Pollo Rostizado al Achiote (Whole Roast Achiote Chicken)
Dietary and allergen labels, nutrition and cost are worked out automatically from each recipe’s ingredients and are a guide only. Check the labels on what you buy yourself — especially for allergies or coeliac disease. More about recipe labels.
Opens Equal House and puts it on the night you choose. No app yet? It’s free, and the recipe comes with you when you install it.
Ingredients
- 900 g chicken thighs, bone-in skin-on
- 3 tbsp achiote paste
- 100 ml orange juice
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 8 corn tortillas
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 564 kcal
- Protein
- 41.1 g
- Carbohydrate
- 28.2 g
- of which sugars
- 3 g
- Fat
- 30.3 g
- of which saturates
- 8.2 g
- Fibre
- 4.5 g
- Salt
- 0.79 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Mix the achiote paste with the orange juice, crushed garlic cloves and lime juice.
- 2
Rub the marinade over the chicken thighs and leave for 20 minutes.
- 3
Heat the oven to 200C (180C fan, gas 6) and roast for 35-40 minutes until cooked through with no pink remaining and the skin is crisp.
- 4
Warm the corn tortillas and serve the chicken with its juices.
Plan your meals — and share the cooking
Equal House builds your shopping list by aisle, times the cooking for dinner, and shares it out fairly. Free to start.
Free to start on your iPhone Free to start on your Android phone Free to start · No ads · Your family's data stays yours.