Roast Pesto Chicken (or Turkey Breast)
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cooking Time
90 minutes
Yields
4
Ingredients
6 ½-7lb roasting chicken
7 oz pesto sauce (reserve 1T for gravy)Gravy (Optional)
3T white wine
¾ c low salt chicken broth plus 2T mixed with
2T flour
3T whipping cream or half & half
salt & pepper
Directions
Rinse and pat chicken dry. Spread pesto under skin, inside cavity and over skin. Tie legs, tuck wings. Large roasting pan. Roast @450° for 15 min. reduce to 375° 1 hr. 15 min. (until juices run clear), basting occasionally. Transfer chicken-rest 10 min. before slicing.
Gravy:
Pour pan juices in glass measuring cup, degrease. Add wine to roasting pan, boil, scrape up brown bits. Combine in saucepan: wine mixture, pan juices, broth, flour/broth mixture. Boil, stirring often-5 min. Mix in cream &pesto, salt & pepper.