Honey-baked Chicken

Total Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs broiler-fryer chickens, skined
• 3/4 cup yellow squash, shredded
• 3/4 cup zucchini, shredded
• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
• 1 1/4 cups toasted sesame, wholewheat breadcrum
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened apple juice
• 2 tablespoons honey

Recipe

• 1 discard giblets and neck of chicken (or save for stock.) rinse chicken under cold, running water, and pat dry.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 coat a large nonstick skillet with pam; place over med-hi heat until hot.
• 4 add yellow squash, zucchini, onion, celery, and garlic, and saute until tender-crisp.
• 5 drain.
• 6 combine vegetable mixture, breadcrumbs, egg, pecans, salt, and pepper in a med bowl; stir well.
• 7 place chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a roasting pan that has been coated with pam.
• 8 stuff lightly with dressing mixture.
• 9 truss chicken (or put ball of foil in opening.) combine apple juice and honey, stirring well.
• 10 brush chicken with half of apple juice-honey mixture.
• 11 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.