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Orange Roasted Chicken

Make orange roasted chicken at home in three easy steps! Make your own rub and sauce to have a perfectly golden roasted chicken that can be on the table in one hour!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 450 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 Whole Chickens
  • 1 big onion cut into chunks
  • 2 carrots cut into pieces
Spice Rub:
  • 1 tsp Turmeric
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 tsp dried thyme
Sauce:
  • 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 tbsp bloomed saffron
  • 1/2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp grated fresh ginger or 1/2 tsp ginger powder
To serve :
  • fresh parsley
  • 2-3 Small red peppers

Instructions

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  1. Make sure chickens are clean and dry.
  2. Preheat the oven to 400 F / 204 C.
  3. Lightly coat an oven safe pan with non stick spray.
  4. Place onion and carrots at the bottom of the pan.
  5. Make the spice rub by mixing all the spice rub ingredients in a bowl.
  6. Using your hands, rub the spice on and under the skin, try not to rip the skin.
  7. Place the chickens on top of veggies in the pan and put the pan in the oven.
  8. Make the sauce by mixing all the sauce ingredients in a separate bowl.
  9. Every 20 minutes, brush sauce on the chickens.
  10. Check after one hours to see if the chicken is fully cooked. Add the peppers and turn the broil on for 3-4 minutes.
  11. Top with parsley and serve warm.

Nutrition Information

Calories 450kcal (23%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 450

% Daily Value*

Calories 450kcal 23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.