Recipe: Sweet and Spicy Baked Chicken

By HEMN.me 14 Jun, 2022 Post a Comment

Tastes great and looks good, too. Uses hot pepper jelly and butter as a basting sauce; this bird really is both sweet AND spicy (Note: Watch the bird closely during baking; the sugar in the jelly makes it a beautiful rich, brown color but can also burn it If the bird is browning too quickly, cover with an aluminum foil tent and continue baking. Test for doneness by cutting into the thigh or wiggling the leg to see if the bone moves easily.)

Sweet And Spicy Baked Chicken Ingredients

1 (4 pound) whole chicken
salt and pepper to taste
cup hot pepper jelly
1 cup butter

How to Make Sweet And Spicy Baked Chicken

To Prepare Chicken: Remove giblets and set aside for another use. Rinse chicken in cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Pull front skin down over neck cavity and tuck under chicken. Fold wings under breast, and tie legs and tail together securely with kitchen twine or string.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Place chicken on rack in roasting pan. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Melt jelly and 1/2 cup butter or margarine together in a small saucepan or in the microwave. Melt the remaining 1/2 cup butter or margarine separately.
Bake chicken in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and baste with melted plain butter or margarine. Bake for another 30 minutes, basting often with the plain butter or margarine. Then baste liberally with the melted jelly/butter mixture and bake for another 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

Sweet And Spicy Baked Chicken Nutritions

Calories: 988.5 calories
Carbohydrate: 17.5 g
Cholesterol: 308.3 mg
Fat: 76.3 g
Fiber: 0.3 g
Protein: 56.7 g
SaturatedFat: 32.5 g
ServingSize:
Sodium: 437.3 mg
Sugar: 12.8 g
TransFat:
UnsaturatedFat:

Sweet And Spicy Baked Chicken Reviews

Excellent I used cut up chicken pieces rather than a whole chicken and it was delicious.
I dont know what it was. Was it the unenthusiastic response from Husbot over the use of jelly on the meat? Was it that all the glaze and melted butter ended up on the bottom of the pan and not much stayed on the chicken? We really dont eat the chicken skin anyway, although Husbot tried it. He said it was nothing to write home about. He also said that we could bake a chicken without the jelly or the butter and it would taste the same. Also, I dont think I cooked it long enough, although I left it in longer than the recipe stated. We used the meat part of the chicken (as opposed to the skin part) for quesadillas a couple of nights later, and that was good. Maybe this would be a good recipe for people who eat the skin?
This was great, but i changed up how i cooked it. instead of a whole chicken, i used cut-up chicken breast and cooked it in a skillet. when it was done i then put the jelly and butter in, but i only used a little more than half a cup of butter,i let it boil down in the skillet until the meat had a glossy finish on it,and then served it over asian style (stir fry) veggies, it was awesome
I just canned some homade pepper jelly last week, and then found this recipe. I whipped up some more jelly just for this recipe. Thanks, I wasnt sure how it would taste, but it was great. And to the reviewer having problems.Its a basting thing
Great and easy just how I like it
Awesome
Quick and so easy I changed it a little... I used chicken tenders (breast) that were skinned & boneless. I put them in a pampered chef baker and poured jelly over chicken and cubed butter. Covered and baked for an hour 1/2. Took cover off to brown for the last 10 minutes or so. My family loved it Tender and the sauce cooked right into the meat Yummy thank you :)
Very Good. Did it with leg only.
Family was not a fan. Too sweet, was expecting a little bite. Cook time seemed insufficient as well. Followed recipe as written. Meh.
For some reason, I thought this would taste more spicy and better than it did.My husband and I liked it very much and I have written on the recipe that next time I make your recipe that I will double the sauce. Id like to thank you for posting this recipe. It tasted very good.
I loved it I had to change a few things but it turned out delicious I Used 4 Thighs and breasts with skin on and when i melted the jelly and butter I reduced it down a little by letting it simmer for 5 minutes before basting. I also put alluminium foil down to make clean up easier- I dont know if that added to the crisp skin. All and all great Thank
I wont ever make a while chicken again. It was gross to clean out and up the chicken like that... next time, In just doing breast BUT- the taste was good
I really didnt care for this and neither did my husband. Chicken needs to be baked a little longer (I ended up zapping mine in the microwave)
I thought this was really delicious and super easy My parents make pepper jelly every year around Christmas and we always have a ton left over. I spotted this recipe and thought it was a good way to use up some of the excess. This recipe was really just supposed to be about using up what I had in the pantry and so I was pleasantly surprised when it turned out delicious. It wasnt spicy at all (although Ive never found the jelly to be very spicy), it was mostly just sweet and buttery. If you are craving a spicy chicken recipe, this will not be it. It was a delicious recipe and hard to screw up. A+
I really didnt care for this and neither did my husband. Chicken needs to be baked a little longer (I ended up zapping mine in the microwave)
This recipe calls for more butter and jelly than are really necessary. The cooking time is also off a bit. My chicken was almost exactly 4 lbs, but took an extra half hour (at least) to test done. The resulting chicken was tasty, but I dont know that Ill make it again.
Matthew and I loved this recipe. I sustituted a mango chutney from India for the jelly and Smart Balance for butter. Yum. We also a California oaked chardonnay with it and it was excellent. Definetly going in my recipe box.
Of course it was a bit messy but thats half the fun We loved it. I did cut out the butter. My hot pepper jelly is thick and I think it sticks to the chicken a bit better (that did help with the mess later). I also cook it on a boiler rack in the oven so the mess drips into the water. I saved some jelly to recoat with about 10-15 min of cook time left.
Simple and great flavor
Ok
For all of those who say its not spicy enough, here is what i did i used a pack of fresh chicken breast strips melted one stick of butter added one jar of jelly, added garlic powder salt and pepper poured on chicken and baked covered very spicy
Real good idea, but it just didnt produce the results I thought I would get. The butter and jelly did nothing for the chicken or the skin, they did look pretty (I baked 2) I even saved the drippings from the pan and thought that would have some flavor, but not. Wont waste my jelly.
Great recipe I cut up my whole bird so I could take some in my lunch box. Did not use 1 cup butter to 1/2 cup Pepper jelly but used 1 to 1 ratio, seemed like too much butter to me. Turned out perfect Used some our homemade Blackberry & Jalapeno jelly, will definitely use this recipe again. Dan, Canby OR
Phenomenal
A friend of mine makes homemade Fiyah Jelly which is what I used for this recipe. Perfect My husband said it was the best chicken Ive made (I dont cook much). Ill make it again.