Amaretto Roasted Chicken Recipe

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Amaretto Roasted Chicken
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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Place the chicken in a baking pan, and rub with 2 tablespoons butter. Place remaining butter and 1/2 the lemon in the chicken cavity. Squeeze juice from remaining lemon half over chicken. Distribute squeezed lemon half and both halves of the garlic head in the pan around the chicken. Pour 1/4 cup amaretto over chicken.
  3. Bake chicken 1 hour and 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until juices run clear.
  4. Remove chicken from pan, and set aside. Squeeze juice from the lemon half inside chicken into the pan juices. Mash the garlic. Discard lemon rids and garlic pulp. Pour remaining amaretto into the pan, and mix to make a gravy. Serve chicken with the gravy.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 232.36 Kcal (973 kJ)
Calories from fat 128.28 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.25g 22%
Cholesterol 66.27mg 22%
Sodium 40.67mg 2%
Potassium 120.35mg 3%
Total Carbs 9.75g 3%
Sugars 1.81g 7%
Dietary Fiber 0.23g 1%
Protein 10.37g 21%
Vitamin C 5.7mg 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.6mg 4%
Calcium 10.5mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 269.58 Kcal (1129 kJ)
Calories from fat 148.82 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.54g 22%
Cholesterol 76.89mg 22%
Sodium 47.18mg 2%
Potassium 139.63mg 3%
Total Carbs 11.32g 3%
Sugars 2.09g 7%
Dietary Fiber 0.26g 1%
Protein 12.03g 21%
Vitamin C 6.6mg 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 12.2mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.8
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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