Margaret's diet barbecue chicken

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2largesFryers; split in half or cut up; skinned
1mediumOnion; sliced
¾cupTomato juice
teaspoonCayenne pepper
1teaspoonSalt
teaspoonPepper
teaspoonDry mustard
teaspoonWorcestershire sauce
1Bay leaf
½teaspoonSugar
¼cupCider vinegar
¼teaspoonGarlic powder
tablespoonMargarine

Directions

SAUCE

Cut fryers in half and arrange in a single layer, meat side up, in a large roasting pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour enough hot water to just cover the bottom of the roasting pan. Slice one medium onion over the fryers. Bake, covered, at 350ø for 30 minutes. While chicken is cooking, make a sauce using the remaining ingredients beginning with the tomato juice. Simmer sauce for 10 minutes. When fryers have baked 1 hour (30 minutes on each side), pour off all but ½ cup of liquid in bottom of pan.

Turn fryers skin side up and pour barbecue sauce over all. Put fryers back in oven and bake another hour, covered. Baste frequently. Calories: 328 per serving. Yield: 8 servings.

LOW CALORIE

PATRICK D. MILLER

From <Traditions:ATasteoftheGoodLife>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .