Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Mexican Jalapeno Chicken

Thursday, July 21, 2011

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Mexican Jalapeno Chicken

* Exported from MasterCook *

Mexican Jalapeno Chicken

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Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Poultry/Fowl

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/2 pounds whole chicken -- 1 chicken, 1 to 2-pounds
2 garlic cloves
2 fresh jalapeno peppers
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup honey
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice -- 1/8 cup
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350F.

Wash the chicken and cut it into eight serving pieces.

Remove the skin from the garlic. Remove the stem and seeds from the jalapeno peppers.

Put the garlic, peppers, orange juice, honey, lime juice, salt and cayenne pepper in a blender or food processor; blend on medium setting for 5 minutes or until the peppers and garlic are well chopped up.

Place the chicken in a roasting pan. Brush the glaze on the chicken liberally but save about half for later.

Cook for 1 1/2 hours. After 30 minutes, turn the chicken and again glaze liberally. After another 30 minutes, turn the chicken over again and use the remaining glaze.

Serves 2

AuthorNote: Serve this with simple rice and vegetable dishes so you don't detract from the complex flavors in the chicken.

Cuisine:
"Mexican"
Source:
"The $5 Takeout Cookbook: Good Cheap Food for When You Want to Eat In by Parkinson, Kaeter, Hulin, & Kotylo, Adams Media, 2011"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"July 2011"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 800 Calories; 35g Fat (38.9% calories from fat); 44g Protein; 80g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 211mg Cholesterol; 702mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 6 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 3 1/2 Fat; 4 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : Total cost: $4.59

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0