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I’ve been cooking dinner at home a lot lately in an effort to get healthy and save money. I’d say those are pretty good reasons for eating at home. It gives me a weird mom satisfaction knowing how much my family loves my cooking. These are people who enjoy food and are not afraid to tell you if it’s not up to par. When foodies are silent at the dinner table save for the sound of lips smacking, it feels like an accomplishment. My roasted orange and lemon chicken recipe shuts them right up and I love it.

I like to make meals that are as free from preservatives as possible. The more natural, the better. Farm to table, no additives or hormones is our jam. We’re Midwesterners so we do love our comfort foods that remind us of growing up and well, if there are leftovers for tomorrow’s lunch, even better. I want all of that but healthier. Comforting without the guilt. Know what I mean?

Currently, my family’s favorite meal that I’ve been cooking is a simple, but delicious, roasted orange and lemon chicken with baked rosemary potatoes and steamed asparagus. I’m going on the record and humble brag that it’s scrumptious and almost obscene how easy it is to prepare. It’s practically idiot proof. I’m pretty sure I could teach my middle schoolers how to make this roasted orange and lemon chicken recipe and it turn out just as awesome as when I make it. It’s that easy. If you’ve seen my Thanksgiving how to roast a turkey recipe, you already know how easy it is.

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I’m going to be honest with you, Easter is right around the corner and I’m not a huge fan of the traditional ham dinner so I’m going to make this roasted orange and lemon chicken recipe. Who says we have to do things the traditional way? Create your own traditions. Eat what you want. You’re cooking.

Easy and Delicious Roasted Orange and Lemon Chicken Recipe

Roasted Orange and Lemon Chicken Recipe

Easy to make ad deliciously moist roasted orange and lemon chicken recipe.

Print Recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 3

Resting Time 15

Total Time 3 10

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

5-6 lb Whole Chicken
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1 stick Unsalted butter
Olive Oil as needed, enough to cover chicken.
1 Orange
1 Lemon
Garlic Powder to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Remove the innards from the cavity of the chicken.
Put chicken in a roasting pan.
Gently wedge your fingers between the skin and meat and slightly loosen.
Place pats of butter inside the loosened area between skin and chicken meat.
Slice the lemon and orange into slices.
Place slices into the empty chicken cavity.
Cover the chicken with olive oil and massage the oil into the skin. This helps to lock in the juices while cooking.
Generously season the chicken with salt and pepper.
After that, lightly sprinkle with garlic powder.
Lastly, let sit for a couple minutes while you melt remainder of stick of butter.
Massage melted butter onto the exterior of the chicken.
Cover completely.
Generously season with salt and pepper.
Bake uncovered for 15 minutes in preheated oven, to lock in juices.
Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
Cover loosely with aluminum foil.
Bake for about 30 minutes per lb.
Remove from heat, and baste with melted margarine and drippings about every 45 minutes.
Cook to a minimum internal temperature of 180 degrees F (82 degrees C).
When done, cover with aluminum foil, and allow to rest 30 minutes before serving.

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I’m thinking of pairing my Easter orange and lemon chicken recipe with garlic potatoes, glazed carrots, fresh rolls, fresh cut fruit and deviled eggs. Sounds like the perfect dinner to me. What’s your favorite Sunday dinner recipe?

This recipe for chicken tacos with avocado cream sauce is part of a sponsored campaign with DiMe Media and Hass Avocado Board. However, all opinions expressed are my own.

Did you know that in the United States, Latinos are twice as likely as non-Latino people to develop type 2 diabetes? That’s a scary statistic that I’ve been acutely aware of for a very long time. I lost someone very important to me, my favorite Great Uncle, to type 2 diabetes when I was 15-years-old and it was horrible. The worst part is that it could have been prevented with a few simple changes in his diet and a little education about eating healthy.

Cardiometabolic abnormalities, a cluster of risk factors for both cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes such as abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and triglycerides and high blood glucose levels are higher in the Latino population overall than among non-Hispanic whites.

We can help prevent ourselves from developing type 2 diabetes. One of the most important and effective things we can do to lower our risk for type 2 diabetes is to eat well to maintain a healthy weight. This can be done in many ways and one of the easier ways is to take some of our favorite Latino recipes and reconfigure them to be healthier.

One of our favorite recipes in my house is beef tacos. We love tacos. We can eat them every day of the week. Literally. We could eat anything in a tortilla but tortillas are not the best things for us to eat, especially since our favorite is flour tortillas filled with sour cream, cheese and ground beef. But with a few simple tweaks we can make tacos less hazardous to our health.

Here is my recipe for Chicken Tacos with Avocado Cream Sauce:

Ingredients

Tortillas (or you can go the healthier route and eat as a bowl on a bed of lettuce)

Olive Oil

Taco Meat

3 Chicken Breasts

1 Garlic Clove, diced

3 lemons juiced

1 onion, diced

Salt/ Pepper to taste

Directions:

Boil the 3 chicken breasts for 45 minutes to an hour.
Shred chicken.
Heat a frying pan on medium heat until water sizzles when splashed on pan.
Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil.
Add onion and garlic to hot oil, sauté until golden brown.
Add shredded chicken, stirring thoroughly until slightly golden.
Add lemon from three lemons.
Salt and pepper to taste.
When thoroughly heated, turn heat down and start working on Avocado cream sauce.

Avocado Cream Sauce

Ingredients

2 Hass avocados
1 lemon, juiced
1 large clove garlic, pasted or grated
A small handful fresh cilantro leaves, optional
About 1/3 cup light sour cream

Directions
Place the Hass avocados in a food processor. Add the lemon juice, garlic, cilantro, if desired, and sour cream and process until very smooth and mayo-like in consistency.

Avocados are virtually the only fruit that contains monounsaturated fat, and they are sodium, cholesterol and trans-fat free. How can something that tastes so good be so good for you?

Toppings

Salsa

Shredded Quesadilla Cheese

Refried beans with Sazon seasoning

Tomato, diced

Shredded Lettuce

Next, heat your tortillas up on a comal (ten seconds, flip, five seconds, flip, five more seconds and then remove) or in the microwave, 35 seconds for a pack of ten. I’ll be honest they taste better heated up on the comal (griddle) and if you want to go healthier eat on a bed of lettuce.

Then spread your warm refried beans with Sazon seasoning (about 1 tablespoon), next add your quesadilla cheese (about ½ a teaspoon), top with sautéed chicken breasts.

Top your chicken tacos with avocado cream sauce, salsa and diced tomatoes. For extra crunch, shredded lettuce will do the job.

If you really want an authentic meal, make elote casserole or Mexican rice (recipe coming soon) to accompany the meal.

Enjoy this easy recipe for chicken tacos and avocado cream sauce with your family knowing you are serving them a meal that you made with love and is good for them.

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My favorite recipe for Hass Avocados is Chicken tacos with avocado cream sauce, what’s yours?

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Easy and Delicious Roasted Orange and Lemon Chicken Recipe

Easy and Delicious Roasted Orange and Lemon Chicken Recipe

Roasted Orange and Lemon Chicken Recipe

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Easy Recipe for Chicken Tacos with Avocado Cream Sauce

Here is my recipe for Chicken Tacos with Avocado Cream Sauce:

Enjoy this easy recipe for chicken tacos and avocado cream sauce with your family knowing you are serving them a meal that you made with love and is good for them.