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Maple-Thyme Roasted Chicken Breasts

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jul 1, 2010
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Enjoy this maple and thyme flavored chicken roast that’s ready in 40 minutes – a delightful dinner.

Maple-Thyme Roasted Chicken Breasts

  • Prep Time 10 min
  • Total 45 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup real maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 4 bone-in skin-on chicken breast halves with large pieces of skin intact (about 3 lb)
  • 4 tablespoons firm butter, each tablespoon cut into smaller pieces
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Adjust oven rack to middle position. Heat oven to 425°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil.
  • Step 
    2
    In small bowl, mix syrup, vinegar, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the garlic.
  • Step 
    3
    Starting on one side of each chicken, slowly work your fingers under the skin. You are trying to loosen the connection between the skin and meat, not remove the skin. Place chicken, skin sides up, in foil-lined pan. For each chicken piece, use a spoon to drizzle about 2 tablespoons of the syrup mixture under the skin and spread evenly over the meat. Dot each with 1 tablespoon of the butter pieces. Evenly replace any skin you may have displaced. Rub skin with oil, then sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and the pepper.
  • Step 
    4
    Roast chicken uncovered 30 to 35 minutes or until juice of chicken is no longer pink when thickest part is cut to bone (180°F). Remove from oven and allow to rest 5 minutes before serving to let juices reabsorb.

Nutrition

530 Calories
28g Total Fat
50g Protein
19g Total Carbohydrate
16g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
530
Calories from Fat
260
Total Fat
28g
44%
Saturated Fat
10g
50%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
165mg
56%
Sodium
780mg
33%
Potassium
400mg
11%
Total Carbohydrate
19g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
16g
Protein
50g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 7 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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