Glazed Chicken with Lemon Relish
This moist tasty chicken has exceptional flair served with the sunny lemon relish. The dish combines two elements I like in a recipe—herbs and citrus fruit. —Diane Hixon, Niceville, Florida
SERVINGS
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4-6
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CATEGORY
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Main Dish
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METHOD
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Broiled
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PREP |
10 min. |
COOK
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25 min.
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TOTAL
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35 min.
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INGREDIENTS
- 1/3 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 broiler/fryer chicken (about 3 pounds), cut in pieces
- LEMON RELISH:
- 1 lemon
- 1/2 celery rib, cut up
- 1/4 small sweet red pepper, cut up
- 2 green onion, cut up
- 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
DIRECTIONS
In a saucepan, combine the first seven ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Dip chicken pieces in glaze; place on broiler rack. Broil, approximately 5 in. from the heat, for 12 minutes, basting several times with the glaze. turn chicken; broil 10-12 minutes more or until done. Meanwhile, trim outer portion of peel from lemon; set aside. cut off and discard white membrane. quarter lemon; discard seeds. Place lemon and peel in a food processor or blender; process until peel is finely chopped. add remaining relish ingredients; process until vegetables are finely chopped. Serve with the chicken. Yield: 4-6 servings (about 3/4 cup relish).