Getting back in the swing of things after Easter and feeling pretty good.  Every now and again when the weather is not the greatest I like to think of a nice warm place and then make food that would fit in within that climate.  How about some Texas style chicken?  Oh yes, I am a big fan of rubs on meat and poultry and this rub did not let me down.  I picked up a half of chicken cut up at the local grocery.  I am a huge chicken fan but I like to switch up the flavors to keep things interesting.

With this idea, I combined several spices together and gave the chicken a good rub in the morning before work. I then wrapped the chicken up and let it sit in the fridge to intensify with flavor.  You can even do this the night before if you have time.  When using rubs like this one below, I like to keep the skin on so the flavor will stick better.  Once cooked, you can remove the skin if you want before eating it.  That is if you are watching your caloric intake or just do not like crispy baked chicken skin.

Below is both the rub recipe as well as the instructions I went with for cooking the chicken.  I also made a nice batch of sweet potato fries (which I am literally addicted to)

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