Dinner

Roast Chicken with Pesto and Vegetables is for Dinner.

Roast Chicken with Pesto and Vegetables takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Roast Chicken with Pesto and Vegetables takes 40 minutes to cook.

Roast Chicken with Pesto and Vegetables makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Roast Chicken with Pesto and Vegetables are:

Pesto
2 cups fresh cilantro or parsley leaves
1/4 cup walnuts
3 TBS lemon juice
1 TBS olive oil
4 cloves of garlic (or to taste)
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt

Chicken
1 chicken (about 3 1/2 lbs) cut into 8 pieces skin removed
2 large baking potatoes cut into wedges, wedges cut in half
2 red bell peppers cut into wedges, wedges cut in half

Here is how you make Roast Chicken with Pesto and Vegetables:

1 Heat oven to 375ºF. Coat large roasting pan with nonstick cooking spray.2 Make pesto: Process cilantro, walnuts, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, spices and salt in food processor until smooth. Rub on chicken (instead of using a whole chicken, I just use the parts I like, usually a combo of chicken legs and breasts).3 Make Chicken: Place chicken, potatoes and peppers in pan. Coat veggetables with cooking spray; season with black pepper and garlic powder if desired.4 Bake 40 minutes, stirring vegetables after 30 mins, until vegetables are tender and chicken juices run clear.Makes 4 servings (2 pieces of chicken and 1/4 of the vegetables)Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NIKI778.

The nutritional information for Roast Chicken with Pesto and Vegetables is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 428.0

• Total Fat: 12.7 g
• Cholesterol: 113.8 mg
• Sodium: 713.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 41.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.6 g
• Protein: 39.2 g