Sage Pesto-Rubbed Roast Chicken

Name: Sage Pesto-Rubbed Roast Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon extravirgin olive oil; 79 milliliters fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 79 milliliters chopped fresh parsley; 59 milliliters chopped fresh sage; 3 garlic cloves, peeled; 3 kilograms roasting chicken; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps chopped walnuts, toasted

Sage Pesto-Rubbed Roast Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 859 calories, 67g of protein, and 63g of fat. This recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up garlic cloves, roasting chicken, sage, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 45

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Oven

To prepare pesto, combine first 7 ingredients in a blender or food processor; process until smooth.

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Pesto

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To prepare chicken, remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken. Rinse chicken with cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat. Rub pesto under loosened skin and over breast and drumsticks. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under chicken.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Meat

Pesto

Water

Dry Seasoning Rub

Place chicken, breast side up, on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray; bake at 450 for 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 (do not remove chicken from oven); bake an additional 1 1/2 hours or until a thermometer registers 18

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Cooking Spray