Honey Orange Glazed Chicken

Prep Time:
20 mins

Cook Time:
2 hrs

Additional Time:
1 hr

Total Time:
3 hrs 20 mins

Servings:
8

Ingredients

Directions

Sprinkle chicken with salt and place in a large glass or plastic bowl.

Whisk together honey, orange juice with pulp, butter, rosemary, orange zest, garlic, and pepper in a separate bowl. Pour orange mixture over chicken; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to overnight.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Place chicken in a single layer in a roasting pan; pour orange mixture over chicken.

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Baste chicken with pan juices and reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Continue basting chicken every 20 minutes and cook until chicken is a deep orange-brown color, no longer pink at the bone, and the juices run clear, about 90 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat near the bone should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Cook’s Note

I usually mix the remaining orange glaze in the pan into the rice. It can also be strained and thickened with cornstarch, then poured over the rice.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)