Citrus-Spiced Roast Chicken

By charlotteh371

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp. orange marmalade
• 4 1/2 teaspoons chopped chipotle peppers in adobe sauce
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 broiler/fryer chicken (4 lbs)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. mix the marmalade, chipotle peppers, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and cumin. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from chicken; rub mixture under the skin.

Place the chicken on a rack in a shallow roasting pan, breast side up. Tuck wings under chicken; tie drumsticks together. Rub skin with remaining salt.

Roast 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until a thermometer inserted into thigh reads 180 degrees. Baste occasionally with pan drippings. Cover loosely with foil if chicken browns too quickly.

Remove chicken from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 15 mins before carving. Remove and discard skin before serving. If desired, skim fat, and thicken pan drippings for gravy. Serve with chicken