Sephardic Roast Chicken With Orange, Lemon, and Ginger Recipe

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Sephardic Roast Chicken With Orange, Lemon, and Ginger
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
252
Calories
Total time
150
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
  3. Grate zest from 1 orange and from only 1 of the lemons and reserve it.
  4. Cut the zested lemon into quarters and rub the outside of the chicken with the lemon quarters and discard them.
  5. Cut the zested orange into quarters and also cut the other lemon into quarters and reserve them.
  6. In a small bowl, stir together lemon and orange zests and 1 tablespoons of the grated ginger and rub this mixture evenly inside cavity of the chicken.
  7. Put the orange and remaining lemon quarters inside body and neck of the chicken and season chicken all over with salt and pepper.
  8. Place the chicken on a rack set in a shallow roasting pan.
  9. In a small bowl stir together margarine or oil, citrus juices, honey, and remaining 2 tablespoons of grated ginger.
  10. Place chicken on the middle rack of the oven and roast for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until a meat thermometer inserted in the fleshy part of thigh registers 170 degrees F. and juices run clear.
  11. Baste with the citrus juice mixture at least 4 times during roasting.
  12. *If chicken is browning too quickly, tent with foil.
  13. Transfer to a platter and let rest for 10-15 minutes before carving chicken.
  14. Garnish with orange sections.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 252.02 Kcal (1055 kJ)
Calories from fat 120.46 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.38g 21%
Cholesterol 178.38mg 59%
Sodium 59.81mg 2%
Potassium 344.99mg 7%
Total Carbs 19.6g 7%
Sugars 15.12g 60%
Dietary Fiber 1.49g 6%
Protein 14.48g 29%
Vitamin C 57.7mg 96%
Vitamin A 2.4mg 80%
Iron 4mg 22%
Calcium 34.2mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 130.08 Kcal (545 kJ)
Calories from fat 62.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.91g 21%
Cholesterol 92.06mg 59%
Sodium 30.87mg 2%
Potassium 178.06mg 7%
Total Carbs 10.12g 7%
Sugars 7.8g 60%
Dietary Fiber 0.77g 6%
Protein 7.47g 29%
Vitamin C 29.8mg 96%
Vitamin A 1.2mg 80%
Iron 2.1mg 22%
Calcium 17.7mg 3%

* 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

  • 5.9
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

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