A hearty dinner ready for four. Serve your family this baked chicken and squash spooned with maple syrup mixture.
Maple Roast Chicken and Squash
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 2 hr 5 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (3 to 5 lb)
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 medium acorn squash, quartered, seeds removed
- 1 can (8 oz) crushed pineapple in unsweetened juice, undrained
- 1/2 cup real maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Remove and discard giblets from chicken. Rinse chicken inside and out with cold water; drain. Pat dry with paper towels. Rub chicken with seasoned salt, marjoram and pepper. In shallow roasting pan, place chicken. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh and does not touch bone. Bake 45 minutes.
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Step2Arrange squash, cut side up, around chicken. Bake 30 minutes longer.
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Step3In small bowl, mix pineapple with juice, maple syrup, soy sauce and mustard until well blended. Spoon about 1 cup pineapple mixture over chicken and squash. Bake 15 to 30 minutes longer or until thermometer reads 180°F and legs move easily when lifted or twisted, and squash is tender, basting chicken and squash with pan juices once.
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Step4Remove chicken and squash from pan; cover to keep warm. Pour drippings from pan into medium saucepan. Add remaining pineapple mixture; mix well. Cook over medium heat 5 to 10 minutes or until mixture is reduced slightly, stirring occasionally. Serve pineapple mixture with chicken and squash.
Nutrition
570
Calories
21g
Total Fat
42g
Protein
53g
Total Carbohydrate
34g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 570
- Calories from Fat
- 190
- Total Fat
- 21g
- 32%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 30%
- Cholesterol
- 130mg
- 43%
- Sodium
- 940mg
- 39%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 53g
- 18%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 34g
- Protein
- 42g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 14%
- 14%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 5 Lean Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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