{"id":15408,"date":"2021-03-19T10:38:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T08:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisegreece.com\/v2?p=15408"},"modified":"2021-08-29T22:30:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T19:30:42","slug":"wise-home-cooking-perfect-roast-chicken-with-vegetables-and-sundried-tomato-pesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wisegreece.com\/en\/recipes-with-wise-greece-products\/wise-home-cooking-perfect-roast-chicken-with-vegetables-and-sundried-tomato-pesto\/","title":{"rendered":"Wise Home Cooking: Perfect Roast Chicken with Vegetables and Sundried Tomato Pesto"},"content":{"rendered":"

Healthy, juicy and most of all, delicious roast\u00a0chicken with vegetables, is the new recipe\u00a0by\u00a0our beloved\u00a0Chef Carolina Doriti, for the\u00a0Wise Home Cooking Series<\/a>. Let\u2019s try it!\u2026<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong>
\n1 whole chicken (2-2.5kg)
\n2 garlic cloves, halved
\n1 large carrot, cut into sticks
\n1 celery stalk, sliced
\n1 sweet potato, halved and sliced
\n1 large potato, halved and sliced
\n1 jar (100gr)\u00a0sundried tomato pesto by E-La-Won<\/a>
\n\u00bd cup fresh (or frozen) peas
\n3 tsp\u00a0smoked & spicy sea salt flakes by Salt Odyssey<\/a>
\n2-3 fresh rosemary sprigs
\n\u00bd tsp dried thyme
\nJuice from \u00bd lemon
\n\u00bc cup olive oil
\n\u00bc cup water<\/p>\n

Cooking Instructions:
\n<\/strong>Preheat oven at 200\u00b0C.
\nPlace all vegetable in a large bowl, add in some salt and toss. Set aside.
\nWash chicken and pat dry.
\nLiberally salt the inside of the chicken. Rub the outside with the sundried tomato pesto and place in the center of a deep baking dish.
\nTie the legs together with kitchen string. Spread the vegetable around the chicken. In a separate bowl whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice and water. Pour over the vegetable in the baking dish. Sprinkle with salt flakes, thyme and place the rosemary sprigs on top. Cover with parchment paper and seal with foil. Place in the oven, bring heat down to 190\u00b0C, and bake covered for about 60 mins. Remove the foil and parchment paper and bake for another 20-30 minutes until chicken turns golden brown. Remove from the oven, loosely cover the chicken with parchment paper and let it stand for about 10-15 minutes before serving.<\/p>\n

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