Roast Chicken with Spanish Paprika and Herb-Roasted Smashed Potatoes

Ingredients for Roast Chicken with Spanish Paprika and Herb-Roasted Smashed Potatoes

• 2 (5-pound) roasting chickens

• 8 large sprigs fresh thyme plus 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme

• 2 tablespoons coarse kosher salt

• 2 1/2 teaspoons hot smoked Spanish paprika* divided

• 675g baby potatoes (1 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter)

• 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons olive oil

• *Sometimes called hot Pimentón de La Vera

• available at some supermarkets and at tienda.com.

How to make Roast Chicken with Spanish Paprika and Herb-Roasted Smashed Potatoes

Butterfly the chicken.

Tuck wing tips behind shoulder. Transfer to large rimmed baking sheet. Using fingertips, separate skin from chicken over breasts and thighs. Insert 1 thyme sprig between skin and flesh over each breast and each thigh. Repeat with second chicken. Mix 2 tablespoons coarse kosher salt and 2 teaspoons paprika in small bowl. Sprinkle all over chickens.

Transfer uncovered chickens, skin side up, to refrigerator; chill at least 8 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 204°C. Place potatoes in 11x7x2-inch baking dish. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoons paprika. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss. Drizzle chicken with 2 teaspoons oil. Place chicken and potatoes in oven; roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 79°C, about 1 hour. Let chickens rest 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, toss potatoes with 1 tablespoon chopped thyme. Return to oven and roast until tender and skins wrinkle slightly, about 5 minutes. Coarsely smash. Cut chickens into breast, wing, thigh, and leg pieces. Transfer to platter. Drizzle some drippings over; serve.

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