Citrus-Spiced Roast Chicken

Name: Citrus-Spiced Roast Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Cuisine: Mexican Dinners, Mexican Recipes
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons orange marmalade; 4-1/2 teaspoons chopped chipotle peppers in adobo sauce; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 broiler/fryer chicken (4 pounds)

I am the designated Thanksgiving host in my family because of my chipotle citrus roast turkey. Even finicky eaters love it. That's why I use the same recipe for chicken, so we can enjoy it year-round. —Robin Haas, Cranston, Rhode Island

Ingredients

3 tablespoons orange marmalade
4-1/2 teaspoons chopped chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
3 garlic cloves, minced
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 broiler/fryer chicken (4 pounds)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Mix marmalade, chipotle peppers, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and cumin. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from chicken; rub mixture under the skin.
Place chicken on a rack in a shallow roasting pan, breast side up. Tuck wings under chicken; tie drumsticks together. Rub skin with remaining salt. Roast 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, covering with foil halfway through cooking to prevent overbrowning.
Remove chicken from oven; let stand, loosely covered, 15 minutes before carving. Remove and discard skin before serving.

Nutrition Facts

4 ounces cooked chicken (skin removed): 239 calories, 8g fat (2g saturated fat), 98mg cholesterol, 409mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 32g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat.

Originally published as Citrus Spice Roast Chicken in "5" in Healthy Recipes 2014