Easy Citrus Baked Chicken |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 31 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Copied from local newspaper Ingredients:
1 tablespoon flour |
1 large oven cooking bag |
1/3 cup margarine or 1/3 cup butter, softened |
1 teaspoon basil leaves |
1 teaspoon grated orange peel |
1/4 teaspoon pepper |
1 (5 -7 lb) roasting chickens |
4 orange slices |
1 medium onion, sliced |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F 2. Shake flour in Oven Cooking Bag; 3. place in 13x9x2-inch baking pan. 4. Combine margarine, basil, orange peel and pepper. 5. Rinse chicken; loosen the skin over the breast area by slipping your fingers or a paring knife under the skin. 6. Spread 2/3 of the margarine mixture evenly under the skin. 7. Place orange slices and 2 onion slices in chicken cavity. 8. Spread remaining margarine mixture over outside of chicken. 9. Place remaining onion slices in a single layer in bottom of bag. 10. Place chicken in bag on top of onion slices. 11. Close bag with nylon tie; 12. make 6 half-inch slits in top. 13. Bake 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until tender. |
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