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Oven Roasted Peruvian Chicken

This oven roasted Peruvian chicken recipe is a simple and healthy dish that will tantalize your taste buds.

The combination of spices creates a flavorful, fragrant dish that will bring you back for more.

Plus, this recipe is easy to follow and doesn’t require any complicated steps. Serve with rice and beans for a hearty and satisfying meal.

So what are you waiting for? Start cooking!

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How To Make Oven Roasted Peruvian Chicken:

Start by preheating your oven to 475 degrees Fahrenheit, and then you’ll need a whole chicken, make sure there’s nothing inside.

You’ll want to place that into a roasting pan. If you don’t have a roasting pan, don’t sweat it. You can still make this chicken. Just place your chicken down into a 9 x 13 pan.

The difference is that it’ll sit in its juices so you won’t get that crispy skin on the bottom.

Next, make a little mixture that will coat our chicken.

You’ll need 3 tablespoons of olive oil, the juice from 2 limes, which is about 1/4 cup of lime juice, 4 cloves of minced garlic, a tablespoon each of salt and ground cumin, 2 teaspoons of paprika, 2 teaspoons of sugar, and 1 teaspoon each of black pepper and dried oregano.

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Then stir all together. This has excellent flavor, and we use it to smother our chicken.

For the crispiest skin, You’ll want to go in with your fingers from each end and loosen up the skin on top of that chicken breast.

Then one of the benefits of loosening up that skin is that you can spoon some of this mixture beneath the skin so it’s in direct contact with the meat.

Cuz I like to have the meat have flavor and skin.

Then you’ll also want to coat the outside with it as well. So just spoon it onto the skin, or you can use a brush to brush it on.

Then if you want, you can also tie the legs together. You don’t have to, but it does cook up a little bit better. Sometimes, they even come pre-tied.

You just wrap it around one side, then close them together, wrap it around the other, and tie it off.

Then pop this into that preheated 475-degree oven for about 20 minutes. Then after 20 minutes, reduce the heat to 350 degrees to let it finish cooking.

The chicken needs to reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit, how long it takes to get there will depend on the size of your chicken, but it should be somewhere around 1 hour.

Now just before this is done cooking, you’ll want to make your Peruvian green dipping sauce, which has 1 ingredient you may not be familiar with. It’s called Aji Amarillo paste, a yellow pepper paste.

Now, if you don’t have access to this, can’t find it, and don’t want to order it off of Amazon, my trick is that it tastes like pepperoncini.

So you could just slide pepperoncini into this mix too. Place 1 cup of fresh cilantro leaves into a food processor or blender.

You’ll also need 1 to 2 jalapeños, a tablespoon of that Aji Amarillo paste, 2 tablespoons of grated cotija cheese. If you don’t have cotija, you can substitute with grated Parmesan, 1 clove of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed lime juice, 1 teaspoon of white vinegar, 1/2 cup of mayo, and then just 1/8 teaspoon of salt.

pop the lid on and blend until pureed. Then once it’s nice and smooth, just pour it into a bowl for serving.

Tell you what, this dipping sauce is so good. I could eat it with a spoon. You’ll want to refrigerate this until your chicken is completely cooked.

Once your chicken is completely cooked to 165 degrees Fahrenheit, go ahead and pull it out of the oven, and you’ll want to let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

You are ready to eat. You’ll want to serve it hot with that delicious Peruvian green dipping sauce.

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OVEN ROASTED PERUVIAN CHICKEN

Oven Roasted Peruvian Chicken


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  • Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
  • Yield: 6 Servings 1x

Description

This Oven Roasted Peruvian Chicken recipe is a quick and easy twist on a classic Peruvian dish! You will soon make it part of your weekly dinner menu.


Ingredients

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Chicken

  • 3 to 4 pound whole chicken
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup lime juice ((about 2 limes))
  • 4 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 tablespoons butter (optional)

Peruvian Green Dipping Sauce

  • 1 cup fresh cilantro (loosely packed)
  • 1 to 2 jalapenos
  • 1 tablespoons aji Amarillo paste*
  • 2 tablespoons grated cotija cheese**
  • 1 clove minced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions

For the Chicken

  1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Place the chicken on a roasting pan rack.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, lime juice, garlic, salt, cumin, paprika, sugar, pepper, and oregano. Use your fingers to loosen the skin around each end opening. Spoon some of the spice mixture under the skin so the flavors get in direct contact with the meat. Brush the outside of the chicken with some of the mixture as well. Optional, use kitchen string to tie the drumsticks together.
  3. Roast in the 475 degree preheated oven for 20 minutes.
  4. After 20 minutes, reduce temperature to 350 degrees. Continue roasting until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees, about 1 hour, 15 minutes. Baste the chicken periodically for maximum moisture.
  5. Let chicken rest for 10 to 15 minutes before cutting and serving. Serve hot with Peruvian Dipping Sauce.

Peruvian Green Dipping Sauce

  1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Puree. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.

Notes

*If you don’t have aji Amarillo paste, you can substitute 1 whole pepperoncini instead or 1 habanero which have similar flavor profiles.

**For the cotija cheese, grated parmesan cheese is also an acceptable substitute.

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: Peruvian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 6
  • Calories: 390
  • Sugar: 2
  • Sodium: 1288
  • Fat: 30
  • Saturated Fat: 9
  • Carbohydrates: 6
  • Fiber: 1
  • Protein: 24
  • Cholesterol: 105

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