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Honey-Baked Chicken

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Category: Low Calorie, Poultry

 Ingredients List

  • 3 lb Broiler/fryer Chicken,skined
  • 3/4 c Shredded yellow Squash
  • 3/4 c Shredded Zucchini
  • 1/2 c Finely chopped Onion
  • 1/2 c Finely chopped Celery
  • 1 1/4 c Toasted,wholewheat Breadcrum
  • Clove Garlic, crushed
  • Egg, beaten
  • 1/4 c Chopped Pecans
  • 1/4 ts Salt
  • 1/4 ts Pepper
  • 3 tb Unsweetened Apple Juice
  • 2 tb Honey

 Directions

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 deg F for 1 1/2- 2 hours or until
drumsticks are easy to move and juices run clear, basting occasionally with
remaining apple-honey muixture. PER SERVING: 266 calories, 26.8 g protein,
10.8 g fat, 15.6 g carbohydrate 119 g cholesterol, 1.8 mg iron, 246 mg
sodium, 45 mg calcium.


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