Monday’s Bread Bowl: Chipotle Smothered Roast Chicken

Spicier Roast Chicken

What you will need:

1 large plastic container w/ lid

1 mixing bowl

1 baking pan

1 wire rack

1 medium-sized yellow onion, sliced thin

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 whole chicken for roasting

½ (7 oz.) can chipotle peppers (in Adobo Sauce)

3 tablespoons olive oil

Coarse salt

Paprika

Cooking and Directions:

Combine chipotle pepper, onion, olive oil, and garlic in bowl.  Mix well.  Sprinkle chicken with salt and paprika.  Next, apply chipotle sauce to chicken’s surface area and crevices.  Place chicken in large container and cover with lid.  Let chicken marinate for at least 3 hours.

Preheat oven at 350 degrees.  Place chicken (breast-side up) on wire rack in baking pan then place pan in oven.  Let chicken roast for 1 hour to 75 minutes (depending on size).  Reset the oven to broil for the final 10 minutes of total cooking time.