Southwest Style Chicken Recipe
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 whl Chickens - (3 lbs ea) thoroughly rinsed and dry
- 2 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
- 12 x Garlic cloves peeled
- 1/4 c. Minced celery
- 1/4 c. Minced carrots
- 2 tsp Southwest Spice see * Note
- Â Â Black Bean Sauce see * Note
- Â Â Guacamole see * Note
- Â Â Pico De Gallo Salsa see * Note
- Â Â Fried Tortilla Strips see * Note
Directions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Rub chickens inside and out with oil, using 1 Tbsp. per chicken. Insert 3 garlic cloves under skin of each chicken breast half. Sprinkle chickens inside and out with onions, celery and carrots. Sprinkle chickens, inside and out, with Southwest Spice and rub in with your hands. Place chickens, breast-side up, on a rack in a roasting pan and roast till crisp but tender, about 1 hour 10 min. Remove from oven, carve thigh and drumstick intact and slice breast meat.
- To serve, spoon Black Bean Sauce on dinner plates and arrange 1 chicken breast and 1 thigh/drumstick on top. Mound Guacamole and Pico De Gallo Salsa alongside and top with Fried Tortilla Strips.
- This recipe yields 4 servings.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 699g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 1502 | |
| Calories from Fat 952 | 63% |
| Total Fat 106.08g | 133% |
| Saturated Fat 28.51g | 114% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 463mg | 154% |
| Sodium 525mg | 22% |
| Potassium 1444mg | 41% |
| Total Carbs 13.79g | 4% |
| Dietary Fiber 3.7g | 12% |
| Sugars 1.07g | 1% |
| Protein 117.14g | 187% |
