Honey-Baked Chicken

Name: Honey-Baked Chicken
Cook time: P2H
Total time: P2H
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: chicken, whole; yellow summer squash; zucchini; onions; celery; bread crumbs, whole wheat; garlic cloves; eggs; pecans; salt; black pepper; apple juice; honey

Yield

6 servings

Prep

20 min

Cook

2 hrs

Ready

2 hrs

Trans-fat Free

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
3	pounds	whole chicken skinned
¾	cup	yellow summer squash shredded	*
¾	cup	zucchini shredded
½	cup	onions chopped
½	cup	celery chopped
1 ¼	cups	bread crumbs, whole wheat toasted
1	each	garlic cloves crushed
1	each	eggs beaten
¼	cup	pecans chopped
¼	teaspoon	salt
¼	teaspoon	black pepper
3	tablespoons	apple juice unsweetened
2	tablespoons	honey

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
1.4	kg	whole chicken skinned
177	ml	yellow summer squash shredded	*
177	ml	zucchini shredded
118	ml	onions chopped
118	ml	celery chopped
296	ml	bread crumbs, whole wheat toasted
1	each	garlic cloves crushed
1	each	eggs beaten
59	ml	pecans chopped
1.3	ml	salt
1.3	ml	black pepper
45	ml	apple juice unsweetened
3E+1	ml	honey

Directions

Discard giblets and neck of chicken.

Rinse chicken under cold, running water, and pat dry.

Set aside.

Coat a large nonstick skillet with Pam, place over med-hi heat until hot.

Add yellow squash, zucchini, onion, celery, and garlic, and sauté until tender-crisp.

Drain. Combine vegetable mixture, breadcrumbs, egg, pecans, salt, and pepper in a med bowl; stir well.

Place chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a roasting pan that has been coated with Pam.

Stuff lightly with dressing mixture.

Truss chicken. Combine apple juice and honey, stirring well.

Brush chicken with half of apple juice-honey mixture.

Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for 1½- 2 hours or until drumsticks are easy to move and juices run clear, basting occasionally with remaining apple-honey muixture.