Orange Roast Chicken Recipe

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Orange Roast Chicken
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
266
Calories
Total time
75
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 425' F.
  2. Wash and pat the chicken dry, remove and excess fat. Season the chicken cavity with salt and pepper.
  3. Squeeze the juice from 1 orange, then set the juice aside. Put the squeezed orange halves and garlic inside the chicken. Skewer the cavity closed and truss the bird.
  4. Brush the chicken all over with the melted butter and then season with salt and pepperand sprinkle with herbes de provence. Cut the remaining 2 oranges into quaters.
  5. Coat the bottom of a roasting pan with the oil, then place the chicken in the pan, with the orange quaters.
  6. Roast chicken for 20 min then reduce oven temperature to 350' F. Continue to roast the chicken, basting with the pan juice for another hour or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh reads 165'F.
  7. Transfer chicken and oranges to serving platter, placing chicken breast-side down. Let rest loosely covered with aluminium foil for 10 to 15 minute.
  8. Tip the roasting pan and spoon out any excess fat. Place the pan over medium heat, add chicken stock and deglaze the pan by scraping up the browned bits with wooden spoon. Add the orange juice and bring to boil, then boil until the liquid is reduced to about 2/3 cup then season with salt and pepper.
  9. Remove the trussing string from chicken, turn chicken breast side up and carve. Add any juices from the chicken to the sauce. Serve the chicken with the sauce and orange wedges.
  10. (for thicker sauce add flour).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 266.18 Kcal (1114 kJ)
Calories from fat 160.31 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.81g 27%
Cholesterol 78.2mg 26%
Sodium 59.6mg 2%
Potassium 331.72mg 7%
Total Carbs 12.01g 4%
Sugars 8.29g 33%
Dietary Fiber 1.86g 7%
Protein 15.18g 30%
Vitamin C 51.3mg 86%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 48.9mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 134.96 Kcal (565 kJ)
Calories from fat 81.28 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.03g 27%
Cholesterol 39.65mg 26%
Sodium 30.22mg 2%
Potassium 168.19mg 7%
Total Carbs 6.09g 4%
Sugars 4.2g 33%
Dietary Fiber 0.94g 7%
Protein 7.7g 30%
Vitamin C 26mg 86%
Iron 0.4mg 4%
Calcium 24.8mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.4
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

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