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Crispy Skin, insanely juicy insides, bursting with juice and flavor, a hint of spice from the mustard, a subtle bit of savory heat from the cumin and a whole ton of juicy deliciousness from the combination of ingredients; this chicken is easily the most amazing roast chicken that I’ve ever eaten, much less made.
I am contemplating twisting this recipe into a beer can chicken recipe to see how it does on the grill.
Normally, my random recipes are spurred on by some ingredient in my pantry or something in a magazine, this time… it was inspired by a coupon. This coupon to be exact: 
Princess and I are both a bit of what you might call.. umm… mustard addicts, so you dangle a mustard coupon in my face and tack the word spicy onto it and I’m pretty much a goner.
Part of my H-E-B Meal Maker Challenge is to incorporate the Combo Locos, Online Coupons and such into making lunches and dinners easier during the back to school time, this coupon made it sort of ridiculously easy.
I took the spicy mustard and incorporated it into a glaze/marinade to make one of the easiest and most delicious roasted chickens ever.
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Roasted Chicken With Honey, Lime, Garlic, Spicy Mustard Glaze
- One 5 to 6lb whole fryer chicken
- 1 very full to overflowing Tbsp Spicy Mustard (see pic above)
- 1/2 C honey
- The juice of 6 limes (about 1/2 C fresh squeezed juice)
- 1 tsp cumin
- 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- Remove the “innards” from the chicken, rinse and pat dry
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 F
- Mix the honey, lime juice, cumin, garlic and mustard
- Gently, using your fingers, separate the skin from the body of the chicken
- Using a turkey baster, insert half the mixture in between the body of the chicken and the skin
- Place the chicken on a roasting rack
- Pour the remaining lime/honey/garlic/cumin mixture over the chicken, add 1 C water to the mixture in the roasting pan
- Roast for 2 – 3 hours. Baste every 30 minutes or so until golden brown (about 1 hour)
- Once the chicken is golden brown, cover with an aluminum foil tent and roast until the internal temperature reaches 180 (continuing to baste every 30 minutes or so)
- Remove from the oven and let rest for about 10 minutes.
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Once the chicken has rested it’s ready to cut, be prepared. This is, I kid you not, the juiciest chicken ever. Just look at the following picture, if you don’t believe me
Do you see all the juices coursing out of that chicken?????
The taste, more than you can imagine.
So here’s how this makes life easier:
- This chicken was ridiculously easy to make
- Crazy delicious leftovers make for ridiculous chicken salad and
- The carcass can be used to make Heather’s Homemade Chicken Stock
Y’all, trust me, this chicken… you want to make it.
So, today is the start of my birthday week (if you think Monday is the first day of the week and for today’s purposes….. we’re following that theory)
Since today is Mouthwatering Monday AND the start of my birthday week.. I’m giving away TWO $50 H-E-B and ConAgra gift packs
Here’s how to enter:
- (mandatory) Do you use coupons? Do they sway you towards one product or another?
- (bonus) Become a fan of the HEB facebook page (let me know in a separate comment)
- (bonus) Become a fan of the ConAgra facebook page (let me know in a separate comment)
- (bonus) tweet this giveaway and leave the tweet url in the comment
This giveaway valid from August 2, 2010 to 11 PM CST August 7, 2010 Random.Org will choose the winners
Thanks for linking up your recipes every Monday. Y’all inspire me weekly, I love seeing what y’all are feeding your families and friends. Don’t forget to link up your recipe URL, leave a comment, link back here in your post and visit the other participants!
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I definitely use coupons, and will try almost any new product if I have a high-value coupon for it. The stores where I shop always double coupons, too, so that makes couponing even more advantageous.
I always feel rotten when I leave my coupons at home and have to purchase something at full price.
Here’s my shoutout to the twitterverse:
https://twitter.com/RoseMillsOhio/status/20186874475
I definitely use coupons and love when I find a good deal, so it definitely sways what brands I buy. I heart HEB… Combo Locos, Texas showdowns, great deals.
HEB (which my kids call H.E.Buddy) is one of my favorite things about TX! Whenever our MD peeps come to town we take them on an HEB field trip complete with lots of samples. Love your meal deal challenge! Yes, of course, I use coupons and I love the man who stands by the HEB meal deal area and makes sure I’ve got everything. He’s so cute! I love my Cypress HEB!
