- 1/4 cup juice from large POM Wonderful® Pomegranates, or POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice
- 2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 cup chopped parsley
- 1/3 cup whole grain mustard
- 10 sprigs fresh thyme leaves
- 1 (4 pound) chicken
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 medium onion
- 1/2 fresh orange, cut in two pieces
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- Prepare fresh pomegranate juice.
- Make glaze by combining pomegranate juice, orange juice, vinegar, parsley and mustard and half of the fresh thyme, leaves only.
- Rinse chicken; pat dry. Place on a roasting rack in a shallow pan; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Use half of the glaze mixture to coat the chicken. Place remaining thyme leaves in the chicken cavity with onion and orange.
- Cover the chicken loosely with foil and roast for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.
- Remove foil and coat chicken with the remaining glaze. Increase oven temperature to 375 degrees F and continue to bake. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until a meat thermometer in the thigh of the chicken reads 165 degrees F and juices run clear.