SWEET AND SAVORY BAKED CHICKEN WITH PINEAPPLE AND TARRAGON

Sweet and Savory Baked Chicken With Pineapple and Tarragon image

From January edition of Martha Stewart Living. This recipe is so awesome we have made it for several people and its been a hit, plus it makes your house smell really good.

Provided by Pixies Kitchen

Time 1h10m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3/4 ounce fresh tarragon (I use infinite herbs pack)
1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1 (4 1/2 lb) roasting chickens, cut into pieces (about 4 1/2 lbs.)
2 1/2 cups chopped fresh pineapple
8 shallots (2 coarsely chopped, 6 halved length wise)
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425°F
Chop 2 sprigs of fresh Tarragon and combine in bowl with 1 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp ground pepper. Rub mixture all over chicken. Transfer to larger roasting pan, you can refrigerate this up to 24 hours before baking.
Put pineapple, chopped shallots, rice wine vinegar, sugar, and 1/2 tsp salt into food processor. Mix until slightly chunky.
Spread pineapple mixture over chicken and then add remaining Tarragon sprigs and sliced shallots to roasting pan. Bake chicken, basting with pan juices occasionally, until skin is golden, about 50 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 810.5, Fat 52.8, SaturatedFat 15.1, Cholesterol 240.6, Sodium 1105.4, Carbohydrate 23.6, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 10.7, Protein 59.3