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roasted chicken on platter with gravy and fresh parsley
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Roasted Sweet And Spicy Chicken With Gravy

Chicken seasoned with ancho chile pepper and a hint of brown sugar roasts to perfection for a true comfort food dinner. Add a homemade onion gravy and your tastebuds will be jumping for joy with each forkful of our Sweet And Spicy Chicken recipe.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: chicken with gravy, roasted chicken, sweet and spicy chicken
Servings: 6
Calories: 377kcal
Author: Gwynn Galvin

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Arrange minced onion and minced garlic in center of roasting pan to form a "bed" for your chicken.
  • Place chicken directly on top of bed of onion and garlic.
  • In small bowl combine 2 Tbs. butter, brown sugar, ancho, garlic powder and kosher salt until smooth and blended.
  • Loosen skin from breast and legs of chicken and place half of the butter mixture in a thin layer under the skin. Rub the remaining butter mixture over top of skin.
  • Roast chicken 1 hour 30 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of chicken registers 165F.
  • Transfer chicken to serving platter and let chicken rest 10 minutes.
  • While chicken is resting, combine white wine and flour in small bowl, stirring until smooth and blended. Add broth and wine mixture to roasting pan with roasted onions and pan drippings.
  • Bring to a boil over medium heat until thickened, stirring occasionally and scraping up any brown bits in pan. Those brown bits are packed with flavor and will give your gravy a wonderful depth of chicken flavor!
  • Stir in remaining 1 Tbs. butter and cook until melted, stirring. Simmer gravy on low until ready to serve with chicken.

Notes

Makes 6 servings and 2 1/4 cups gravy.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
  • Use a cut up chicken and arrange the pieces on the minced onion; the roasting time will shorten so cook chicken until it registers 165F with a meat thermometer
  • Save on oven roasting time and make this recipe with a spatchcocked chicken
  • Use a sweet onion for a milder onion flavored gravy
  • Substitute an additional ½ cup of chicken broth in place of the ½ cup white wine

Nutrition

Calories: 377kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 124mg | Sodium: 516mg | Potassium: 369mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1467IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 2mg