Great flavor! I roasted my 5lb chicken on 350 as I usually do, because I was afraid 400 would be too high and mine was perfectly done in 90 minutes. Also, I think there was more than enough rub/paste for the 5 pounder, so if you're doing a 2 1/2 pound chicken as the recipe indicates, you may want ot reduce your rub by half. Thanks for the recipe - a keeper!
This was a very nice curry with some subtle additions. I used it mostly for the spice combination and it came out great on boneless skinless chicken breasts. Make sure that you use smoked paprika - the plain mccormick stuff will not add anything to the recipe. Also I was out of couscous so I made grits. The only thing that I changed flavor wise was not no duplicate the spices exactly in the grits - I wanted a little variation. I am sure you could add fruits like raisins or cranberries and veggies as well. I will use this spice combination again.
I really liked this it reminds me very much of the chicken at the ethiopian restaurant that I love. I liked the couscous but my kids didn't very much maybe it's the texture. So next time I'll substitute it for basmati rice instead (like the restaurant). The spices are just right flavour-wise. As for the amount of spices this recipe makes SunnyByrd is right this will stretch easily to accomodate more chicken. Oh ya I used whole chicken legs instead of the whole chicken and baked them for an hour at the recommended temperature. I also didn't have lemon so used lime instead. Very good I'll most definitely be making this again!
This was a tasty recipe. I like to make one dish meals at dinner. to save time. Instead of using a whole bird I used a cut up chicken about 3 pounds. I rubbed the pieces with some of the spice mixture as instructed and laid them in a large baking dish. Then I added a zucchini summer squash a green pepper and a red onion all cut into large-ish pieces. I also included a box of whole button mushrooms. These I scattered over and around the chicken. Then I dotted the veggies with the remaining spice mix and drizzled them with a little extra olive oil and 1/2 cup chicken broth to prevent scorching. I baked the pan in the oven at 400F for about an hour turning and basting the veggies a couple of times. As the vegetables gave off some water and the chicken gave off its own fat the whole thing cooked evenly and everything was coated with the chili-curry spices. It turned out really delish especially served over the couscous! Worth a try.
My husband and even my kids love this recipe! It is tried and true and is a regular dinner in our home. I have actually even used boneless skinless chicken breasts in place of the whole chicken since I like them more. I just throw 3-4 in a shallow baking dish and poured the whole amount of paste over top the chicken and baked uncovered for 30 or so minutes and served along side the couscous and it's fab as well! Yum!
The flavors were great but I must have used too small of a chicken because I had gobs and gobs of rub left even after coating everything well. I let it marinate for the afternoon before cooking and it smelled specatcular while in the oven. I made a chicken salad with the left overs the next day and it was absolutely fantastic. I may cook chicken like this specifically for the purpose of making chicken salad the next day. My husband raved about it!
DELICIOUS! The only changes I made were to use bone-in chicken breasts instead of a whole chicken (because that's what I had) and I was out of onion powder so I used dried onions. I also reduced the cooking time somewhat because of the breasts. I cooked them for an hour but they probably would have been done in about 45 minutes. The seasonings in the couscous weren't too strong so they complimented the chicken and didn't seem too much of the same. I will DEFINITELY make this again!!!
I thought everything in the chicken was great but it seemed to only be on the skin and the flavor needed to marinade longer to get into the bird.. I didn't have couscous so I made some rice pilaf instead.. Still a very good meal!..
The balance in this spice mix was just perfect. I didn't change a thing and we all loved it.
thought Ckn was ok. made for a group of 40 people. Followed directions completely except used skinless breasts. and slow cooked. Had way too much mixture left over and curry taste was so weak. Dont think I will be making it again. Too much work with not enough bang.
