Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

7 lb Roasting chicken 3/4 c Plus 2 tb chicken broth
7 oz Container purchased pesto 2 tb All-purpose flour
-sauce 3 tb Whipping cream
3 tb Dry white wine

Serves 4

Fresh basil sprigs

Pat chicken dry. Slide hand between chicken skin and meat over
breast and legs to form pockets. Reserve 1 tablespoon pesto for
gravy; spread remaining pesto under skin and over breast and leg meat
of chicken, in cavity of chicken and over outer skin. Tie legs
together to hold shape. Tuck wings under body. Place chicken in
large roasting pan.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Roast chicken 15 minutes. Reduce oven
temperature to 375 degrees F and roast until juices run clear when
chicken is pierced in thickest part of thigh, basting occasionally
with pan juices, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to
platter.

Pour pan juices into glass measuring cup; degrease. Add wine to
roasting pan and bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits. Add
wine mixture and any drippings from platter to pan juices. Add
enough broth to measure 1 cup. Transfer to heavy small saucepan.
Combine 2 tablespoons broth and flour in bowl; stir until smooth.
Add to saucepan. Bring to boil, whisking constantly. Boil until
reduced to sauce consistency, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Mix
in cream and reserved 1 tablespoon pesto. Season with salt and
pepper. Garnish chicken with basil. Serve with gravy.

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