Ingredients

  • 1 (3 lb) whole roasting chickens
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter or 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 large orange, peeled and quartered
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 - 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper (I use freshly ground black pepper)
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • GLAZE
  • 3 tablespoons orange marmalade
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, to taste

Method

  • Wash chicken and pat dry.
  • Brush chicken with melted butter,season both inside and out with salt and pepper and rosemary, placing one clove garlic inside chicken.
  • Place in roaster with the orange juice, quartered orange, and remaining clove of garlic.
  • Roast uncovered in 350 oven until chicken is well browned, fork tender, and juices run clear when pierced with a fork about (1 1/2 to 2 hours).
  • Make glaze by mixing marmalade and dry rosemary, brush onto chicken and bake for another 10 minutes.