Baked Rotisserie Style Chicken

Rotisserie type Baked Chicken

At my local supermarket, I came across a pack of organic chicken breasts and drumsticks. I thought how strange there were no thighs or wings. But I also thought, how perfect this was for my son and me. He loves drumsticks and I love chicken breasts. While I was at the supermarket,  I kept smelling the fresh out of the rotisserie chicken they were packaging up. As I do not own a rotisserie, this was my inspiration to try to come up with a baked chicken with rotisserie flavors. So this is what I tried. Considering I had breasts and drumsticks to cook together, they came out surprisingly moist and tender.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • olive oil
  • 1 whole cut up chicken (My chicken pack came only with 2 breasts and 4 drumsticks)

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 F degrees. Cover a baking sheet with foil.
  2. In a small bowl, make spice rub by combining brown sugar, garlic powder, chili powder and salt. Mix well. Rotisserie type Baked Chicken 1
  3. Rub chicken with olive oil.
  4. Rub spice mix over chicken pieces covering both sides. Rotisserie type Baked Chicken 2
  5. Place chicken on prepared baking sheet.
  6. Add an extra drizzle of olive oil over chicken pieces.
  7. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 400F degrees. This initial high heat will help brown the chicken.
  8. Then lower the heat to 350 F degrees and bake for an additional 10-20 minutes more until the juices run clear (not pink) when poked with a sharp knife or the internal temperature of the chicken breasts is 165 F degrees and of the drumsticks are 170 F degrees.
  9.  Remove from oven and transfer the chicken to a serving dish. Tent with aluminum foil and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
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