Wow! Your roast chicken looks divine! It is one of my favorite things and I make it often, but never thought to use lime on it! My recipe this week is for Zesty Taco Quesadillas! Enjoy and thanks so much for sharing the foodie love with us today!
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Chicken is my favorite food to eat. This Roasted Honey, Lime, Garlic, Mustard Chicken is so good with each other. Nice thinking of combination. It looks so yummy. The chicken is so fresh and juicy.
This chicken looks absolutely delicious!
Happy Birthday week!
I think it should be birthday “month”….why not? 
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That chicken looks incredible!! If there are any leftovers, we can do some trading! This weeks post is a great summer dish that goes well with hot weather….Thanks for hosting!!
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I do, and they definately do!
I fanned HEB!
I fanned ConAgra
I love coupons!! Especially the meal Deals, one meal I don’t spend time planning during the week! They definately sway me to buy various products, except for a few… I know I’m a brand snob!
This is my first time linking – looking forward to all the great recipes!
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I love me some coupons. Yes they do steer me to buy certain products. And I LOVE HEB
That chicken looks divine. I am totally making it.
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Congrats!!! You won one of the gift packs! email me your mailing and contact info!!!
I Liked HEB on Facebook…that’s not hard! They’re opening a brand spankin’ new HEB right by me in Katy this week. Oh, and Happy Birthday darlin’!!
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i bought the mustard!!!
i definitely use coupons! if the deal is good i will switch from the usual brand.
i liked the HEB facebook page
i liked the conagra facebook page
Yes, I use coupons, and if they’re good ones they can absolutely sway my purchasing habits.
2. Done.
3. Done.
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Also OMG that chicken looks and sounds amazing. Going to have to try that…
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Yes, I totally use coupons and I will buy a new product that I normally wouldn’t buy if I have a good coupon for it. Your chicken looks divine!
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I will definitely buy something if I have a coupon. Even if I go into the store with only a few things on my list I always end up with more.
That looks delicious…even though you said garlic! Yum.
(And, yes I use coupons…and it depends how good they are whether or not they sway me:)
I became a fan of the HEB facebook page. I do use coupons and love to shop at HEB!
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I became a fan of the ConAgra facebook page.
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Sometimes I will try a new product because of a coupon. I also try different brands becqause of coupons. So I guess I’m sometimes swayed by coupons.
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Love coupons, I do all my shopping at HEB too! We are moving this weekend and there is ONE HEB in the whole town, I may go crazy! I am used to Central Market, the “kosher” HEB, and 2 more just down the street from my house!
I “like” HEB on FB!
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I love to use coupons! I am typically not swayed for items that my family won’t accept substitutes for [Hellman's mayo, and can I even say that "out loud" ??], but I can be “bought” with a good coupon
So, I would say that in some instances, I can be swayed with coupons. Thank you for the giveaway op!
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I went over to FaceBook and became a fan of Con Agra! Thank you for the giveaway extra chance!
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I joined the HEB FaceBook fans….thank you again for the extra chance to win this great giveaway!!
Yes, I use coupons and yes, they can sway me towards different products! If Brand A is a lot less by using a coupon than Brand B, I will always get Brand A. Sometimes I find I prefer the new brand!
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I use a lot of coupons, and I would say 75% of the time I will switch brands because of a coupon. Depends on what the item is, but generally, I am willing to try something new if the price is right.
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I made this this last night for tonight’s dinner! I tried a bite and it was so delicious, thanks for the recipe! I did make a few changes:
1. I used Zatarain’s Creole Mustard instead of spicy brown. It was what I had on hand.
2. I doubled the mixture.
3. After I mixed all the ingredients, I strained out the garlic and mustard bits, and used my turkey injector to inject the mixture into the chicken. Then, I took the garlic and bits and spread them under and on top of the skin.
4. I can’t use my oven for extended periods in the summer (my kitchen is like a furnace), so I put it in the crockpot. I’m serving this with baked red potato fries and I plan on throwing the skin in the oven to crisp tonight.
GREAT ideas! Thank you so much for sharing your tweaks!