spicy honey-roasted chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (6 pound) whole roasting chicken
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ready Time: 2 hrs 15 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). rinse and pat dry the chicken; place in roasting pan.
• in a bowl, mix together the honey, chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and garlic powder. using your hands, rub the honey mixture all over the chicken. baste chicken with the melted butter.
• roast the chicken in the preheated oven until the skin begins to brown, 30 to 45 minutes. baste the chicken with juices in the roasting pan.
• reduce heat to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c), and roast until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. baste occasionally during roasting. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 180 degrees f (80 degrees c). remove the chicken from the oven, cover with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil, and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes before slicing.