Has anyone ever heard of Engagement Chicken?

suppossedly there is a chicken recipe that, if you make it for your bf, he will propose to you in no time.

Re: Has anyone ever heard of Engagement Chicken?

Like the labor-inducing eggplant dish?

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How to make “engagement chicken”
First comes chicken, then comes marriage? Be skeptical if you must, but this recipe may be charmed. It all began 22 years ago, when then-Glamour fashion editor Kim Bonnell gave the recipe to her assistant, Kathy Suder, who made the chicken for her boyfriend, who, a month later, asked her to marry him. "It's a meal your wife would make. It got me thinking," says Jon Suder, who now has three children with Kathy. Details of the simple dish passed from assistant to assistant like a culinary chain letter. When Bonnell heard that her recipe had inspired three weddings, she dubbed it Engagement Chicken. Try the recipe, give it to a friend— oh, and let us know when it works!
By Tiffany Blackstone

How to make "engagement chicken"


1 whole chicken (approx. 3 lb.)
2 medium lemons
Fresh lemon juice (1/2 cup)
Kosher or sea salt
Ground black pepper
Place rack in upper third of oven and preheat to 400 degrees. Wash chicken inside and out with cold water, remove the giblets, then let the chicken drain, cavity down, in a colander until it reaches room temp (about 15 minutes). Pat dry with paper towels. Pour lemon juice all over the chicken (inside and outside). Season with salt and pepper. Prick the whole lemons three times with a fork and place deep inside the cavity. (Tip: If lemons are hard, roll on countertop with your palm to get juices flowing.) Place the bird breast-side down on a rack in a roasting pan, lower heat to 350 degrees and bake uncovered for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and turn it breast-side up (use wooden spoons!); return it to oven for 35 minutes more. Test for doneness—a meat thermometer inserted in the thigh should read 180 degrees, or juices should run clear when chicken is pricked with a fork. Continue baking if necessary. Let chicken cool for a few minutes before carving. Serve with juices.

Message edited 1/18/2008 2:54:25 PM.

Re: Has anyone ever heard of Engagement Chicken?

never heard of it, but I'm pretty sure BREASTS are involved...

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Is that like Rachel Ray's You Won't Be Single for Long Penne a la Vodka?

But without chicken. And with vodka. And pasta.

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He proposed a MONTH later, it's not like he did it that night bc of the magical chicken.

And the Barilla pasta side dish got her PG....

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Posted by lipglossjunky73

Like the labor-inducing eggplant dish?

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Hmmm... is it that it sets off the "I get to make fun of my wife's cooking if I marry this chick" bell?

Because honestly this recipe sounds gross.

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I had never heard of it until my DH mentioned it about 2 weeks ago. Of course I looked at him like he was nuts. I googled it and sure enough, it exists.

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A friend of a friend of mine has a breakup salad. She had a salad and dressing recipe and every time she made it for a guy, the relationship ended like the next day.

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I think they used to feature stories about this in Glamour magazine....