Baked Honey Chicken Recipe

Baked Honey Chicken

Ingredients:

1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup lite soy sauce
1/3 cup minced onion
2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (3-pound) whole chicken, skinned
 Vegetable cooking spray
2 teaspoons paprika
 Garnishes: gourmet salad greens, lemon slices

Preparation:

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large heavy-duty plastic bag then add the chicken. Close bag tightly and chill for 1 hour.

Coat a roasting pan rack with cooking spray and place in pan.

Remove the chicken from marinade and place the chicken breast side up on the rack. Pour the  marinade over chicken.

Bake covered with aluminum foil, at 375° for 45 minutes. Uncover and coat chicken with cooking spray.

Sprinkle with paprika then bake  uncovered for 45 more minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into chicken thigh registers 180°, basting occasionally.