Delicious Spanish Grilled Chicken Recipe

The best thing about the months when it is colder is that it gives you pleasure to turn on the oven to cook. 

To avoid the usual monotony, you must create new recipes. We recommend the Spanish grilled chicken if you want to shake things up a little bit.

This is the Andalusian take on the typical Spanish chicken recipes, so you should give it a try. Here we will show you how you can do it yourself at home, with some tips so you’ll succeed.

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Background of the Dish

The famous Spanish grilled chicken was first made hundreds of years ago, but only in the 1800s did it reach a more significant number of homes. 

In those times most houses in Southern Spain had chickens and hens, so it made sense to eat that.

Among all the roasted chicken recipe ideas, this one always stands out since you have the flavors that Andalusians like the most: olive oil, garlic, and parsley. 

In addition, it has a good dose of onions and peppers for the entire international public.

Nowadays, different countries have their version of the roasted chicken, but the Spanish grilled chicken continues to win hearts worldwide for its simplicity and rich flavor.

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Things You’ll Need for Spanish Grilled Chicken

To make Spanish grilled chicken the only ingredient you can’t replace is chicken (although you can use different parts of it), so you don’t need much more than that to make it, or fancy equipment.

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken
• 1/2 cup (120ml) olive oil
• 2 lemons
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 onions
• 2 peppers (red, green, the ones you like the most)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup (120ml) water

How to Make Spanish Grilled Chicken Ingredients

1. To start making this pollo Asado recipe, you have to preheat the oven to 180° and put the chicken in a baking dish.

2. Mince the garlic cloves and chop the fresh parsley. Grab a small bowl and put the oil, the minced garlic, and the parsley, and squeeze one of the lemons.

3. Then use the previous mixture to coat the chicken with it. You can help yourself with a kitchen brush or do it with your hands.

4. After that, let the Spanish grilled chicken rest for a couple of minutes. In the meantime cut the onion and peppers and put them around the chicken. They will give it flavor and you can also eat them with the chicken.

5. Take the tray to the oven and cook the chicken for 60 minutes at 180°C. Meanwhile, cut the lemon into slices, remove the chicken from the oven, put the pieces on top, and cook for about 30 minutes.

6. After all that time the chicken should already be cooked. If you have a kitchen thermometer, insert it into the thigh area of the chicken, and the 

7. Grilled chicken temperature should be 165° F (74° C) for it to be completely cooked. Now your roasted chicken recipe is ready and you can serve it hot.

Substitution of Ingredients

If you don’t have a whole chicken you can make an oven-roasted chicken wings recipe. 

The coating part would be the same, but instead of the chicken, it would be with the wings. These would take 30 minutes to cook, or maybe less if the oven is at a higher temperature.

The one we present in the recipe is the best grilled chicken seasoning, but you can make a change if there is something you don’t like. 

For example, some people who love Asian flavors add 1/2 soy sauce or teriyaki to give it that kick.

The only thing that differentiates this Spanish chicken from other healthy grilled chicken recipes is that it contains 1/2 oil. 

If you are looking for something healthier, you can reduce this amount by just using a couple of tablespoons of oil.

Now if you are not looking for something healthy and you want to give it a flavor kick, you can use 100g of butter and put it in cubes on top of the chicken, this way when it melts with the heat of the oven it will give it all the flavor.

Try the Spanish chicken skewers recipe, especially if you love garlic-marinated chicken and grill recipes.

Tips on Serving Spanish Grilled Chicken

The recipe in this article is one of the best grilled chicken dinner ideas since you can serve it with any type of side dish: salad full of vegetables, a good Spanish Tortilla, and some crispy patatas bravas.

Another good part of this roast kitchen is that you can also serve it for lunch.

If you want to try new things, you can make your own sauces and then spread them on the chicken, like a garlic sauce, a barbecue sauce, etc.

You can make a Spanish garlic sauce to serve with the grilled chicken for an authentic Spanish dinner.

If you like chicken and want to try other tasty recipes, we encourage you to try the Spanish garlic chicken recipe, the delicious chicken empanada, and of course the Spanish chicken stew.

How to Store Spanish Grilled Chicken

This Spanish grilled chicken can be stored in different ways. The easiest is to let it come to room temperature, cover it with a clean bag or plastic wrap, and store it in the fridge for up to 4 days.

You can also choose to keep this Spanish chicken in the freezer. You also have to let it come to room temperature, and then cover it to freeze it. We recommend cutting it into portions to make it easier for you to store in the freezer.

If you choose to freeze it, you must let it thaw the night before you eat it in the fridge. If you keep it in the fridge you can put it in the oven right away (removing the plastic wrap, of course).

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