Brown Sugar Mexican Spiced Baked Chicken
Description
Simple roast chicken is coated in Mexican spices and brown sugar creating a sweet, slightly spiced crust on the chicken. The coating keeps the chicken moist and incredibly juicy while it bakes. Just a few ingredients are all in takes to wow your family wi
Ingredients
2 lb. chicken, whole or pieces like breasts, thighs, full legs or drumsticks
2 T. Mexican Spice Mix
2 T. light brown sugar
3 T. oil
Directions
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Whole Chicken:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Move oven rack to the middle of the oven. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Combine sugar, spices and oil in a small dish; stir. Rinse chicken; pat dry with paper towels. Place chicken breast side up on the baking sheet; rub oil and spice mixture over chicken.
Roast for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. If chicken went into oven pretty cold from the refrigerator, it'll most likely take another 15 minutes or so. When the chicken is deeply golden brown and skin starts to look crispy, it's done.
Remove from oven; let chicken rest for at least 15 minutes before serving. If you cut it earlier, the juices won't have a chance to distribute fully through the meat and they'll drain out.
Chicken Pieces:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Move oven rack to the middle of the oven. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Combine sugar, spices and oil in a small dish; stir. Rinse chicken; pat dry with paper towels. Place chicken on the baking sheet; rub oil and spice mixture over the chicken.
Bake 40 minutes, until chicken is fully cooked. Remove from oven; let chicken rest for at least 15 minutes before serving. If you cut it earlier, the juices won't have a chance to distribute fully through the meat and they'll drain out.
*This can be prepared using a whole chicken, breasts, thighs, full legs or just drumsticks. The cooking time for separate pieces of bone-in meat is about the same whether it's white or dark meat. Keep an eye on it and be careful not to overcook it.
4-5 servings.