Honey Chicken

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Honey Chicken

Recipe By : The Southern Living Cookbook, 1987, 8487-0709-5
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chicken Main Dishes
Microwave

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/4 cup butter or margarine -- melted
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup prepared mustard
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
1 broiler-fryer
--cut up and skinned
--2 1/2- to 3-pound
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Combine butter, honey, mustard, lemon juice, and paprika, stirring well.
Lightly sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper, and place chicken, meaty side
down, in a lightly greased 12- x 8- x 2-inch baking dish. Pour honey mixture
over chicken; cover dish and refrigerate 3 to 4 hours. Remove chicken pieces
from refrigerator; bake, covered, at 3250F for 30 minutes. Remove cover, and
turn chicken pieces; bake an additional 30 minutes or until done, basting
occasionally with pan drippings. Yield: 4 servings.

Microwave Directions: Combine butter, honey, mustard, lemon juice, and
paprika; stir well. Lightly sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; place
chicken, meaty side down, in a lightly greased 12- x 8- x 2-inch baking dish.
Pour honey mixture over chicken; cover and refrigerate 3 to 4 hours. Remove
chicken from refrigerator. Cover with heavy-duty plastic wrap; microwave at
HIGH for 18 to 22 minutes or until chicken pieces are done, rotating dish a
quarter-turn and basting with sauce every 5 minutes.
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