Orange Balsamic Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 roasting chicken, cut-up
    1 cup fresh orange juice
    2 teaspoons orange zest, finely grated
    1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon pepper
    1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, finely grated
    1/2 cup honey
Preparation
    Mix OJ, zest, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large ziplock bag. Place chicken in bag and seal. Marinade in refrigerator up to 2 hours.
    Preheat oven to 350.
    Remove chicken from marinade, don't throw away marinade, you will use it for the glaze.
    Place chicken on a rack in a roasting pan and roast uncovered for 1 hour.
    Make glaze but putting marinade and honey in a saucepan. Simmer until liquid is reduced by half and slighly thick.
    Brush chicken pieces with glaze after 30 minutes of roasting and every 15 minutes after that.

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