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Roast Chicken with White Beans & Coriander Jalapeno Pesto Recipe

A hot honey roast chicken with baked butter beans in a lemon, jalapeno and coriander pesto.

Difficulty

Medium

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cooking Time

1hr 20 minutes

Serves

4-6

Recipe Ingredients

  • 1 pack Your Butcher By SPAR whole chicken hot honey flavour
  • Salt and milled pepper
  • Glug SPAR olive oil
  • 1 SPAR freshline red onion, peeled and quartered
  • 1 SPAR freshline onion, peeled and quartered
  • 1 can (400g) SPAR butter beans, drained and washed
  • 1 can (400g) SPAR cannellini beans, drained and washed
  • Juice (60ml) and grated peel of 1 lemon
  • ⅔ cup (160ml) chicken stock
  • ½ cup (125ml) cream
  • 1 jar SPAR Signature Selection jalapeno and coriander pesto
  • Handful fresh basil

Recipe Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
  2. Arrange the whole chicken on a deep roasting tray and roast in the oven for 45-60 mins until golden brown and cooked through. *Check to see if juices run clear.
  3. Remove chicken from tray and add onions, beans, lemon zest and juice and chicken stock.
  4. Turn up the oven temperature to 220°C and bake beans for 15-20 mins.
  5. Stir through cream, pesto and season. Scatter with fresh basil and serve topped with the roast chicken.

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