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Roasted Chicken with Cranberry Cornbread Nuggets

  • Servings:

    Serves 4 as an appetizer
  • Prep Time:

    32 minutes
  • Cook Time:

    104 minutes

Ingredients

1 (3 1/2 to 4 lb.) whole chicken, giblets removed (Chicken)
4 tsp. minced fresh thyme leaves (Chicken)
4 tsp. minced fresh rosemary leaves (Chicken)
1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, or to taste (Chicken)
5 cloves garlic, thinly sliced (Chicken)
1/4 tsp. kosher or coarse sea salt, or to taste (Chicken)
1 lemon, quartered (Chicken)
vegetable cooking spray (Cranberry Cornbread Nuggets)
1/4 cup yellow cornmeal (Cranberry Cornbread Nuggets)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour (Cranberry Cornbread Nuggets)
1 Tbsp. sugar (Cranberry Cornbread Nuggets)
1 tsp. baking powder (Cranberry Cornbread Nuggets)
1/8 tsp. salt (Cranberry Cornbread Nuggets)
1/8 tsp. freshly ground black pepper (Cranberry Cornbread Nuggets)
1 egg (Cranberry Cornbread Nuggets)
1/2 cup milk (Cranberry Cornbread Nuggets)
2 Tbsp. safflower or sunflower oil (Cranberry Cornbread Nuggets)
1/2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, or 1/3 cup dried (Cranberry Cornbread Nuggets)
Roasted Chicken with Cranberry Cornbread Nuggets

Directions

1. Prepare the chicken. In a small bowl, mix together thyme, rosemary, pepper, and garlic. Slide fingers carefully under the skin to separate chicken from skin. Rub chopped herb mixture into chicken, from breast to thighs, anywhere you can slide your fingers.
2. Rub chicken skin with salt. Squeeze lemon quarters into the cavity, then insert them into the cavity. Refrigerate chicken, uncovered, for 2 to 24 hours.
3. When ready to cook the chicken, remove from fridge and let chicken come to room temperature 30 minutes before cooking.
4. Meanwhile, prepare the cornbread nuggets. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 12-cup mini-muffin pan with vegetable cooking spray.
5. In a medium bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and pepper.
6. In a small bowl, whisk together egg, milk, and oil. Make a well in the center of the dry mixture. Stir in the wet ingredients and blend gently with a rubber spatula until just combined. Fold in cranberries. Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups. Bake until slightly browned, about 12 to 14 minutes. Let pan cool on a wire rack.
7. Raise oven temperature to 400 degrees F. Roast chicken until juices run clear when pierced with the tip of a knife and temperature reads 165 degrees F on an instant read thermometer, about 80 to 90 minutes. Baste three times during cooking, the third time just before removing chicken from oven. Let rest 10 to 15 minutes, then carve. Serve with cranberry cornbread nuggets on the side.
Source: Hannaford fresh Magazine, September - October 2015

Nutrition

Nutritional Facts
Servings Serves 4
Base Nutrients
Calories 640 kcal (32%)
Calories from Fat 324 kcal (0%)
Total Fat 36 g (55%)
Saturated Fat 9 g (45%)
Cholesterol 200 mg (67%)
Sodium 510 mg (21%)
Total Carbohydrates 23 g (8%)
Dietary Fiber 1 g (4%)
Protein 53 g (88%)
Vitamins
Vitamin A n/a
Vitamin C n/a
Minerals
Calcium n/a
Iron n/a
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