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Roast Chicken with Honey-Vinegar Rub!!!


Ingredients:

1 whole chicken

Rub:

¼ tsp. Paprika
¼ tsp. Cumin
¼ tsp. Garlic Powder
¼ tsp. Curry
¼ tsp. Salt
¼ tsp. Pepper
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil

Preheat Oven 350 degrees:

Combine all of the ingredients for the rub in a small bowl.

Rub the clean chicken down with this rub: outside and under the skin.

Place chicken in a baking dish and bake until the juices from the thigh run clear.

This is a great tasting chicken, for any night of the week.

With Love,

Catherine
xo

Oven Stuffer with Sausage Stuffing!!!


Ingredients:
7 lb. oven stuffer roaster

Marinade for Oven Stuffer:
¼ cup olive oil
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
Dashes of cumin
Dashes of ground thyme

Stuffing:
2 links sausage – open casing and remove sausage
2 cups fresh breadcrumbs or stuffing mix
3 stalks celery – chopped
1 medium red onion – chopped
4 cloves garlic – chopped
¼ cup wine
1 tablespoon butter
Drizzle of Olive oil

Preheat Oven 350 degrees:

Clean roaster and pat dry. Combine ingredients for the marinade and rub chicken with marinade.

Heat a large frying pan with a tablespoon of butter and a drizzle of olive oil. Add the garlic, celery, sausage and red onion and sauté until the onion is softened. Add the fresh breadcrumbs or stuffing mix and toss. Add the wine and toss again.

Loosen the skin on the roaster and stuff under the skin of the roaster.

Place roaster in the oven and bake 20 minutes per pound or until the juice on the thigh runs clear.

This is a delicious a festive way to serve a roaster!!

With Love,
Catherine
xo

Baked Quartered Chicken with Dried Apricots!!! & Delicious Rice!!!


Ingredients:

1 chicken quartered
½ cup dried apricots – sliced
½ onion – sliced
Healthy handful of fresh basil
Healthy handful of fresh Italian parsley
1 cup chicken broth

Marinade:

¼ cup of olive oil
1 tablespoon vinegar
4 tablespoons of honey
Dashes of ground curry
Dashes of fresh ground black pepper
Dashes of sea salt

Preheat Oven 350 degrees:

Place the chicken in a baking dish and top with the fresh parsley, fresh basil, sliced onion and dried apricots.

Combine in a small bowl all of the ingredients for the marinade and pour over the chicken. Fill the bottom of the pan with the cup of chicken broth. Add a little extra broth as the broth evaporates.

Bake 45-50 minutes, until a beautiful golden color or until the juices run clear on the thigh.

This is very delicious and slightly exotic!

For the Delicious Rice!!!

Ingredients:

2 cup uncooked rice – prepared with dashes of curry & turmeric in the water
1 bunch of scallions – chopped
Healthy handful of fresh cilantro
4 cloves of garlic – chopped
1 Jalapeño - chopped
½ cup of raisins
Olive oil for drizzling

Dressing:

1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 tablespoons of honey
Dashes of powdered curry
Dashes of fresh ground black pepper
Dashes of sea salt

Prepare rice as directed.

Heat a large frying pan with a drizzle of olive oil. Add the scallions, garlic, raisins and jalapeño. Sauté for a minute or two. Add the cooked rice, cilantro and toss.

In a small bowl prepare the dressing, pour over the rice and plate.

This is easy and very delicious and goes perfect with the chicken.

With Love,

Catherine
xo