocking the chicken and adding crispy spicy potatoes and an aoili. Perfect anytime – chipotle paste is now in a weekly shop!

Celia - Chica Chismosa - Gran Luchito
Admin
4 years ago
Reply to  Niko

Excellent! So pleased to hear – thank you Niko. Loving the spatchcocking idea on a Saturday night! 😀

Bryan Sarsoza
Bryan Sarsoza
3 years ago
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No he encontrado una website como esta con tan buenas recetas, acabo de preparar esta receta y a pesar de que no tenía el Chipotle pasta me quedó sabroso.

Celia - Chica Chismosa - Gran Luchito
Admin
3 years ago
Reply to  Bryan Sarsoza

Thank you Bryan! We are so pleased that you are enjoying our recipes. Keep us posted on any others you try.

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