Orange-Maple Roast Chicken and Vegetables

Name: Orange-Maple Roast Chicken and Vegetables
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps bourbon; 680 grams fresh Brussels sprouts, trimmed, cut in half; 2 Tbsps butter, cut into pieces; 4 carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces; 59 milliliters chicken broth; 2 kilograms chicken leg quarters; 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard; 59 milliliters real maple syrup; 2 Tbsps orange juice; 2 teaspoons grated orange peel; 118 milliliters pecan pieces, toasted; 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Orange-Maple Roast Chicken and Vegetables requires about 1 hour and 30 minutes from start to finish. This main course has 1304 calories, 78g of protein, and 92g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. If you have salt, orange juice, chicken leg quarters, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the bourbon you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie Cupcakes with Butter Pecan Frosting as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F.

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Oven

Sprinkle chicken with 1/2 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper. In 12-inch skillet or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

Add chicken; cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned.

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Whole Chicken

Remove chicken to large shallow roasting pan.

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Whole Chicken

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Roasting Pan

In small bowl, mix syrup, broth, orange peel, orange juice, bourbon, mustard, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Orange Juice

Orange Zest

Bourbon

Mustard

Broth

Syrup

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Bowl

Place Brussels sprouts and carrots around chicken in pan; dot with butter.

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Brussels Sprouts

Carrot

Whole Chicken

Butter

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Frying Pan

Drizzle vegetables with 1/4 cup of the orange mixture.

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Vegetable

Orange

Brush chicken with 1/4 cup orange mixture.

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Whole Chicken

Orange

Roast 1 hour 15 minutes, brushing every 20 minutes with orange mixture and stirring vegetables once, or until meat thermometer reads at least 165°F. In 1-quart saucepan, heat remaining orange mixture to boiling. Boil 2 minutes.

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Vegetable

Orange

Meat

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