Oven-baked paprika chicken with rutabaga

Oven-baked paprika chicken with rutabaga

Mmmm, eureka paprika! So tasty. And so versatile! This one-pot dish is amazingly succulent. Juicy chicken nestled into hearty chunks of rutabaga with the colorful warmth of paprika will quickly become a “go to” weeknight dish! Bonus: rutabaga is as colorful as it is moderate in carbs.
August 28 2016 by , photo by , nutritional review by in Recipes, Dinner, Meal

Oven-baked paprika chicken with rutabaga

Mmmm, eureka paprika! So tasty. And so versatile! This one-pot dish is amazingly succulent. Juicy chicken nestled into hearty chunks of rutabaga with the colorful warmth of paprika will quickly become a “go to” weeknight dish! Bonus: rutabaga is as colorful as it is moderate in carbs.
USMetric
4 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs 900 g chicken thighs (bone-in with skin) or chicken drumstickchicken drumsticks
  • 2 lbs 900 g rutabaga or celery root, peeled and cut into 2" (5 cm) pieces
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp paprika powder
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp olive oil
Garlic and paprika mayo
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Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
  2. Place the chicken and the rutabaga in a baking dish. Season with salt, pepper, and paprika powder. Drizzle with olive oil and mix well.
  3. Bake in the oven until the chicken is well done, about 40 minutes. Lower the heat towards the end of the chicken or rutabaga is getting too golden brown.
  4. Mix the mayonnaise with seasoning and serve together with the roasted chicken and rutabaga.

Tip!

Paprika is an incredibly versatile spice. And there are so many varieties to play with! Try blending half sweet paprika and half smoked paprika. Or, to give the dish a good kick of heat, add hot smoked paprika to Hungarian paprika. Want even more heat? Swap in a little chipotle powder. The possibilities are endless!

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20 comments

  1. 1
    gbl
    August 28 2016
    I come for the recipes. Is there, will there be, a book, perhaps download? Now I would pay for that.
    Reply: #3
  2. 2
    Kathy
    August 28 2016
    I actually would use turnips here, and would just lower the amount I eat in order to get the carbs a little lower. Looks great and as the weather cools, I'll be making more oven meals like this.
  3. 3
    Reply to comment #1 by gbl
    Kristin Berglund Team Diet Doctor
    September 3 2016

    I come for the recipes. Is there, will there be, a book, perhaps download? Now I would pay for that.

    Hi gbl!

    Thank you! We're discussing the possibility but for now the recipes are only available here.

  4. 4
    Sylvia Carroll
    November 17 2016
    #1 is clearly not chicken. What is up with that??????,,,
  5. 5
    Tvm
    May 29 2018
    We can eat rutabaga on Keto?
  6. 6
    Belle
    September 26 2018
    in what dimension is rutabaga “colorful”?!
  7. 7
    Mark
    December 15 2018
    What is the nutritional values for this dish? And when has rutabaga ever been considered low carb? Might as well use potatoes
    Reply: #8
  8. 8
    Reply to comment #7 by Mark
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    December 16 2018
    This dish is 15g carbs per serving and fits in our moderate low carb plan. You can view the full nutritional information of any of our recipes by clicking the nutrition tab under the ingredient list. At Diet Doctor we offer support for a few different levels of low carb, from strict keto to liberal low carb.
  9. 9
    Jane
    August 7 2019
    Should I buy chicken with skin or without?
    Reply: #10
  10. 10
    Reply to comment #9 by Jane
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    August 8 2019

    Should I buy chicken with skin or without?

    That is up to you! You can use whichever you prefer. The chicken skin does add extra good fat.

  11. 11
    SW
    October 7 2019
    The instructions on this recipe are a bit confusing. It says to split chicken quarters, when the ingredients list calls for thighs or drumsticks. Also it says to add butter and olive oil. There is no olive oil in the ingredient list, just mayo. As an experienced cook, I can figure this out, but maybe the directions need to be rewritten for others.
    Thanks.
  12. 12
    Jill Wallentin Team Diet Doctor
    October 16 2019
    FYI. This recipe is now updated and improved. Sorry for the confusion before.

    Best,
    Jill

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  14. 14
    momofjjs
    January 2 2020
    So Kristie suggest 7g of carbs per meal but this is 16g. Im confused !!
    Reply: #15
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    Reply to comment #14 by momofjjs
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    January 3 2020

    So Kristie suggest 7g of carbs per meal but this is 16g. Im confused !!

    The orange circle indicates that this is a moderate carb recipe. Kristie's course is keto, and the keto meals on our website have green circles.

  16. 16
    Christine Faught
    January 22 2020
    What can you use insteD of rutabaga? Zucchini?
  17. 17
    badajan
    June 1 2020
    I'm wondering what I can substitute for the rutabaga? I have never seen that vegetable in Australia.
    Reply: #18
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    Reply to comment #17 by badajan
    Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
    June 1 2020

    I'm wondering what I can substitute for the rutabaga? I have never seen that vegetable in Australia.

    You may try turnips or radishes as an alternative.

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    Maureen
    July 5 2020
    In the UK it’s called swede. 🤗
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    Tamra
    February 18 2021
    I'm confused about what to do with the mayonnaise mixture. Do I use it like a sauce when serving?
    Reply: #23
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    Reply to comment #22 by Tamra
    Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
    February 18 2021

    I'm confused about what to do with the mayonnaise mixture. Do I use it like a sauce when serving?

    It can be used as a dipping sauce for the chicken and rutabaga :)

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