Description
A weekend favorite, we call this ‘sticky’ chicken at our house, since the roasted spices and honey form a sticky, sweet and spicy coating during roasting. Wonderful when paired with a fresh green salad!
Ingredients
- 1 (6 pound) whole roasting chicken
- ½ cup honey
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Rinse and pat dry the chicken; place in roasting pan.
- In a bowl
- mix together the honey
- chili powder
- cumin
- cayenne pepper
- salt
- and garlic powder. Using your hands
- rub the honey mixture all over the chicken. Baste chicken with the melted butter.
- Roast the chicken in the preheated oven until the skin begins to brown
- 30 to 45 minutes. Baste the chicken with juices in the roasting pan.
- Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
- and roast until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear
- about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Baste occasionally during roasting. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh
- near the bone should read 180 degrees F (80 degrees C). Remove the chicken from the oven
- cover with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil
- and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes before slicing.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs
Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 8