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Roasted pecan chicken

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Ingredients:
CHEESE SPREAD
3/4 cupPecans, chopped
2 ozCreamy Goat Cheese
1 smallClove Garlic, chopped
2 tbspOlive Oil
1 1/2 tspLemon Juice
Pepper
ROAST CHICKEN
3 1/2 lbsWhole Broiler/Fryer Chicken
1 medOnion, sliced
1 Lemon, sliced
2/3 cupDry White Wine
2/3 cupChicken Broth
GRAVY
2/3 cupChicken Broth
1 tbspCornstarch
1 tbspCold Water
Procedures:
1Cheese spread: in a food processor combine pecans, goat cheese, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and pepper to taste.
2Process utnil mixture forms a paste.
3Roast chicken: preheat oven to 400°F.
4Carefully loosen skin on chicen breast by gently working fingers under the skin starting from both the neck and body cavity ends.
5Be careful not to pierce or tear the skin.
6Spread cheese mixture in an even layer in chicken breast underneath the skin.
7Pull skin back ove cheese layer and secure with wooden picks.
8Tie chicken legs together.
9Arrange chicken in a 13x9x2" baking pan on a bed of onion and lemon slices.
10Add wine and 2/3 cup broth.
11Roast, uncovered, at 400°F for 1 ?to 1 ?hours until thermometer inserted between leg and thigh registers 180°F.
12Baste occasionally with pan juices during baking.
13If necessary, tent with foil toward end of cooking to prevent overbrowning.
14Remove chicken from pan and keep warm.
15Strain pan juices, discarding lemon and onion slices.
16Skim fat from pan juices.