Copycat Boston Market Chicken

Name: Copycat Boston Market Chicken
Prep time: 24 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 25 h
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar; 1/2 cup canola oil; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 4 fresh garlic cloves (minced); 1 whole roasting chicken

Submitted by cervantesbrandi

"I promise this is an exact to Boston Market's Sweet Garlic Rotisiree Chicken!"

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photo by 3KillerBs

Ready In:: 25hrs
Ingredients:: 5
Serves:: 4

ingredients

¹⁄₄ cup apple cider vinegar
¹⁄₂ cup canola oil
2 tablespoons brown sugar
4 fresh garlic cloves (minced)
1 whole roasting chicken

directions

Mix all ingredients together and pour over chicken in a non reactive bowl.
Let the chicken marinate over night.
In the morning turn the chicken to marinate the other side.
Several hours later pull the chicken out of the fridge and let it rest for 20 minutes or when it has come to room temperature.
I personally put this in my baby George rotisserie oven but you can bake this on 350 for around 45 minutes to an hour or until the temperature inside the thickest part of the thigh has reached 160 degrees.

Questions & Replies

do you bake covered or uncovered?

Dalesandro D.

Reviews

Can't say I've ever had Boston Market chicken so I can't compare, but this is a very tasty chicken. I marinated for about 24 hours in a zip-top bag. I baked this in the oven, which took about 1 1/2 hours instead of 45 minutes listed in the recipe. The house was very fragrant while this was baking, and the finished chicken was very juicy and flavorful.

Ginny Sue
Scrumtious! I've been roasting my chickens for months using this recipe and forgot to rate. The best flavor and so moist. Thanx so much for this recipe.

Dori S
Hi everyone. Just so you know, the marinade for the chicken has no chunks of anything in it. It is all liquid. Let the chicken marinade for 2 mins. I only say this because I used to work at Boston Market. I would also slow cook it. Try not to rush the baking. At the restaurant the chicken took about 2 hours to cook in the rotisserie ovens.

Michael S.
I have made this twice now and these are the tips I can offer: Use a ziploc bag to marinate and give it at least 24 hours. My second chicken had way more flavor than the first when I did this -- in fact it was the best roasted chicken I ever ate! I work at a church and prepared this on a Sunday so I needed to extend the baking time to accommodate my hours away from home. I let it go for 2.5 hours at 325 degrees. This gave the skin an amazing color and crispness. Also, I paid a little more and purchased a free-range chicken. These chickens are super moist, have great chicken flavor, and most importantly don't seem to dry out in the oven the way a cheaper chicken will. (Costco membership will help you get a good deal on these.)

Corn Fritter
Moist, flavorful, and gorgeously colored. The skin was luscious even though I don't have a rotisserie. But I can't say its an exact copy of Boston Market chicken -- because Boston Market chicken is usually salty and this not only has no salt in the recipe it needed almost no salt. I doubled the recipe but cut the oil down to a couple tbs and marinated the chickens in plastic bags so I could do both sides at once for about 6 hours.

3KillerBs