Chili-rubbed Chicken With Horseradish

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs whole chickens
• 1/2 cup horseradish root, peeled and finely shredded
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup (the real stuff)
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 rinse chicken; pat dry with paper towels and cut slits in skin of breast and drumsticks.
• 3 stir together horseradish and maple syrup.
• 4 stuff horseradish mixture in slits and rub into meat so mixture is spread evenly under the skin.
• 5 brush chicken with oil.
• 6 combine chili powder and salt; rub over the chicken.
• 7 tie the legs together and twist the wing tips under the back.
• 8 place chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
• 9 roast, uncovered, in a 375°f oven for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours or till the drumsticks move freely and the juices run clear.