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Orange Roasted Chicken Recipe

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Ingredients
  

  • 4-5 lb. Roaster chicken
  • 2 oranges
  • 4-6 garlic cloves sliced
  • 1 sweet onion quartered
  • 4 T. olive oil divided
  • 1/4 c. orange juice
  • 1 T. Orange zest from one of the oranges
  • 1 t. salt
  • ½ t. garlic powder
  • ½ t. onion powder
  • ½ t. paprika
  • ½ t. black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Wash roaster inside and out, and pat dry.
  • Zest one orange and then cut it into quarters. Slice other orange into 1/4-inch slices.
  • Coat cavity with 1-2 T. Olive oil and stuff with orange quarters, onion quarters, and some garlic slices. Stuff orange slices and garlic slices under loosened skin covering the breasts and thighs.
  • Mix remaining olive oil, orange juice, orange zest, and next 5 ingredients and set aside.
  • Place stuffed roaster in oven roasting bag and follow instructions on package. Also place in roasting bag any remaining orange slices or garlic slices.
  • Pour orange juice mixture over stuffed roaster. Tie bag and place in pan, as per instructions on package.
  • Bake in 350 degree oven for about 1 hour and 45 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh reads 180 degrees . Let chicken stand 5 minutes before carving.