Baked Chicken and Onions

• (3 1/2 lb) whole chickens, cut-up (in 8 pieces)1
• tablespoons olive oil↗2
• teaspoons salt, coarse↗2
• teaspoon ground pepper↗1⁄2
• teaspoon paprika↗1
• onions, thinly sliced↗2

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place sliced onions and chicken pieces in a 9 x 13 baking dish or roasting pan. Drizzle with olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat.

2. 2

   Arrange chicken, skin side up, on top of onions; sprinkle with paprika.

3. 3

   Bake, tossing onions and basting chicken occasionally, until juices run clear when chicken is pierced with the tip of a sharp paring knife, 35 - 40 minutes. Serve hot.