Pollo a la Parrilla (Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken)

Name: Pollo a la Parrilla (Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken)
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Argentinian
Ingredients: 1.6kg whole chicken, spatchcocked; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 lemons, juice and zest; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp coarse sea salt

A flattened chicken marinated in lemon, garlic and oregano then grilled until crisp and juicy.

Time1 hr 20
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.48 a head
Oven200°C (180°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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1.6 kgwhole chickenspatchcocked
4garlic clovescrushed
2lemonsjuice and zest
2 tbspolive oil
2 tspdried oregano
1 tspsmoked paprika
1 tspcoarse sea salt

Method

1
Mix the garlic, lemon juice and zest, oil, oregano, paprika and salt. Rub all over the chicken. Marinate for at least 30 minutes.
30 min
2
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan).
3
Place the chicken skin side up on a rack in a roasting tin.
4
Roast for 50 minutes, until the skin is crisp and the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced.
50 min
5
Rest for 10 minutes before carving.
10 min

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