Orange Honey Glazed Roast Chicken is a juicy, tender, deliciously seasoned chicken with a spicy rub, orange, rosemary, sage, and thyme.
The chicken is then coated with an orange honey glaze that gives the chicken a citrus-sweet bite. And all these flavors combined provide a taste explosion with every bite. You want to make this!
Honey and Orange Glazed Roast Chicken
Roasted chicken from the oven is always delicious. A crispy outside with a juicy and tender inside. That is the minimum it must meet.
Sometimes, I like to make a one-pan casserole and add delicious potatoes to the roasted chicken. Or I make a whole chicken in the slow cooker (without thinking about it all day, so it's very easy). But today, I felt like doing something special. The holidays are coming, and I want something more festive.
A turkey is a true American classic during Christmas and Thanksgiving, but sometimes there are fewer people, and it turns out to be too large. And so I decided to go for chicken.
Perfect Glazed Roast Chicken
So that became this roasted chicken, deliciously seasoned with a herb rub and topped with a honey orange sauce. First, you fill the chicken with orange and fresh herbs (which give a lot of flavor from the inside) and rub the outside with a delicious herbal rub. Then you bake the chicken in the oven.
Brush the chicken with an orange honey glaze when it is almost done. By baking it a bit more in the oven, the sauce will have time to caramelize and get even more flavor. And I like that.
The outside of the chicken was wonderfully crispy, and the inside soft and tender. And the taste was so delicious. This will be on the table this Thanksgiving or Christmas! And because it is so delicious, I am sharing the recipe with you!
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📖 Recipe
Ingredients
Spice rub
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon allspice ground
Roasted Chicken with Stuffing
- 1 Whole chicken all organs and stems removed
- ½ orange in segments
- ½ onion in wedges
- 1 sprig fresh sage
- 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Orange Honey Glaze
- ½ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 clove garlic pressed
- ½ teaspoon white wine vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic
Instructions
Spice rub
- Place all ingredients in a bowl and stir well.1 teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar, 2 teaspoons garlic powder, 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, 1 teaspoon sweet paprika powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground cloves, ¼ teaspoon allspice ground
Roasted Chicken with Stuffing
- Preheat the oven to
395 °F or 355 °F - Place the chicken in front of you. Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel.1 Whole chicken
- Fill the cavity of the chicken with orange, onion, and fresh herbs.½ orange, ½ onion, 1 sprig fresh sage, 3 sprigs fresh rosemary, 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- Make an opening between the skin and the meat by loosening it with your fingers (this can only be done at the top and bottom, not at the legs). Spread half of the spice rub under the skin.
- Now brush the outside of the skin with oil and spread the remaining rub over the entire chicken.2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Place the chicken on a rack in an oven dish and bake in the oven for 75 minutes (or until the meat thermometer on the thickest part of the thigh reads 140 °F (60°C)).
Orange Honey Glaze
- When you put the chicken in the oven, mix the orange juice with the honey, garlic, vinegar, and cinnamon in a saucepan and bring to a boil.½ cup orange juice, ¼ cup honey, 1 clove garlic, ½ teaspoon white wine vinegar, ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Mix cornstarch with water in a bowl until you get a paste. Pour that into the sauce and stir. When the sauce thickens, turn off the heat and let the sauce cool slightly.2 teaspoons cornstarch, 2 tablespoons water
Baking Whole Chicken
- Remove the chicken from the oven and brush the outside with the orange honey sauce. Now, continue baking the chicken until the meat thermometer reads 167 °F (75 °C).
- Remove the chicken from the oven and brush again with the sauce. Cover with aluminum foil and let it rest for ten minutes, so the meat becomes even more tender.
- Serve immediately!
Notes
- Refrigerator: Remove the meat from the bones and store it covered in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- Freezer: Remove the meat from the bones and store it in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 months.
- Bones: You can make a delicious chicken soup with the bones. For example, slow cooker chicken stock with this recipe.
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