Roasted Pecan-Goat Cheese Chicken
- 34 cup pecans, chopped
- 2 ounces goat cheese (creamy type)
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 12 teaspoons lemon juice
- pepper, to taste
- 3 12 lbs whole chickens
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 23 cup dry white wine
- 23 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 23 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- In a food processor combine pecans, goat cheese, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and pepper to taste.
- Process until mixture forms a paste.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 13x9x2" roasting pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Carefully loosen skin on chicken breast by gently working fingers under the skin starting from both the neck and body cavity ends.
- Be careful not to pierce or tear the skin.
- Push cheese mixture in an even layer on chicken breasts, underneath the skin.
- Secure skin with wooden picks.
- Tie legs together.
- Place lemon and onion slices in bottom of roasting pan.
- Arrange chicken in roasting pan on onion and lemon slices.
- Add wine and 2/3 cup broth.
- Roast, uncovered, for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours until thermometer inserted between leg and thigh registers 180 degrees F. Baste occasionally with pan juices during baking.
- If necessary, tent with foil toward end of cooking to prevent overbrowning.
- Remove chicken from pan and keep warm.
- Strain pan juices, discarding lemon and onion slices.
- Skim fat from pan juices.
- To make gravy: Stir cornstarch into water until mixed.
- Add 2/3 cup broth to pan juices and bring to a boil.
- Stir in cornstarch mixture and cook, stirring, until thickened.
- Carve chicken and serve with gravy.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/roasted-pecan-goat-cheese-chicken-261983 (may not work)