Roasted Garlic, Lemon, Herb Marinated Chicken with a Honey Glaze
Recipe: #1345
October 25, 2011
Categories: Chicken, Fathers Day, Game/Sports Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Sunday Dinner, Grilling (Outdoor), Marinate, Oven Roast, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Bone-in Pieces, Chicken Dinner, more
"The best marinade and easy. Add any where from 1 to 2 lbs chicken to the marinade and marinate 4-8 hours. I love to cut up the chicken and serve as kabobs, but you can grill any cut of chicken you want, bone in/boneless; breasts, thighs, drumsticks, wings - doesn't matter. Just a nice marinade."
Ingredients
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- MARINADE
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- GLAZE
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (343.6 g)
- Calories 286.2
- Total Fat - 5 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.3 g
- Cholesterol - 304.1 mg
- Sodium - 505.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 31 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6 g
- Sugars - 15.4 g
- Protein - 35.3 g
- Calcium - 91 mg
- Iron - 5.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 92.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Garlic ... First thing is to make the roasted garlic. Take a head of garlic and cut a slice off the top. Set in the center of a square piece of aluminum foil and drizzle with olive oil. Wrap up like a package and put in a 400 degree oven, middle shelf for about 30-40 minutes. Check it after 30 minutes. It will be soft and "squishy" to the touch. Remove and cool. This can be done a couple of days in advance.
Step 2
Marinade ... To crush the peppercorns, I add them to a small baggie and hit with my meat mallet, or the bottom of a pot or pan. Add the peppercorns along with the cooled roasted garlic, and all the other ingredients to a small bowl or a large ziplock bag and mix well. Add the chicken and toss well to coat. Seal up the bag or cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate 4-8 hours. Not much longer because of the citrus - it can actually start to cook the chicken.
Step 3
Glaze ... Add the honey, lemon, and dried thyme to a small cup and microwave for 10 seconds, just to warm up the honey and make is spreadable.
Step 4
Grill ... This is best done on an outdoor or indoor grill, but a broiler or even the oven can be used. As I mentioned, you can make kabobs as I did, or just grill as is. Remove from marinade and season with salt and pepper; then cook with whatever method you choose. The last few minutes of cooking, brush with the honey mix.
Step 5
Serve ... Remove the chicken and let it rest a few minutes before serving. ENJOY!
Tips
No special items needed.