Root Beer Chicken

August 23rd, 2010 by justJENN

I think you know I live and die by root beer. I drink it, I cook with it, I bathe in it…no, wait. Even if you don’t love root beer (what’s wrong with you) the it just adds a beautiful caramelization and a deep flavor without overpowering it.

Marinate the chicken in the morning, then just put it in the oven in the evening and dinner’s ready in no time!

ingredients:
8-10 chicken thighs
1 cup root beer
1 cup ketchup
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup orange juice
2 Tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon minced ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt
pepper

In a bowl combine the root beer, ketchup, lemon juice, orange juice, maple syrup, minced ginger and garlic.

Put the chicken pieces in a large freezer bag and pour in the marinade ingredients. I always put marinating meats in freezer bags in ANOTHER pan, you never know if that thing is going to leak! Let the chicken marinate in the fridge for 4-8 hours, however long you’ve got.

Drain off the marinade and lay the chicken pieces in a baking pan. Don’t reuse tainted marinade people, ew! Salt and pepper the chicken to season and then cook at 375 degrees for 30 minutes covered in foil. Take off the foil and cook for another 25 minutes.

This is a nice sticky chicken with a lot of good flavor. Really easy to make when you’re in a hurry!