Easy, juicy, flavorful roasted pepper chicken recipe seasoned with herbs & spices and roasted with fresh red bell pepper, green bell peppers, celery, and onions.
Have I ever told you guys just what an amazing cook my grandmother is? I’m pretty sure you already know being that so many of her recipes become fan-favorites on this site. She’s a southern cook who happily shares all of her passed-down recipes (something that is rare these days ya know).
Whenever I ask her for a recipe she just lights up and always starts off with, “well, it’s real simple really…” She cooks with so much love and dedication. Never anything too complicated or fancy. Just easy, home-cooked meals that stay etched in your memory forever.
She invited us over for dinner some time ago and served up this roasted pepper chicken. I think it’s also called roasted fajita chicken. It was delicious. So juicy, flavorful, and rustic looking. Just from the name, I was expecting a very peppery chicken but it’s not at all. It’s well seasoned with flavor hints of red & green bell peppers, onions, and celery. She said it was something she just threw together and really didn’t have a recipe for it, but gave me a rough draft. I’ve tried to replicate her recipe 3 times and this is as close as I can come to grandma Barbs roasted pepper chicken.
This roasted pepper chicken makes for a downright easy, delicious, and quick dinner and so versatile. I’ve made it 3 times in 1 month! If we have leftovers I shred it up and make fajitas for lunch (hubby loves this because the chicken is super flavorful the next day) or I do this Mexican chicken soup recipe.
I think the beauty of this roasted pepper chicken recipe is that you can really just add any seasonings you like. It’s the essence of those red bell peppers and celery that really makes it sing. I don’t think I’ve ever roasted a chicken with red bell peppers before and had no idea how much flavor they added. Love it when I learn something new!! Those grandmothers are the best teachers!
Watch me make this Roasted Pepper Chicken from start to finish!
Baked Pepper Chicken
Ingredients
- 5 lb. chicken cut up
- 1/2 - 1 tablespoon olive oil I used a little under a tablespoon. Use just enough to coat chicken
SPICE MIXTURE (double if you like lots of spice. )
- 1 teaspoon seasoning salt or plain salt can add more if you like it a tad bit salty
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon of poultry seasoning optional
- 1 green bell pepper sliced
- 2 red bell peppers sliced
- 4 celery stalks cut up
- 1/2 red onion sliced
- Melted butter
Instructions
- Toss chicken with olive oil.
- Combine spices and sprinkle generously over chicken and under the skin.
- Cover at let sit overnight or for at least 4 hours
- Preheat oven to 425. F
- Line a casserole dish with foil.
- Spread peppers, onions and celery in an even layer in pan.
- Place chicken on top of vegetables.
- Bake for 45 minutes
- Remove from oven and spread melted butter over chicken.
- Return to oven and cook for another 10-15 minutes or until fully cooked. (you can also broil for the last few minutes to crisp up the skin)
- Let chicken rest for a few minutes before serving.
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I’ve been using this recipe for a few years (doubling the spices) and it is a HIT INDEED! Time after time it never disappoints! My mother requested it for Mother’s Day dinner and everyone raved over it!
I had a house full of family and this chicken recipe was the life of the party!
Are we suppose to bake the chicken covered or not covered? And how much butter should I use?
This recipe was superb. I used it for Christmas Dinner 2019 and all the family loved it. I will make it again for myself in 2020 as one of my favorite recipes. For the peppers, I used red, orange and yellow and it was awesome. Even my nephew, a professional chef, said it was good. I really felt good then. I will look forward to trying more of your recipes in the future.
I made this cake today following the recipe to the T using double the ingredients. I wish I could show you how good this cake tasted and looked….This cake could easily jump into my top five go too cakes which means i now have 6. You can see this cake on my Instagram/KookiesandKakes4u
OMG. Best chicken and peppers ever! Easy and delicious – I mean finger licking good. And I don’t like peppers. Will definitely make again and looking for others from the Diva now.
Oh, my gosh, I think my husband wanted to renew our marriage vows after I made this dish last night. SO flavorful! I sort of one-and-a-halfed the spices, added cumin and cardomon (not so much of them though). Chicken was juicy, veggies al dente (love roasted peppers). Deeeelish! We had black beans with it, some chunked up avocados and tomato to throw on top of the beans.
Delicious recipe! Definitely a keeper. I double all the spices and leave out the poultry seasoning since I’m not fond of it. This is an easy and quick dinner that can be made on a weeknight or served for Sunday dinner. I served it with my bomb red beans (with ground beef & sausage) and rice. My family loved the meal and were definitely satisfied. Thanks to Grandma Barb and you for this recipe.
Just made this today! My family loved it!!! Definitely will be making this again.
I’m trying this for the first time today!!! Here goes
I made this for my church and I got a lot of positive feedback! Thank you diva!!
I love your recipe and would like to try it. Can we please have the list of your herbs and spices you used to marinate the chicken?
thanks for sharing,
Never mind. I found it. Will give this a try on the week-end.
What do you serve as side items with this dish? Thanks for being a real diva and sharing your meal and recipe ideas!
We like it with white or yellow rice!
This looks great and I can’t wait to try it. What side dishes would you suggest to go along with this dish?
Made these the other day. Best baked chicken I have ever made! Thank you so much!
Does it have to marinade?
