Whole Oven-Barbecued Chicken
Source of Recipe
Kraft Food & Family
Recipe Introduction
Super-moist, with a taste of lemon, this chicken is sure to be the best you have ever tasted!
List of Ingredients
- 2 small lemons
- 1/2 cup Kraft Original Barbecue Sauce
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1 whole chicken (3 lb.)
- 1 pkg. (6 oz.) Stove Top Stuffing Mix for Chicken
Instructions
- PREHEAT oven to 350 F. Grate 1/2 tsp. lemon peel; set aside. Cut lemons in half; squeeze juice into small bowl. Set aside lemon halves for later use. Add barbecue sauce and seasoning to the lemon juice; mix well. Place chicken in baking pan. Place 2 of the lemon halves and the garlic cloves inside the cavity of chicken. Rub skin of chicken with remaining 2 lemon halves and discard. Tie legs together with kitchen twine.
- BAKE 1 hour 45 min. or until chicken is cooked through (165 F), brushing with the barbecue sauce mixture every 5 min. during the last 20 min. of the baking time. Sprinkle with reserved lemon peel during the last 5 min.
- MEANWHILE, prepare stuffing mix as directed on package. Place in 1 1/2-qt. baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover. Place stuffing in oven during last 30 min. of chicken baking time.
- REMOVE and discard lemon halves and garlic cloves from chicken cavity. Skim fat from drippings in chicken baking pan; serve drippings with chicken and stuffing.
Final Comments
Makes 6 servings.
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