A tasty variant for roast chicken, a dish that is cooked in every family and which is already a classic loved by everyone
The chicken legs well roasted are a must in any family, often accompanied by French fries, baked or fresh salad. Crunchy and tasty at the right point, they are what it takes on gray days to lift the mood. An even more delicious version is the one we offer you today with the addition of one pesto sauce, which makes it all the more inviting.
How to make chicken
The most suitable parts of the chicken for this dish are undoubtedly the thighs, but you can also use i breasts, if you prefer a more meaty part. It is essential to remove the skin and wash the meat before placing it in a pan. If you find any hair on your skin, pass the part on the fire so that it burns and comes away. Then wash the meat and dry it with a sheet of absorbent paper.
The pesto sauce
For this sauce you can use ready-made pesto, but if you want to prepare it yourself, take about twenty leaves of basil, wash and dry them. Put them in a mixer together with half a clove of garlic, 100 g of Pine nuts and a little oil. Chop everything and then add 50 g of Parmesan and 50 g of pecorino. Season with salt and you will have a perfect pesto sauce!
The recipe for chicken with pesto
To cook the chicken with pesto, take a large pan, add a little extra virgin olive oil and fix the chicken thighs one beside the other. Join some sage leaf and sauté for about ten minutes. Add half a glass of dry white wine and then turn the chicken legs, so that they brown on the other side as well. Let it cook again for 15 minutes, so that they are well browned. Once a crispy crust has formed, remove from the heat and arrange the chicken pieces on the edge of a serving dish. Arrange some in the center spoonful of pesto sauce. Serve the chicken with pesto accompanying it with a lettuce salad.
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