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Grand Marnier Chicken

December 10, 2019 by Life is but a Dish 7 Comments

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a whole baked chicken with grand marnier glaze

A whole roasted Grand Marnier Chicken that anyone can make, finished with a sweet and tangy sauce that makes it feel extra special!

Grand Mariner Chicken

Oh. My. DELICIOUS. This Grand Marnier Chicken has become an instant favorite in our house, and it’s totally here to stay. Blue ribbon. Put a crown on that bird. Enter it in the Life is But a Dish Hall of Fame. You get the picture–it’s that good.

Grand Mariner Chicken

What is Grand Marnier Chicken?

Okay, excellent question! We’re starting with a whole chicken, roasting it, and finishing it off with a Grand Marnier sauce, which gives it the name. The sauce is the secret here! It gives the entire dish this incredible sweet, tangy flavor that just JIVES with the chicken.

Grand Mariner Chicken

Roasting an Entire Chicken

I know a lot of people are afraid of cooking a whole chicken. Don’t be. You can do this! The scariest part is touching raw chicken. The rest is cake! Well, the rest is easy…if the rest was cake, that would be weird. Moving on.
 
The secret to a delicious roast chicken is all about the simple flavors and seasoning. Cooking a whole chicken on the bone and with skin is key to creating tender, juicy chicken. You can simply season it with salt and pepper, then stuff it with onion, citrus and herbs. That’s it! You’re good to go! While this chicken follows all those rules, it also is taken up a notch for the holidays. SHE FANCY.
Grand Mariner Chicken

Grand Marnier Sauce

This sauce consists of 5 ingredients that you might even already have lying around:
  • Whole grain mustard
  • Honey
  • Fig jam
  • Butter
  • Grand Marnier, the real kicker!

If you’ve never cooked with Grand Marnier before, it’s basically an orange liquor. You could even use orange juice if that’s what you have on hand or you don’t want to cook with liquor! We’re going to melt all ingredients together to create the most delicious sauce that gets poured on in the last 20 minutes of cooking.

grand mariner chicken

More Chicken Recipes

Let’s talk chicken! If you liked the sound of this recipe, you may also be interested in some of these weeknight favorites…

  • Pulled BBQ Chicken Sliders
  • Sticky Chicken
  • Citrus Baked Chicken Thighs
  • Artichoke Lemon & Garlic Chicken
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A whole roasted Grand Marnier Chicken that anyone can make, finished with a sweet and tangy sauce that makes it feel extra special!


Ingredients

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  • 1 (4-5) pound whole chicken
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 small oranges, cut into wedges

For the sauce

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 3 tablespoons whole grain mustard
  • 3 tablespoons fig jam (or any type of jam)
  • 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Brush evenly with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stuff the oranges inside the cavity and place chicken in a large baking dish or cast iron skillet. Cook chicken for 90 minutes.
  2. In the last 30 minutes of cooking make the sauce. In a small saucepan, melt together the butter, honey, mustard, fig jam and Grand Marnier. Whisk until smooth.
  3. After the chicken has been cooking for 90 minutes, remove it from the oven and pour the sauce over the chicken. Place chicken back in the oven and cook for another 20 minutes. Remove and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.

Notes

Potatoes and carrots are also a nice addition to this dish. If using them, add to the pan in the beginning of cooking and brush with olive oil and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. 

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  1. Sue

    January 6, 2020 at 4:09 pm

    This sounds so good. I have my weekly meals planned for this week but on the list for next week most definitely!! Thank you

    Reply
    • Life is but a Dish

      January 6, 2020 at 8:44 pm

      I hope you love it!

  2. Bridgette

    January 11, 2020 at 8:23 pm

    I really want to try this recipe!!! Quick question though. Do you have any suggestions for substituting the fig jam? I just know that If I purchased it for this one recipe I would probably not use it for anything else. I didn’t know if there was another jam substitute you have tried and liked?.

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    • Life is but a Dish

      January 13, 2020 at 1:55 pm

      You can use any jam really!

  3. Tatyana

    January 14, 2020 at 3:21 pm

    Made it for dinner today ! It was really good, not your “typical flavors” . We all loved it! I used apricot jam instead of the fig, and had potatoes and carrots around the chicken. Thank you 🙂

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  4. Kathy

    April 13, 2020 at 5:47 am

    We had this for Easter dinner. It was a good option for our small gathering this year (only 3 of us). We all lived it! Thanks!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  5. Lisa

    December 13, 2020 at 9:20 am

    Can I use boneless skinless chicken breast fir this recipe ?

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