Roasted Chicken with Orange Basil Butter Rub and Oven Roasted Red Peppers
By: Lady Catherine ...
Published: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 8:27am

Ingredients




1 whole chicken – about 5 lbs.
Rub for the chicken skin:
Dashes of ground oregano
Dashes of salt
Dashes of black pepper
Dashes of garlic powder
1 tsp. of sugar
Drizzle of olive oil
Orange Basil Butter:
3 tablespoons of butter
1 tablespoon of orange marmalade
2 cloves of garlic
Healthy handful of fresh basil
Dash of salt
Dash of black pepper
Oven Roasted Red Peppers:
3 red bell peppers – sliced
½ Spanish onion – sliced
4 cloves of garlic – chopped
Healthy handful of fresh basil - chopped
Dashes of salt
Dashes of red pepper flakes
Dashes of dried oregano
Drizzle of olive oil

Preparation

1 Rub for the chicken skin: 2 Combine all of the seasonings in a small dish and drizzle with olive oil to form a paste.  Rub all over the skin. 3 Orange Basil Butter: 4 Place the butter and all of the other ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. 5 Gently lift the skin and rub this butter all over, under the skin. 6 Preheat Oven 375: 7 Place the prepared chicken in a baking pan. 8 Bake 55-60 minutes or until the juices of the chicken run clear. 9 This is a juicy and delicious chicken. 10 Oven Roasted Red Peppers: 11 Place all of the ingredients in a baking pan.  Add the seasonings and drizzles of olive oil and bake in the oven. 12 Bake 45-50 minutes.

About

These are delicious and go great on a sandwich.
Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
xo