Spicy Honey Whole-Roasted Chicken
This whole chicken is roasted on a bed of rock salt, which results in tender, juicy meat. The whole chicken is rubbed with spices and then finished with a sweet honey-vinegar glaze.
Servings people (4-6)
Ingredients
Chicken and Rub
- 4 lb box Ice Cream/Rock Salt
- 3-5 lb whole chicken insides removed and cavity rinsed
- 1 whole lemon
- big handful fresh parsley
- 3-4 garlic cloves peeled and smashed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 2 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon coriander
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon chipotle chili powder
Glaze
- ½ cup honey
- 1 tablespoon Cider Vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉. Line a 9×13 baking dish with foil and empty entire box of salt into it, spreading out in an even layer. Cut lemon in half and stuff inside cavity, along with garlic and parsley. Rub chicken with olive oil. Combine all spices in a bowl and then sprinkle over chicken, rubbing in on all sides.
- Place chicken on top of salt, breast-side down and bake for 40 minutes. Flip chicken over and continue roasting until an instant-read thermometer registers 165℉ in the thickest part of the breast.
- Remove from oven and tent with foil for 5 minutes. Combine honey and vinegar. Use a silicone brush to brush glaze over chicken and then slice. Use any extra glaze, and that accumulated on your cutting board, to drizzle back over the cut chicken.
Nutrition
Serving: 6ounces, Calories: 419kcal, Carbohydrates: 30g, Protein: 25g, Fat: 23g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g, Monounsaturated Fat: 10g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 98mg, Sodium: 576mg, Potassium: 311mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 28g, Vitamin A: 484IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 27mg, Iron: 2mg
Calories: 419kcal
Cost: $13
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