| Total: | 1 hr 5 min |
| Prep: | 5 min |
| Cook: | 1 hr |
Ingredients
- 1 stick (1/4 pound) butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup minced yellow onion
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup mild honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 rounded teaspoon curry powder
- 2 tablespoons peach or mango chutney
- Small handful dried currants or chopped dark raisins
- 2 roasting chickens (3 1/2 to 4 pounds each)
- 1 or 2 shallow baking sheets with 1 inch rims
Instructions
- To make sauce: Melt butter in a heavy 1 1/2 to 2 quart saucepan over medium heat. When bubbling, saute onion and garlic until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients except chicken and stir until combined. Heat until warm throughout and set aside to cool slightly.
- To prepare chicken: Rinse and pat each chicken dry. Cut each chicken into 8 serving pieces as directed. (Reserve and freeze backs for stock.) Dip each piece in honey mixture, coating chicken completely. Lay chicken pieces (skin side up) on 1 or 2 shallow baking pans. Spoon any remaining sauce over chicken.
- To bake: Place chicken in a cold oven, turn heat to 400 degrees F and bake 1 hour. If you are using 2 baking sheets, roast in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and switch shelf positions after half the baking time.
- To serve: Transfer chicken to a warmed serving platter and serve hot, at room temperature or slightly chilled.
Reviews
I have made this several times and my husband and family love it. I have been asked to make it time and time again. I use raisins and it makes it really tasty!
This is my recipe for company when I don’t have much prep time. It is so easy, yet tastes like I worked so hard!! I serve it with saffron rice and a salad. I am making it tonight for my holiday guests!
THIS WILL BE THE 4TH YEAR I MAKE THIS EASY WONDERFUL CHICKEN RECEPE AND WITH THE RASINS ADDED MAKE A WONDERFUL SURPRISE FOR ANYONE WHO HAS NOT HAD THIS TYPE OF DISH BEFORE. MAKE SURE U USE THE MANGO CHUTNEY BLENDS VERY NICELY WITH THE OTHER SPICE AND FLAVORS.