Roasted Red Pepper & Garlic Chicken

Tag : Pepper Strips


Recipe from Barbara Westrbook of Chesterfield, Va.
Prep Time: 15 min
Total Time: 2 hr 45 min
Whole chicken
Roasted red peppers (in the jar)
Stick of butter
6 cloves of garlic
Salt & Pepper

1. Make sure that the chicken is thawed (this helps with thecooking time). Cut slits in the skin of the chicken about 1.5inches apart on both sides of the breast. Place pats of butterunder the slits along with a clove of garlic and roasted bellpepper strips. If there are any of the garlic or peppers left , putthem in the cavity of the bird and fill the opening of the birdwith Aluminum Foil.

2. Now, cover the bird in the roasting pan with foil and let sitfor about 15 minutes - just enough time to Preheat the oven to 400.

3. Put the bird in the oven and let cook for about 1 1/2 - 2hours. Take the foil off of the bird and sprinkle salt and pepper. If you have butter Flavored PAM, spray that on top as well.

4. Finish the cooking process by putting the bird back in the ovenfor the remaining 30 minutes until the skin is good and crispy andGOLDEN in color.

Yield: Servings 3-4 (depending on weight of bird)