BAKED APRICOT WILD RICE CHICKEN

Baked Apricot Wild Rice Chicken image

Provided by dicentra

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (3 lb) roasting chickens
1 tablespoon honey
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1 lemon, juice of
1 (6 ounce) package long grain and wild rice blend
1 3/4 cups water
1/2 cup dried apricot
1/2 cup pecan halves

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350. Clean chicken, discarding giblets and neck. Tie legs together and place, breast-side up, in a Dutch oven.
Spread honey over chicken. Sprinkle with onion, garlic, turmeric, and lemon juice. Cover and bake for 1 hour. Drain off all fat and liquid.
Sprinkle contents of rice and seasoning packets from rice mix around and under chicken. Pour water over rice. Add apricots.
Cover and bake 35-45 minutes or until rice is tender and chicken is cooked through.
Mix pecans into rice. Cut chicken into pieces and serve over rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 631, Fat 43.9, SaturatedFat 10.8, Cholesterol 160.4, Sodium 155.8, Carbohydrate 20, Fiber 3, Sugar 15, Protein 39.8