Sweet Honey Baked Chicken
For all of you with a sweet tooth out there, you'll love my Sweet Honey Baked Chicken. Glazed and baked to perfection this tasty dish will leave you speechless. Baked chicken recipes have never been this sweet. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 3 pound broiler/fryer chicken, skinned
- 3/4 cup yellow squash, shredded
- 3/4 cup zucchini, shredded
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup celery, chopped
- 1 1/4 cup toasted, wholewheat bread crumbs
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup pecans, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 tablespoon pepper
- 3 tablespoon unsweetened apple juice
- 2 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Discard giblets and neck of chicken (or save for stock.) Rinse chicken under cold, running water, and pat dry. Set aside.
- Coat a large nonstick skillet with Pam, place over med-hi heat until hot. Add yellow squash, zucchini, onion, celery, and garlic, and saute until tender-crisp. Drain.
- Combine vegetable mixture, breadcrumbs, egg, pecans, salt, and pepper in a med bowl, stir well.
- Place chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a roasting pan that has been coated with Pam. Stuff lightly with dressing mixture.
- Truss chicken (or put ball of foil in opening.) Combine apple juice and honey, stirring well. Brush chicken with half of apple juice-honey mixture.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 1/2- 2 hours or until drumsticks are easy to move and juices run clear, basting occasionally with remaining apple-honey mixture.