Baked Chicken With
Maple Butter Glaze
This scrumptious chicken cooks so quickly because of the high
heat and the chicken’s proximity to the oven’s heating element.
It is adapted from a Weight Watchers recipe.
Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
• 1 ½ tsp paprika
• ½ tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp ground cumin, or
use chili powder
• 1 whole chicken, cut up
(purchase it already cut up
for greater ease)
• 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
• 1 ½ tbsp trans-fat-free
margarine or butter
• 1 ½ tbsp Dijon mustard
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 500°F. Line a baking sheet with
aluminum foil and spray the foil with nonstick cooking
spray. In a small bowl, combine the four dry spices.
2. Place the chicken pieces skin side up on the baking sheet.
Sprinkle and rub the spice mixture evenly over the chicken
(leave the drumsticks without spices for picky eaters, if
desired). Position the sheet in the upper third of the oven,
about 4 inches from the heating element, and bake it,
without turning it, for 15 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan combine the maple syrup,
margarine and mustard. Stir it over low heat until the
margarine melts. Remove it from the heat.
4. After the chicken has baked for 15 minutes, remove it from
the oven, brush it with the maple glaze, and bake it for 5
more minutes. Brush the chicken with the glaze again and
bake 5 minutes more. Remove from the oven and serve
immediately with brown rice and vegetables, or refrigerate
for up to 3 days.
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