Pesto Chicken with Garlic & Lemon Thyme

Name: Pesto Chicken with Garlic & Lemon Thyme
Prep time: THMS
Cook time: THMS
Ingredients: Large bunch lemon thyme; 2kg free-range or organic chicken; 4 bulbs garlic; 190g jar Sacla' Char-Grilled Aubergine & Roasted Garlic Pesto; 1 tbsp olive oil; Salt; Black pepper

Try this roast chicken recipe for an Italian twist on a classic. You'll need garlic, lemon thyme, & Sacla' Char-Grilled Aubergine Pesto.

Ingredients

Large bunch lemon thyme
2kg free-range or organic chicken
4 bulbs garlic
190g jar Sacla' Char-Grilled Aubergine & Roasted Garlic Pesto
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt
Black pepper

How to make the recipe

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200¬∞C/400¬∞F/Gas mark 6

Step 2

Put the thyme in the centre of a large roasting tin and lay the chicken on top.

Step 3

Tip the garlic into a large jar, seal and shake vigorously to peel.

Step 4

Tip the peeled garlic into the roasting tin with the chicken.

Step 5

Loosen the skin on top of the breast then spoon the Sacla' Pesto between the skin and the breast meat.

Step 6

Drizzle the chicken with oil, season with salt and pepper then roast for 1 1/4 hours or until the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a skewer or small knife.

Step 7

Remove from the oven and leave to rest for 20 minutes before carving. Serve with couscous.