BBQ chicken with bacon

This chicken roasted with Cajun Spices is great with our Classic BBQ blend or even Staff BBQ. Use organic bacon if you can find it- it’s usually much less fatty and higher quality.
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken, between 2½ à 3 lbs
- 6 slices bacon
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 Tbsp Cajun Spice, ground
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp cinnamon, ground
- 1 tsp black pepper, ground
- 4 allspice berries, ground
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp wine vinegar
- ¼ cup Dijon mustard
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 4 Tbsp coconut oil or clarified butter, melted
Method
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1
Wash chicken in running water. Dry thoroughly with a paper towel.
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2
Chop 4 slices of bacon. Place the bacon pieces and remaining ingredients into a food processor and reduce to a paste. Put chicken in a bowl and rub thoroughly with the marinade, inside and out. Place remaining two slices of bacon on top of the chicken. Cover and marinate in the fridge for 12-24 hours before moving to the next step.
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3
Remove chicken from the fridge 1 hour before cooking. Preheat oven to 325°F.
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4
Place chicken on a roasting dish and roast for 2 hours. The leg meat should be 175°F.
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5
Let rest for 20 minutes before cutting.
A variation of the Tarragon Roasted Rabbit from The Spice Trekkers Cook at Home