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Rosemary Roast Chicken

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 30, 2009
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Ready to take plain roast chicken up a notch? Try this honey-and-rosemary roasted version, tastily trimmed with thick slices of squash and onion.

Rosemary Roast Chicken

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 2 hr 15 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 3- to 3 1/2-lb whole broiler-fryer chicken
  • 1 1/2 lb buttercup or acorn squash, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch rings or slices, then cut crosswise in half
  • 2 medium onions, cut into 1-inch wedges (2 cups)
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons dried rosemary leaves, crumbled
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Fold wings of chicken under back. Tie or skewer drumsticks together. Place chicken, breast side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Arrange squash and onions around chicken.
  • Step 
    2
    In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients; brush on chicken and vegetables just until evenly coated. Reserve remaining butter mixture. Insert meat thermometer in chicken so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh muscle and does not touch bone.
  • Step 
    3
    Roast uncovered 1 hour. Brush remaining butter mixture on chicken and vegetables. Cover loosely with foil to prevent overbrowning. Bake 45 to 55 minutes longer or until thermometer reads 180°F, juice of chicken is no longer pink when center of thigh is cut and squash is tender.

Nutrition

530 Calories
28g Total Fat
50g Protein
19g Total Carbohydrate
11g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
530
Calories from Fat
250
Total Fat
28g
43%
Saturated Fat
13g
66%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
190mg
63%
Sodium
260mg
11%
Potassium
720mg
21%
Total Carbohydrate
19g
6%
Dietary Fiber
3g
15%
Sugars
11g
Protein
50g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
110%
110%
Vitamin C
15%
15%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 6 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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