Spiced Chicken And Sweet Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon caraway seed, crushed
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed, crushed
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 (3 lb) whole broiler-fryer chickens
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup apple juice

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, mix together the first 7 ingredients; set aside.
• 2 place chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
• 3 brush the chicken with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• 4 reserve 2 tablespoons rub mixture for later use.
• 5 rub chicken with remaining rub mixture.
• 6 roast chicken in a 375° oven for 20 minutes.
• 7 while chicken is roasting: add sweet potatoes, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and reserved rub mixture to a mixing bowl; toss to coat.
• 8 pour apple juice into the roasting pan around the chicken.
• 9 add the potatoes.
• 10 continue to cook uncovered for 40-55 minutes or until meat thermometer reads 180-185 and potatoes are tender.
• 11 let chicken stand, covered, for 10 minutes before carving.