Easy Citrus Baked Chicken

Submitted by jswope162

"Copied from local newspaper"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 large oven cooking bag
• 1⁄3 cup margarine or 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon basil leaves
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (5 -7 lb) roasting chickens
• 4 orange slices
• 1 medium onion, sliced

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Shake flour in Oven Cooking Bag;
3. place in 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
4. Combine margarine, basil, orange peel and pepper.
5. Rinse chicken; loosen the skin over the breast area by slipping your fingers or a paring knife under the skin.
6. Spread 2/3 of the margarine mixture evenly under the skin.
7. Place orange slices and 2 onion slices in chicken cavity.
8. Spread remaining margarine mixture over outside of chicken.
9. Place remaining onion slices in a single layer in bottom of bag.
10. Place chicken in bag on top of onion slices.
11. Close bag with nylon tie;
12. make 6 half-inch slits in top.
13. Bake 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until tender.