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Nutmeg Orange Chicken Recipe
Nutmeg Orange Chicken Recipe
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 593 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Ingredients
- 6 tbsp smooth orange juice
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 0.5 tsp ground all spice
- A pinch of ground cloves
- salt
- Whole cloves to stud optional
- 2 kg whole roasting chicken
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to fan-assisted 190C / 210C / 425F / gas 7.
- Mix the orange juice, olive oil, garlic, nutmeg, allspice, ground cloves and salt together.
- Place the chicken in a roasting try and smear the marinade both outside and inside the chicken.
- Roast in the hot oven for 20 mins.
- Then reduce the temperature to fan-assisted 160C / 180C / 350F / gas 4, baste the chicken and roast for a further 35-40 mins or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 74C (165 F) on a thermometer and the juice run clear.
- Switch off the oven leaving the door open and let the chicken rest for 15-20 mins before carving.
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Notes
- Cover it with foil for most of the cooking time. This keeps it moist. If you brown your chicken first – that's done without foil and you add the foil when you turn your oven on.
- If eaten with skin removed, there is just 1 Freestyle SmartPoints in a serving of this Nutmeg Orange Chicken.
Nutrition Information
Calories
593kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
46g
(92%)
Fat
43g
(66%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Cholesterol
187mg
(62%)
Sodium
175mg
(7%)
Potassium
498mg
(14%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
375IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
10.6mg
(12%)
Calcium
30mg
(3%)
Iron
2.3mg
(13%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 593
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 593kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 46g | 92% |
| Fat | 43g | 66% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 187mg | 62% |
| Sodium | 175mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 498mg | 11% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 375IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 10.6mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2.3mg | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.