Jalapeño chicken

Name: Jalapeño chicken
Cuisine: American, Latin American
Ingredients: 1 (2½ to 3½-pound) whole chicken; • 4 garlic cloves; • 4 fresh jalapeño peppers; • 1 cup orange juice; • 1 cup honey; • ¼ cup lime juice; • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; • 1 teaspoon salt

8 steps

Serve best with rice and vegetables can also use boneless skinless chicken and turn into a burrito bowl

Updated at: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:04:36 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories539.5 kcal (27%)

Total Fat17.5 g (25%)

Carbs79.1 g (30%)

Sugars75.1 g (83%)

Protein22.4 g (45%)

Sodium667.2 mg (33%)

Fiber0.9 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

whole chicken

4garlic cloves

4fresh jalapeño peppers

1 cuporange juice

1 cuphoney

¼ cuplime juice

1 teaspooncayenne pepper

1 teaspoonsalt

Instructions

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

Step 2

2. Wash the chicken and cut it into eight serving pieces.

Step 3

3. Peel the garlic. Remove the stems and seeds from the jalapeño peppers.

Step 4

4. Put the garlic, peppers, orange juice, honey, lime juice, salt, and cayenne pepper in a blender or food processor. Blend on medium for 5 minutes or until the peppers and garlic are well chopped.

Step 5

5. Place the chicken in a roasting pan. Brush the glaze on the chicken liberally, but save about half for later.

Step 6

6. Cook for 1½ hours.

Step 7

• After 30 minutes, turn the chicken and glaze it again.

Step 8

• After another 30 minutes, turn the chicken again and use the remaining glaze.