Ww Mexican-Style Roast Chicken

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   Preheat overn to 350*.

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   Spray the rack of a roasting pan with nonstick spray and place in the pan.

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   Combine the chiles and 3 of the onion halves in a food processor; add the cilantro, lime juice, 1/4 t of the salt, and a grinding of the pepper; process until finely chopped.

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   Gently loosen the skin form the breast and leg protions of the chicken; stuff the chile mixture evenly under the skin.

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   Sprinkle the inside of the chicken with the remaining 1/4 t salt and another grinding of the pepper; add the remaining onion half and truss* the chicken.

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   Place the chicken, breast side up, in the roasting pan.

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   Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the inner thigh registers 180* F, 2 - 2 1/2 hours.

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   Let stand 10 minutes before carving.

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   Remove and discard the onion and skin.

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    Scrape off and discard the chile mixture before eating, if desired.

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    Serve warm.

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    *Trussing the chicken gives it a neater appearance when it comes out of the oven.

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    To truss, cut a 30-inch length of kitchen twine.

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    Tie the legs together at the ankles with the center of the twine, then loop each end around its corresponding wing at the elbow point.

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    Pull the ends of the twine over the lower third of the breast to join them; tie them as tightly as possible.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.