The Best Roasted Chicken

Photo: flickr user avlxyz

Ingredients

1 roasting chicken, 5-7 lb

2 oranges, quartered

1 med. onion, quartered

Salt and pepper, to taste

2 teaspoons dried rosemary

1/2 cup water

3 tablespoons grainy mustard

3 tablespoons honey

1 tablespoon apricot or orange jam

3 tablespoons Kahlua

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Rinse chicken inside and out with cold water; pat dry. Squeeze juice of orange all over bird. Then place orange and onion inside bird. Tie legs up.

Sprinkle salt and pepper all over bird, then rosemary. Place bird breast side up in a roasting pan and pour water into pan. Roast chicken for 1 hour. Prepare glaze; heat everything until hot and smooth. Spoon glaze over chicken and bake until bird is golden brown about 40 minutes.

Cooking time is approximate. Bird is cooked when drumstick moves easily.