Bourbon Peach-apricot Glazed Chicken

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (3 1/2-4 lb) whole broiler-fryer chickens
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1/2 cup peach-apricot preserves or 1/2 cup sugar-free peach-apricot fruit spread or 1/2 cup sugar-free apricot preserves
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 tablespoons bourbon or 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• red pepper flakes, for heat (optional)
• fresh parsley leaves, garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 rinse chicken all over in lime & orange juice.
• 3 pat chicken dry.
• 4 place chicken, breast side up, on rack in roasting pan.
• 5 combine all glaze ingredients in 1-quart saucepan.
• 6 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until butter is melted.
• 7 reserve 1/4 cup.
• 8 spoon remaining glaze over chicken.
• 9 bake, basting occasionally, for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until chicken is golden brown.
• 10 (if necessary, add water to basting juices to prevent burning).
• 11 loosely cover chicken with aluminum foil.
• 12 continue baking, basting occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink, about 30 to 45 minutes.
• 13 skim fat from pan juices.
• 14 combine pan juices with reserved glaze in 1 quart saucepan.
• 15 cook over medium-high heat until mixture comes to a boil, about 1-2 minutes.
• 16 serve with chicken.
• 17 garnish with parsley leaves, if desired.