Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Dinner Tonight: Honey Roasted Chicken With Rosemary and Dijon

This recipe is the most popular right now on our sister site, Foodfit.com. Made with fresh and simple ingredients, this fall comfort food can last you through the week.

 

Honey Roasted Chicken with Rosemary and Dijon
This recipe serves: 4

Preparation time : 15 minutes
Cooking time : 1 hour


Ingredients
1 whole chicken, about 5 pounds
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
3 sprigs of fresh rosemary
1/4 cup honey
1 lemon, zested, halved and juiced
4 cloves garlic, peeled
1/2 yellow onion, quartered


Cooking Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Rinse the chicken under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Season inside and out with salt and pepper.

2. Place the chicken in a large roasting pan.

3. Roughly chop two sprigs of the rosemary. In a small bowl, mix together Dijon mustard, honey, chopped rosemary, lemon juice and lemon zest.

4. Place the remaining sprig of rosemary, a lemon half, the onion quarters and garlic in the cavity of the bird. Using a pastry brush, coat the outside of the bird with the lemon honey glaze.

5. Place the roasting pan in the oven and baste the chicken every 15 minutes with any remaining glaze. Roast until a thermometer inserted into the thigh reaches 180° and juices run clear, about one hour. Remove and discard the skin. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts


Serving Size 1/4 of chicken

Amount Per Serving


Calories 341

Protein 47 g

Total Carbohydrate 24 g

Dietary Fiber 2 g

Soluble Fiber 0 g

Insoluble Fiber 0 g

Sugar 18 g

Total Fat 7 g

Saturated Fat 1 g

Monounsaturated Fat 2 g

 

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10/21/08 9:47pm

Yummy.  I love roasted chicken.  And this is the perfect time of year (here in the DC area) to get cookin.  Thanks for the great receipes lately!

 

All the best, sue

 

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Anonymous
queendiva
10/22/08 2:53am

Although I cook a great deal and have seen these same ingredients used in recipes before, I have to say that this is one of the easiest, least time-consuming ones I think I've come across.

This will go great with my roasted red potatoes and mixed veggies.

I've already printed it out and look forward to making it this weekend.

 

Thanks!

11/ 7/11 10:18am

I recently have been diagnosed with high cholestrol, and I am trying to change the way I cook.  This recipe was wonderful and I didn't need all the oil or fat that some recipes call for..it had enough flavour as it was :)

 

I will definetly be trying more recipes from this website for sure!

 

Thanks MaryLou Kucner Wink