Baked Chicken and Apples

Serves: 4

Ingredients

 * 8 broiler-fryer chicken parts
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 1/4 teaspoon pepper
 * 1/4 teaspoon ginger
 * 1/4 teaspoon curry pepper
 * 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
 * vegetable cooking spray
 * 3 apples, cored and sliced

Directions

 * 1) In small bowl, mix together salt, pepper, ginger, curry and cinnamon; set aside one-fourth of the mixture (1/2 teaspoon).
 * 2) Sprinkle chicken with remaining spice mixture.
 * 3) Spray nonstick frypan with vegetable cooking spray; heat over medium-high temperature.
 * 4) Add chicken and cook, turning about 15 minutes or until brown on all sides. Pour off all accumulated oil from pan; set aside.
 * 5) To frypan, add water and remaining 1/2 teaspoon of spice mixture. Stir in reserved drippings.
 * 6) In 2-quart baking dish, arrange slices of two apples; top with browned chicken.
 * 7) Place remaining apple slices on top. Pour liquid from frypan over all.
 * 8) Cover and bake at 350 degrees F. for about 45 minutes or until fork can be inserted in chicken with ease.

Source

 * Poultry Recipes by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe