Citrus Spring Chicken Recipe

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Citrus Spring Chicken
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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 475F
  2. In a 9x13-inch baking dish or roasting pan (should hold 2 flattened chicken halves snughly), stir wine with lemon and lime juices, garlic, rosemary and salt.
  3. If chicken hasn't been split, use kitchen scissors or shears to cut backbone out of chicken and discard.
  4. Cut off and discard any excess fat or skin.
  5. Slice chicken in half between breasts.
  6. Place, skin-side up, on a flat surface.
  7. Flatten the chicken as much as you can by pressing down on the breast bone with both hands or smash it with a heavy frying pan.
  8. Rinse with cold water, pat dry with paper towels and place chicken, skin-side down, in dish and spoon some of wine mixture overtop.
  9. Lay a large piece of foil over dish, then place soething heavy such as a cast iron ovenproof pan, cast-iron frying pan or a foil-wrapped brick on top of chicken to help keep it flat.
  10. Roast in centre of 475F oven 30 minutes.
  11. Remove heavy pan or brick and foil.
  12. Remove chicken from oven, turn chicken over and spoon pan juices overtop.
  13. Return to oven and roast, uncovered and basting occasionally with pan juices, until chicken is firm when pressed and temperature of the thickest part of meat reaches 170F (15 to 20 more minutes.
  14. Remove chicken to a cutting board, slice into serving-size portions and place on dinner plates.
  15. Spoon pan juices overtop.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 909.52 Kcal (3808 kJ)
Calories from fat 537.19 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 59.69g 92%
Cholesterol 357.13mg 119%
Sodium 863.66mg 36%
Potassium 849.94mg 18%
Total Carbs 5.95g 2%
Sugars 1.39g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0.44g 2%
Protein 71.72g 143%
Vitamin C 24.2mg 40%
Iron 4.3mg 24%
Calcium 70.5mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 184.69 Kcal (773 kJ)
Calories from fat 109.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.12g 92%
Cholesterol 72.52mg 119%
Sodium 175.37mg 36%
Potassium 172.59mg 18%
Total Carbs 1.21g 2%
Sugars 0.28g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0.09g 2%
Protein 14.56g 143%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 40%
Iron 0.9mg 24%
Calcium 14.3mg 7%

* 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

  • 23.1
    Points
  • 23
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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