Oh my god. I’ve just finished eating this after finding this recipe this afternoon. It was perfection! So flavoursome. YUM!!! Thanks for the recipe!
Pretty good. Very aromatic and most important the kids loved it. I like that its simple, not a ton of ingredients. I will definitely try again.
I cooked this last night. It was delicious and really easy to make. I really liked the taste of the peppers and celery. Will likely add more next time. Thanks for the great recipe.
I made this for dinner tonite. I didnt have the poultry rub, so I just went without it. It was delicious, healthy, and very nice looking on the plate. Thank you so much for an easy and fast meal.
Can’t wait to try this recipe.
I made this chicken last night. My family loved it!!!. I didn’t have poultry seasoning so I substituted it with Adabo seasoning. Delicious!!! My husband is requesting I use the same recipe but with chicken or turkey chops. I bet it would be good on Turkey wings also. But I am addicted to your smothered turkey wing recipe. LOL Thank you!!!!
Do you cover the chicken when it’s cooking? I need an answer ASAP, PLEASE!!!!!!!
I cooked this dish Christmas and it was delicious! I received so many compliments. Thank you!
Girrrrl everytime I want cook something new I come to your site tonight I am cooking from 3 of Your recipes today the pepper roasted chicken, the smother cabbage and the candy yams….
I made this dish tonight, I used chicken tenderloins instead. I always overlook the chicken and its ends up too dry. I watched it clearly this time and it came out absolutely perfect. I’m so excited about this dish the kids loved it. Thank you. I plan to try more recipes. You’re recipes are right up my alley. Just the way I like things. I love your site and thanks. 🙂
Ok so I seasoned 12 chickens tonight. I’m going to let it marinate over night. Super excited and anxious to see how I do especially since I didnt have Cajun seasoning so used cumin instead. Hope it’s ok since i never had cumin before. We will see! 🙂
It’s in the oven as we speak with baby potatoes. Those red onions had my eyes burning!!!! Lol Never cooked with onions before lol
Yessssss!!! My mom came over and she was in love!!!!!
We made the red pepper chicken dish three nights ago and ate it two nights in a row. It was abosolutly delicious. Thank you for the recipe.
I make this at least once a week now. It’s absolutely delicious. My Husband and I love it, even my 2-1/2 yr old eats it.
Do u cover the chicken before putting in the oven or do you bake it uncovered
This was amazing….I love baked chicken and I’m glad I came across your site…I’m going to replace my current baked chicken with this recipe….I even made the weekday sweet potatoes to go along with it……
I made this last night and it was a total hit. I thought I made enough to have leftovers but I was wrong! My family ate every single bit. Thanks again Monique
I loved this recipe! I have made this meal twice, once for my daughter, and the second time being for my significant other. They absolutely loved it. I am trying the Roasted Honey Mustard BBQ Chicken Thighs tonight! Wish me luck!
Monique I’ve haven’t had too many of your recipes that I didn’t like and this one is no exception. Smells good while cooking and taste even better when eating it. Thanks again for another keeper!
This chicken is the bomb.com!!! I just made this for my husband I and we both agreed this is the best chicken we have ever tasted. I added some chili flakes and lemon juice which was like adding icing to a cake. Thank You So Much!!!!
What can you use to substitute the Cajun seasoning?
A+++! So incredibly tasty and indulgent while keeping in tune with our healthier lifestyle! This dish is goin in the recipie box! It’s every bit as delicious as it looks, and a must try! I followed the recipe exactly (and included the poultry seasoning). My family went nuts over this and are begging me to make it again soon. Thank you so much for another winner!! And a huge thank you to your gracious grandma for sharing!!
I made this dish last night and the aroma had the whole house smelling like a home. I want to thank you so much for sharing your grandmother’s recipe. I’m now beginning to enjoy cooking again
Omg I made this last night. .so so good I had to pat myself on the back lol thanx for a great recipe
Is this dish cooked uncovered?
Hello
I just wanted to tell you that I’ve tried the Red pepper roasted chicken and the Mexican chicken salad and they were both delicious.
Thank you for making the recipes so simple and easy to follow.
The videos help also.
Can’t wait to try some more recipes .Great Job !!!!!
My family really enjoyed this chicken dish. I made this last tonight and it was delicious. I will add this recipe to my rotation! Thanks for sharing!!!!!
I will love to try this recipe. I love everything i’ve tried by you and Divas can cook haven’t failed me yet. Thanks you mama Barb and Monique.
I made this recipe and I absolutely loved it. I used chicken thighs though. It was great. This is my new go to seasoning for my baked chicken.
What an AMAZING recipe! My family really enjoyed this dish. The only changes I made was using chicken wings. And I did double the seasoning. I LOVED IT!
I made this (with slight substitutes) tonight.
I used boneless skinless chicken breast added some cut up red potatoes and broccoli and cauliflower to it (put everything in uncooked) a little chicken broth so the breast wouldn’t be dry and then added the butter on the last 7 minutes (uncovered)…babbyyyy
#Yes!
Thanks for the inspiration.
Made this tonight… It was delicious! Just the right amount of spice and flavor.
Thanks for posting great recipes. Your site is the best. I’ve stepped up my cooking game since I started visiting this site!
will you do a video on how to cut up a chicken
Something I always Love to cook! Baked Chicken is my favorite Dish!!! Going to try this one though! I know it’s going to be good! The ingredients are very similar to mine.