Paprika Chicken

By LoriCaputo

Ingredients

• 1 roasting chicken
• 2 tbs. sour cream
• 4 tsp. paprika
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 carrot, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 1 small onion, cut into quarters
• 1 stalk celery, cut into 2 inch pieces

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Rub outside of chicken and inside the body cavity with the 2 tbs. sour cream, 3 tsp. paprika and salt. Place the carrot, onion and celery inside body cavity; tie legs together.

Place chicken, breast-side up, on a rack in shallow roasting pan. Add 3 tbs. water to pan and roast until tender, 2 – 2 ½ hours. Baste chicken with pan juices.