Jill Dupleix

Roast Pesto Chicken

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Simple Food
Simple Food

By Jill Dupleix

Published 2002

  • About

This is a good trick: stuff pesto and breadcrumbs under the skin to protect the chicken breast from drying out, and you also infuse it with warm peppery basil.

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts with skin, around 200 g each
  • 2 tbsp pesto

Method

Heat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6. Wash the chicken breasts and pat dry. Combine the pesto and breadcrumbs in a small bowl to make a thick paste, adding a little olive oil if it’s too dry.

Work your fingers in between the skin and meat to create a space, leaving the skin attached at one end or along one side. Stuff the pesto mixture under the skin to cover the breast, carefully draw the skin